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St. Jude

Courteeners

2008

St. Jude
Album Summary

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St. Jude is the debut studio album by English rock band the Courteeners, released on 7 April 2008 by Polydor Records. Although the album was released to mixed reviews from critics, it has become a somewhat cult success. St. Jude is an indie rock album that takes aspect of bands from Manchester: the attitude of Oasis; the production work of the Smiths, who Street previously worked with; and the jangle pop and psychedelic elements of the Stone Roses. It is named after Christian saint Jude the Apostle, while celebrity culture serves as a reoccurring topic throughout it. Discussing his lyrical approach, Fray said: "I don't really think about it, to be honest. [...] I used to love English in school and I was always writing. I'm quite observational as well, which comes from just being nosey". He added that he wrote several of the tracks while working at a Fred Perry store on Police Street in Manchester. The album's sound has been compared to a British iteration of Kings of Leon, as exemplified by "Kings of the New Road", as well as Arctic Monkeys and the Libertines.

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Rating

3.13

Votes

85

Genres

  • Rock
  • Indie

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May 07 2024
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3

British enough I wouldn't be surprised if it made it into future editions of the book.

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May 07 2024
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3

Not too bad but I'm pretty tired of UK sounding stuff at this point. 3/5.

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May 12 2024
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3

All indie music from this time sounded exactly like this!

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Jul 29 2024
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2

The last thing the list needs is MORE Britpop.

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May 09 2024
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4

Has a strong Fratellis vibe. Great Indie British late 2000s sound.

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Aug 19 2024
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4

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: If it wasn’t for me

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Aug 26 2024
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4

I enjoyed this. I will listen to this again at some point and might add it to my regular rotation. Although, I didn't find it groundbreaking and I think there's already plenty of albums like this on the list.

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Sep 08 2024
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4

This was a fun one! Definitely a millennial that just really liked this in his formative years and wanted it on the list, not meant as a criticism. It was just a solid 2000s alt rock killers type album.

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Oct 09 2024
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4

Indie rock. No ha estado mal... Un 4, venga.

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May 07 2024
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3

Not a bad record, but totally mediocre and not any different from all those British 00's bands that tried to sound like Arctic Monkeys.

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May 07 2024
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3

This was really nice and energetic.

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May 07 2024
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3

I liked this, but I did not feel it had a needed slot in the list for me.

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May 08 2024
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3

One of the great virtues of the list is the blacklight on my simple enjoyment of this brand of music. Certainly, the Arctic Monkeys follow through on the promise of the beginning better, but the blend ends up perfectly rocking. A little shiny-atavistic turn, fair fair.

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May 08 2024
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3

Serviceable rockalong jams but kind of low on variety throughout.

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May 10 2024
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3

I liked this, but I also feel like it sounds like sooooo many other bands. 3 stars.

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Jun 04 2024
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Typical UK indie of the 2000s sounding like Libertines and Arctic Monkeys with shades of Smiths and early James. Probably got caught up amongst the other similar bands of the time, but not bad.

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Aug 15 2024
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3

Well-made British Indie that is catchy, energetic, entertaining. Would listen again. Fave Songs: Bide Your Time, Cavorting, What Took You So Long?, Aftershow

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Aug 20 2024
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3

There's some nice songs, it smacks of being what was in vogue at the time, but that shouldn't be held against it. It's good, but is far from standing out 2.9

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May 26 2024
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2

This was a typical 2000s British indie rock album. It owes most of its sound to the early 2000s British alternative scene with influences from Britpop and New Wave. The lyrics felt very forced to me. There were some very clunky rhymes that took away from the songs. Overall, nothing here stood out as new or groundbreaking.

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May 07 2024
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They do not have a great vocal voice and yet their vocals are too high for the music, which makes the songs tired or dull.

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