Flight of the Conchords | ||||
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Studio album by Flight of the Conchords | ||||
Released | 21 April 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2006/2007 | |||
Genre |
Comedy rock Anti-folk Alternative rock |
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Length | 42:06 | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer | Mickey Petralia | |||
Flight of the Conchords chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100 link |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk.net | (83%) link |
Allmusic | link |
Robert Christgau | |
NME | (8/10) link |
Paste Magazine | link |
Pitchfork Media | (7.2/10) link |
Sputnikmusic | link |
Flight of the Conchords is the debut full-length studio recorded album by New Zealand folk parody duo Flight of the Conchords, released 21 April 2008 by Sub Pop. Two songs, "Business Time" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)", have been released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band.
All tracks written by Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie.
The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 52,000 copies in its first week. In their home country of New Zealand, the album debuted at number two, beaten to the top spot by Beautiful Machine by Shihad. The following week it jumped to the number one spot. The album was certified 2x Platinum in New Zealand on 23 August 2009, shipping over 30,000 copies.
All of the tracks on the album, with the exception of track 15, were featured in an episode of the TV series Flight of the Conchords.
Many tracks are rerecorded or slightly remixed versions of those featured in the television program.
"Business Time" previously appeared on The Distant Future EP, along with live versions of "Robots" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)".
A music video for the song "Ladies of the World" has been released by Sub Pop records. It is available on the Sub Pop YouTube channel.
In the video, Bret and Jemaine skate around a beach (mostly in slow motion) in a parody of "cheesy" 70's music videos. When they reach the hermaphrodite lyrics, the camera zooms in on a bulge in a woman's swimsuit. When the music fades back in at the end of the song, Bret and Jemaine "fly" into space; Bret flaps his arms and Jemaine uses his vest as wings.