Hunger is the first album released by Sunderland indie band Frankie & The Heartstrings. It was released on 21 February 2011 on the band's own label, Pop Sex Ltd., a subsidiary of Wichita Recordings. A live version of the album was available to redeem online when bought from HMV. The album, produced by Orange Juice's Edwyn Collins, was recorded at his West Heath Studios, in London.
| Hunger | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released |  21 February 2011 |
| Recorded | West Heath Studios, London |
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop |
| Length | 34:36 |
| Label | Pop Sex Ltd. |
| Producer | Edwyn Collins, Frankie & The Heartstrings |
| Singles from Hunger | |
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The chorus from single 'Hunger' was used in a TV advert for Domino's Pizza.[citation needed]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Photograph" | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Ungrateful" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Hunger" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Possibilities" | 1:37 |
| 5. | "Fragile" | 6:05 |
| 6. | "Tender" | 3:00 |
| 7. | "That Postcard" | 2:43 |
| 8. | "It's Obvious" | 2:37 |
| 9. | "Want You Back" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Don't Look Surprised" | 5:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Young Again" | 2:19 |
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Drowned In Sound | 6/10 |
| The Guardian |   |
| NME | |
The album received favourable reviews from critics, with Lisa Wright of NME Magazine, stating '‘Hunger’ will, like all great albums, undoubtedly polarise opinions, but take Frankie to your hearts and it'll swallow you whole'.[1] The Guardian said of the album that it is 'a tonic for winter-dulled spirits.'[2]