Pelican West

by Haircut One Hundred

Overview

Haircut 100's debut album, Pelican West is a widely uneven concoction of lite funk and jazzy new wave pop. Although the group's music was frequently so light it virtually disappeared, they did record a pair of classic new wave singles with the effervescent "Love Plus One" and "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)." Although much of the record lacks the hooks of those two tracks, there's a handful of enjoyably breezy pop songs on Pelican West, such as "Fantastic Day" and "Snow Girl," that makes it worth investigating for new wave fetishists. Still, there's no denying that Haircut 100's material was often inadequate -- a situation only emphasized on the American edition of the album, which places the singles at the front -- and that the record sounded like a period piece just a few years after its release. [The Australian edition features three B-sides and two 12" mixes as bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2005
Label:	Bmg International
UPC:	0743218958021
Rank:	89192

Tracks

1. Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
2. Love Plus One
3. Lemon Firebrigade
4. Marine Boy
5. Milk Film
6. Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)
7. Fantastic Day
8. Baked Bean
9. Snow Girl
10. Love's Got Me in Triangles
11. Surprise Me Again
12. Calling Captain Autumn
13. Boat Party
14. Ski Club
15. Nobody's Fool
16. October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2)
17. Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Haircut One Hundred   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Bob Sargeant   Producer
Patrick Hunt   Composer
Haircut One Hundred   Composer
Mark Fox   Composer
Blair Cunningham   Composer
Les Nemes   Composer
Nick Heyward   Composer
Max Arnold   Composer
Jake Redford   Composer
Ashley Higham   Composer