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Track Listings
| 1. Play |
| 2. Foundations |
| 3. Mouthwash |
| 4. Dickhead |
| 5. Birds |
| 6. We Get On |
| 7. Mariella |
| 8. Shit Song (interlude) / Shit Song |
| 9. Pumpkin Soup |
| 10. Skeleton Song |
| 11. Nicest Thing |
| 12. Merry Happy / Little Red |
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Product Description
Kate Nash is the talk of 2007. Her debut single for Fiction
Records - `Foundations' - had a number 2 debut in the top 5 after 3 weeks -
one of the summer's biggest singles!
Records - `Foundations' - had a number 2 debut in the top 5 after 3 weeks -
one of the summer's biggest singles!
Kate has caused a storm on the live scene. She was one of Glastonbury's
highlights of 2007 and also played an amazing set at T In The Park.
Product Description
KATE NASH Made Of Bricks (2007 UK Special Edition 12-track debut CD album includes the singles Foundations Mouthwash Pumpkin Soup & Merry Happy picture sleeve)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Upon hearing Foundations for the first time on the radio, I did think it was Lily Allen, I can't deny it. But I was informed it was Kate Nash, who I'd never heard of. I rushed off to get the album and was shocked.
Innocent and wise, beautiful but ugly, pure truth and fun, with laughter and so much personality it would fill a small country, Made Of Bricks is the best album I have listened to in 2007.
Of course, there are a couple of dud tracks, but I can still happily listen to the entire album without needing to skip anything.
I personally don't think Nash released anything like her best songs- Mouthwash and Pumpkin Soup have grown on me since their releases, however, the songs which struck me the first time I listened are unlikely to ever be heard by anyone who doesn't buy this album.
Birds and Nicest Thing are quietly beautiful, whereas We Get On, Merry Happy and Mariella are bursting with fun with a bittersweet aftertaste.
These 5 songs make this album for me. The rest of the album is still brilliant by most standards, however, it is these songs I think she should be remembered for.
Having said that, I can honestly say that I listen to this album straight through, regardless of my mood or anything. I was shocked at how easy it was to listen to and like this album.
Made Of Bricks is the album that we need today, it summarises many, many issues in life without necessarily being specific about them. Personally, I feel that Kate Nash has reached and touched a whole generation.
On the other hand, if you can't stand her singles, you're unlikely to like this album.
NB: If you're looking for gutsy, pouty, cynical view of the world (ie Lily Allen's debut....), you are in the wrong place. Kate Nash is the light to Lily Allen's dark view of the world.
Innocent and wise, beautiful but ugly, pure truth and fun, with laughter and so much personality it would fill a small country, Made Of Bricks is the best album I have listened to in 2007.
Of course, there are a couple of dud tracks, but I can still happily listen to the entire album without needing to skip anything.
I personally don't think Nash released anything like her best songs- Mouthwash and Pumpkin Soup have grown on me since their releases, however, the songs which struck me the first time I listened are unlikely to ever be heard by anyone who doesn't buy this album.
Birds and Nicest Thing are quietly beautiful, whereas We Get On, Merry Happy and Mariella are bursting with fun with a bittersweet aftertaste.
These 5 songs make this album for me. The rest of the album is still brilliant by most standards, however, it is these songs I think she should be remembered for.
Having said that, I can honestly say that I listen to this album straight through, regardless of my mood or anything. I was shocked at how easy it was to listen to and like this album.
Made Of Bricks is the album that we need today, it summarises many, many issues in life without necessarily being specific about them. Personally, I feel that Kate Nash has reached and touched a whole generation.
On the other hand, if you can't stand her singles, you're unlikely to like this album.
NB: If you're looking for gutsy, pouty, cynical view of the world (ie Lily Allen's debut....), you are in the wrong place. Kate Nash is the light to Lily Allen's dark view of the world.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By kloossy
Format:Audio CD
I came to this only knowing the great "Foundations" track - a great mix of melancholic ruminations on a disintegrating relationship but I have to say that I found this album quite tedious to listen to. Kate's slightly hoarse delivery of her vocals (sexy at first I have to admit) becomes a little boring after a while. And yes, she can write some cheeky lyrics and these I imagine are what the "youngsters" latch onto but theres nothing of any great depth here. The exceptions are "Foundations" and also "Nicest Thing" - by the time you get to this latter track I was really grateful for a subtle change in the overall sound which this track has. It has a beautifully melancholy violin in the background which suits the lyrics perfectly. I can only guess that someone different produced this track as it is head and shoulders above the others - and this is the kind of track I'd like to hear Kate do more of.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A. Key
Format:Audio CD
Weird, quirky, poignant, intermittently inspired. Sounds like an English equivalent of Suzanne Vega's early albums (think Tom's Diner, Marlene on the Wall). The next album will be either a flop or a work of genius. This one's worth your time though.
And if you don't know who Suzanne Vega is, look her up on Amazon *NOW*. Go on, get on with it.
And if you don't know who Suzanne Vega is, look her up on Amazon *NOW*. Go on, get on with it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
it's the nicest thing I've ever seen
Kate is an inspiration as an artist and a person, and I think that 'Made of Bricks' and the story that comes with it bears testimony to that. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jonathan Jewell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love her! :D
I got Kate Nash's album My Best Friend is You before getting Made of Bricks.
Personally, I prefer My Best Friend Is You as it has a very mixed load of genre of songs. Read more
Personally, I prefer My Best Friend Is You as it has a very mixed load of genre of songs. Read more
Published 10 months ago by A. Lamb
3.0 out of 5 stars
Calypso songs
Great calypso songs that must come across very strongly for a younger audience.
Foundations is the track everyone knows; the rest of the album is gentle and sweet and... Read more
Foundations is the track everyone knows; the rest of the album is gentle and sweet and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by D. Smith
1.0 out of 5 stars
One trick pony.......
If you like Kate Nash's Foundations song, you will be disappointed with the album. All the other songs are similar to one another but not similar to Foundations. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2010 by Jimmy S
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great start.
Kate Nash is somewhat different to other singers. She has a quirky way of bringing across her music and this is evident in her songs. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2009 by chriss619
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strange Album
I really like artists that use vocals as an instrument and Kate Nash does this perfectly. Its a weird album, that Ive listened to repeatedly im not sure if I like it, I do know I... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2009 by J. Creighton
1.0 out of 5 stars
Absolute Drivel for Serious Masochists
Fed up of hammering nails through your hands? Then try this album, it's even more painful.
Published on 22 Sep 2009 by A. J. Davies
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not good enough
This is not what you should be buying. Check out Big Linda's 'I Loved You'
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by James Carr
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brillent
i had this cd brought for my 18th birthday im 19 now and it hasnt been moved out of my cd player i love it everything about this album it brillient her voice is so differnt and out... Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2008 by A. Garner
4.0 out of 5 stars
I love this album
I never write reviews, but as this album has received wildly differing opinions I thought I would add mine. I love it. Read more
Published on 22 July 2008 by Bedders
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