Welcome to the Jungle (Neon Jungle album)
| Welcome to the Jungle | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 28 July 2014 |
| Recorded | 2013–2014 |
| Label | RCA |
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| Singles from Welcome to the Jungle | |
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Welcome to the Jungle is the only studio album by British girl group Neon Jungle, released on 28 July 2014 by RCA Records.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]Welcome to the Jungle received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who commended the group as a whole and their originality, whilst some felt they had not yet "found their sound".[3] Ally Carnwath of The Guardian called the album a "mixed bag, front-loaded with singles and with the requisite number of formulaic club bangers, but also containing some flashes of personality and nicely executed ideas".[4] Stoke Sentinel was more positive, saying that the album "has even more to give [with] no filler tracks here".[5] Helena Ho of Renowned for Sound gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and bemoaned its track listing, but she complimented individual tracks and called it "a solid debut from Neon Jungle, with a lot of ... standouts".[3]
Cover versions
[edit]The song "Waiting Game" by Banks was covered on Welcome to the Jungle without the singer's knowledge.[6] Her single of the song had debuted at No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart in January 2014[7] after being featured in a Victoria's Secret commercial,[8] and was due to be featured on her debut album, Goddess.[9]
Banks posted to her Facebook account that although the use of her song was apparently legal, she felt "really icky" that so personal a song had been used on another album before it could appear on hers.[6] Helena Ho described the Neon Jungle version as a "mess" that is "horribly over-sung and nowhere near captures the sultriness of the original",[3] while Rebecca Mattina was more positive, saying that while their version "doesn’t quite have the same deep and intense allure that Banks commands with her emotionally delicate vocals, I can’t deny the power Amira and Shereen bring to those runs at the end".[10]
The album also contains a cover version of Hozier's "Take Me to Church".[9]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Braveheart" | More Mega | 3:44 | |
| 2. | "Welcome to the Jungle" |
| soFLY & Nius | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Trouble" |
| Mathmatica | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Louder" |
| Blackwell | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Can't Stop the Love" (featuring Snob Scrilla) |
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| 3:42 |
| 6. | "Bad Man" |
| More Mega | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Sleepless in London" |
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| 3:14 |
| 8. | "Waiting Game" |
| 3:03 | |
| 9. | "So Alive" |
| Rogers | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Fool Me" |
| 3:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Future X Girl" |
| 2:47 |
| 12. | "London Rain" |
| 3:23 |
| 13. | "Fool Me" (Acoustic) |
| 2:51 |
| 14. | "Trouble" (The Line of Best Fit Session) |
| 2:33 |
| 15. | "Take Me to Church" (Hozier cover) | Hozier | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Royals" (The Line of Best Fit Session) | 3:44 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 48 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 8 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Neon Jungle on Twitter: "We've got some big news to share with you…"". Twitter.
- ^ "Neon Jungle Announce New Song 'Louder', Debut Album Details – Big Top 40". bigtop40.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Renowned for Sound - Album Review: Neon Jungle – Welcome to the Jungle". 29 July 2014.
- ^ Ally Carnwath. "Welcome to the Jungle review – Neon Jungle's debut is a mixed bag | Music | The Observer". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Sentinel, The (1 August 2014). "CD reviews: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Neon Jungle, beck and Jenny Lewis". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ a b "BANKS – People keep asking why I let Neon Jungle put my..." Facebook. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "UK Singles Chart: CLUK Update 18.01.2014 (wk2)". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Saad, Nardine (12 December 2013). "Watch extended cut of Victoria Secret models Paris commercial". L.A. Times. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ a b "NME News 'Neon Jungle 'no comment' over claims they covered Banks song without artist's knowledge'". Nme.Com. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Track by Track Album Review: Welcome to the Jungle by Neon Jungle". AndPop. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Neon Jungle – Welcome to the Jungle". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Neon Jungle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
