Le Pop
Le Pop is the debut studio album by Norwegian band Katzenjammer. It was released on September 29, 2008 by Propeller Recordings. Reception. Critical reception. The album received generally favorable reviews. Adrien Begrand from PopMatters rated "Le Pop" eight out of ten stars and wrote that its "songs all play to [Katzenjammer's] strengths and, most importantly, are all instantly memorable." In an additional review for PopMatters, Mike Schiller called "Le Pop" a "great album." Furthermore, he wrote that the album would have the listener "singing along" since its songs are "engrossing and appealing". In a review for "The  Washington Post", Catherine P. Lewis wrote that the album "never lacks energy" and called it a "charmingly quirky collection of songs." She did, however, write that Katzenjammer's "exuberance [occasionally] teeters on the brink of unbridled chaos," citing the album's title track, which she said "sounds like a circus band gone rogue." "Le Pop" was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award for Best Debut Album of the Year in 2008. Chart performance. In Norway, "Le Pop" debuted at number nine on the VG-lista albums chart. It remained on the chart for three weeks. The album reached number eighty-six  in the Netherlands in October 2009. The revised version of "Le Pop" reached number seventy-one and remained on the albums chart for two weeks in August 2010. Track listing. Songs written and composed by Mats Rybø. All songs arranged by Katzenjammer. Personnel. Credits adapted from "Le Pop" liner notes.