Maroonis the second studio album by American bandthe Webb Brothers,released throughAtlantic Recordson June 1, 2000. It was produced byStephen Street.The singles "Summer People" and "I Can't Believe You're Gone" reached numbers 115 and 69 respectively in the UK,[3]while the album reached number 105 on theUK Albums Chart.
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| Released | June 1, 2000 | |||
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| Length | 43:35 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Stephen Street | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Writing forAllMusic,Daniel Browne commented that the album is "full of soaring choruses and orchestral backdrops that might as well have been inspired by Tunesmith,Webb the Elder's giant treatise on the art of song ", judging their" subject matter "to be" the lifestyle of carefree (and careless) swingers, and they capture it in spare, acidic lyrics that are almost the opposite of their father's grandiloquence ". Browne acclaimed the album's" eclecticism, along with the jaded, wasted character of the lyrics ", comparing it toRufus Wainwright'sPoses(2001), "another breakthrough album by a second-generation songwriter".[4]
Keith Phipps ofThe A.V. Clubfelt that while the Webb Brothers' "perspective remains dour throughout" the album, it "comes cloaked in songs so instantly ingratiating that it's not hard to overlook the sadness just below the surface", opining thatMaroon"captures a band with no shortage of methods for converting misery into melody". Phipps also complimentedStephen Street's "crisp production [that] gives the Webbs a solid base for their ambitious, eclectic songwriting".[5]
In a glance at the band's career,Magnetcalled the album the "knockout left-hook to the chin" after the "right-cross to the heart" that was the band's debut,Beyond the Biosphere(1999).[2]Brian Garrity ofBillboardsummarizedMaroonas a "smart collection of California-style orchestral-pop fused withElvis Costellosensibilities "and a" loose chronicle of the brothers' time spent playing in the Chicago music scene of the mid-1990s "that is" steeped in a weary decadence ".[1]Spinfelt similarly, describing the record as a "piano-driven waltz with the ghosts of drugs, alcohol, and loneliness, variously evocative of Elvis Costello,Elliott Smith,and evenWilco,with melodic/harmonic roots inthe Beatles".[6]An overview inMother Jonesfound the album to be an "introspective and kaleidoscopic collection of irresistibly textured pop symphonies".[7]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Justin and Christiaan Webb
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Liar's Club" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "I Can't Believe You're Gone" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "All the Cocaine in the World" | 1:36 |
| 4. | "Summer People" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Low Grade Fever" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Marooned" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Intermission" | 1:17 |
| 8. | "Fluorescent Lights" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "In a Fashion" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Suddenly Awake" | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Powder Pale" | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Are You Happy Now?" | 3:09 |
| 13. | "Sleep If You Can" | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 43:35 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Bad Weather" | 5:02 |
| 15. | "Nostalgia" | 2:57 |
| Total length: | 51:34 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums(OCC)[8] | 105 |
References
edit- ^abGarrity, Brian (June 16, 2001)."Maroon".Billboard.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
- ^ab"Lost Classics: The Webb Brothers 'Maroon Mews'".Magnet.March 9, 2009.RetrievedNovember 14,2021.
- ^"Webb Brothers | full Official Chart History".Official Charts Company.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
- ^abBrowne, Daniel."Maroon – The Webb Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits".AllMusic.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
- ^Phipps, Keith (April 19, 2002)."The Webb Brothers: Maroon".The A.V. Club.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
- ^Sullivan, Kate (July 2001)."The Hit List: More New Artists You Need to Know About".Spin.p. 54.RetrievedApril 2,2021– viaGoogle Books.
- ^"Music Marketplace".Mother Jones.Foundation for National Progress.2001. p. 87.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
- ^"Chart Log UK 1994–2010: Kristine W – Tammy Wynette".zobbel.de.RetrievedApril 2,2021.