Earth vs. The Pipettes is the second and final studio album by the British girl group the Pipettes, and their only album as a duo. "Our Love was Saved by Spacemen" was released as a viral video. "Stop the Music," their official first single from the album, was released on 19 April 2010. Its music video was released on 23 March.[1][2]
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| Released | 6 September 2010 (UK) 13 September 2010 (US) 16 November 2010 (US digital download) | |||
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| Length | 37:48 | |||
| Label | Fortuna Pop! | |||
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Reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 54/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B[5] |
| Filter | 60%[6] |
| NME | [7] |
| Paste | 6.4/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 3.2/10[9] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Slant Magazine |  [12] |
| Spin | [13] |
Earth vs. The Pipettes was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 54 based on 12 reviews.[3]
In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Tim Sendra wrote: "Though almost nothing on the record will appeal to the people who liked their earlier work because of the girl group connection, fans of cotton-candied pop sung by girls who sound like they live on a diet of helium and gummy bears will find Earth vs. the Pipettes just about perfect."[4] Erin Hall of Filter said: "Earth vs. The Pipettes has none of the punch of the group's first outing. In place of the sassy, empowered lyrics of We Are The Pipettes, we get cloying, clingy tales of pining sung over redundant disco beats."[6] At Slant Magazine, Jonathan Keefe explained that "there’s simply nothing about Earth vs. the Pipettes that's distinctive or in any way better than what other '80s revivalists have already done."[12]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by the Pipettes (Gwenno & Ani Saunders)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Call Me" | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Ain't No Talking" | 2:32 |
| 3. | "Thank You" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "I Need a Little Time" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "History" | 2:21 |
| 6. | "I Always Planned to Stay" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Stop the Music" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "I Vibe U" | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Our Love Was Saved by Spacemen" | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Finding My Way" | 2:39 |
| 11. | "Captain Rhythm" | 2:30 |
| 12. | "From Today[14]" | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 37:48 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Stop the Music (Martin Rushent Remix)" | 3:48 |
| 14. | "Call Me (Young Galaxy Remix)" | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 44:36 | |
References
edit- ^ "The Pipettes - Stop The Music (official music video)". 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2010 – via YouTube.
- ^ SPIN - Dec 2010 - Page 88 "REVIEWS [ALBUMS] The Pipettes Earth vs. the Pipettes ... Beneath the thin voices and stylistic lapses, would-be anthems like "Stop the Music" come across as pop caterpillars struggling desperately to become disco butterflies."
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Hawthorne, Marc (16 November 2010). "The A.V. Club Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b Hall, Erin (6 January 2011). "Filter Magazine Review". Filter. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Mackay, Emily (6 September 2010). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Leahey, Andrew (16 November 2010). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Hogan, Mark (30 June 2010). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Corsa, Zach (17 November 2010). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Eddy, Chuck (16 November 2011). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b Keefe, Jonathan (15 November 2010). "Slant Magazine Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Walters, Barry (16 November 2010). "Spin Magazine Review". Spin. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Tom Breihan (10 March 2010). "New Release: The Pipettes: Earth vs. the Pipettes". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.