Knowle West Boy
 



 
 
 
 
 
 

    release dates    
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click here to see more pics  Europe:
 7. July 2008

 USA: 
 9. September 

 Tricky:
"I’m so excited about Knowle West Boy. I feel like it’s my first record all over again.... 
Now, I’m feeling like a kid again. That’s why the album’s called Knowle West Boy. This is where I’m from."
(Domino website, July 2008)
 		    
 

 
 
    tracklisting    
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Listen to the full album at 7 Digital! 
 
01. Puppy Toy
02. Bacative
03. Joseph
04. Veronika -- cover song with new lyrics (Subsonica) 
05. C'mon Baby 
06. Council Estate
07. Past Mistake
08. Coalition
09. Cross To Bear
10. Slow -- cover song (Kylie Monigue) 
11. Baligaga
12. Far Away
13. School Gates

The vocalists are not mentioned for each song in the booklet, here are the names as far as I know them: Alex Mills (Puppy Toy), Veronika Coassolo (Veronika, the lyrics are also written by her), Joseph - a man who sang on the street (Joseph), Rodigan (Bacative, Baligaga), Lubna (Past Mistake, School Gates), Hafdis Huld (Cross To Bear).
 

    
 

 
 
    singles    
   
Council Estate:
 
The first single is Council Estate, released on June 30 as a double 7 inch:

part 1:
a. Council Estate
b. Council Estate (Kotchy remix)

part 2:
a. Council Estate (South Rakkas Mix)
b. Council Estate (South Rakkas Instrumental)

It is also released on CD and 12", but only in the US (on August 5):
1. Council Estate (album version)
2. Council Estate (South Rakkas Crew remix)
3. Council Estate (Drums Of Death remix)
4. Council Estate (Kotchy remix)
5. Council Estate (Toddla T remix)

Even more remixes can be found on an Australian promo CD:

The video for Council Estate was shot in Aulnay sous Bois, a Paris suburb. It is directed by Valeri Pierson. You can watch it on You Tube. On Les Inrocks you can read an article and see a video about the making of the video...
 

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_Puppy Toy:
 
Puppy Toy was only released digital, but in two different versions. The first was released on 5. October 2008 at Juno:
1. Puppy Toy (Tom Elmhirst Radio Edit)
2. Numb
3. Slow (Bullion Remix)
 

The second was released on 23. February 2009 at Domino:
1. Puppy Toy
2. Numb

The video for Puppy Toy was directed by Dominic Leung, you can watch it at Dailymotion or Domino.

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Slow:
 
Slow was released as a 7 inch and digital on 20. October 2008:
1. Slow
2. Slow (Bullion Remix)

The Bullion Remix is also on the Puppy Toy single, so basically there are no new tracks on this release.

Slow is a cover song, the original is by Kylie Minogue (see details here).

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    lyrics    
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01. Puppy Toy
02. Bacative
03. Joseph
04. Veronika
05. C'mon Baby
06. Council Estate
07. Past Mistake
08. Coalition
09. Cross To Bear
10. Slow
11. Baligaga
12. Far Away
13. School Gates

or read all the lyrics together here.
 

    
 

 
 
    cover songs    
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Veronika (based on a song by Subsonica, whose singer Veronika wrote and sung this song)
Slow(written by Emiliana Torrini & Dan Carey, performed by Kylie Minogue) 

Check out a direct comparison of cover and original here.
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    samples    
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Portishead - Roads (Council Estate) 
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    reviews    
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  • TIP (in German)
  • Antiquiet
  • BBC
  • Times Online
  • Time Out
  • The Skinny
  • NME
  • The Guardian
  • The Independent
  • Uncut

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