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Leigh-On-Sea (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Leigh-On-Sea'" is the second single by British rock band Assembly Now. It was released on 29 January 2007 on independent label Label Fandango, run by the people behind Club Fandango. It is a limited edition vinyl single of only 700 copies, which sold out in its first week.
Track listing
#"Leigh-On-Sea" 2:22
#"Tenement (Demo)" 2:58
Critical reception
Chris Reynolds of Gigwise.com awarded the single 4.5/5 stars, calling the single "a new high" and "jerky, fast paced and exciting not to mention supremely catchy".Reynolds, Chris (2007) "[http://www.gigwise.com/news/26923/Assembly-Now---Leigh-on-Sea-Fandango-Released-290107 Assembly Now - 'Leigh on Sea' ]", Gigwise.com, retrieved 2010-04-28 Maps magazine was also enthusiastic, calling it "Two and a half minutes of furious foot tapping, radio-friendly brilliance with a skronky guitar breakdown and Xylophone chimes chucked in for good measure".Chromosome, Johnny (2007) "[http://www.mapsmagazine.co.uk/singles11thfeb.htm Assembly Now - Leigh On Sea]", Maps magazine, retrieved 2010-04-28 John Sakamoto of the 'Toronto Star' called it "the most exhilarating 2:22 of the week".Sakamoto, John (2007) "[https://www.thestar.com/article/182223 The Anti-Hit List for February 17]", 'Toronto Star', 17 February 2007, retrieved 2010-04-28 Daniel Ross of Drowned in Sound, meanwhile, gave the single a 5/10 rating, opining that the band "sound in dire need of a few months in glorious isolation, somewhere where they can purge themselves of their flailing clutches at influences".Ross, Daniel (2007) "[http://drownedinsound.com/releases/8757/reviews/1418722- assembly Now Leigh-on-Sea] ", Drowned in Sound, 26 January 2007, retrieved 2010-04-28 Gareth K. Vile of 'The Skinny' was also not impressed, and in his view the single lacked "much sincere urgency, originality or imagination".Vile, Gareth K. (2007) "[http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/38210-assembly-now---leigh-on-sea Assembly Now - Leigh On Sea]", 'The Skinny', 10 February 2007, retrieved 2010-04-28
Miscellanea
"Leigh-On-Sea" won BBC 6 Music's 'Rebel Playlist' competition with the highest number of listener votes in the poll's history, according to host Steve Lamacq. [http://www.assemblynow.com]
References
Category:2007 singles
Category:2007 songs
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