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'''''In a Perfect World''''' is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock quartet [[Kodaline]]. The album was released in [[Ireland]] on June 14, 2013 and includes the singles "[[High Hopes (Kodaline song)|High Hopes]]" and "[[Love Like This (Kodaline song)|Love Like This]]". On June 20, 2013 the album entered the [[Irish Albums Chart]] at number 1.


==Critical reception==
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Lewis Corner of [[Digital Spy]] gave the album a review stating: "Each track nods to the album's namesake by being acutely aware of unobtainable aspirations, but accepting the stark reality nonetheless. Kodaline are not offering a complete folk redesign - albeit some songs lean more towards indie rock than their contemporaries' efforts - but In A Perfect World is packed with enough heart and soul to make it an enjoyable debut."<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a487809/kodaline-in-a-perfect-world-album-review.html Kodaline: 'In A Perfect World' - Album review - Music Album Review - ] [[Digital Spy]]</ref>


Caroline Sullivan of [[The Guardian]] also gave the album a review stating: "It's hard to believe, but a decade of Coldplay hasn't sated the public's appetite for music made with a figurative wind machine gushing in the wings. Case in point: the debut by this young Dublin quartet, whose speciality is the gusty, disconsolate anthem, is expected to chart at No 1 this week. It will likely hang around the top 10 for months, because Kodaline have already mastered the craft of piling chorus upon unshakable chorus. Most of these 11 songs contain a killer hook, such as the one that transforms High Hopes from wobbly-lipped ballad to hair-tearing tearjerker. Singer Steve Garrigan has modelled himself on vocalists who are experts at jerking the tears, including Art Garfunkel and Keane's Tom Chaplin, in the service of songs that require him constantly to sound as if he's on the verge of a seizure. All told, there's a lot of bodice-ripping emotion to take in, and it's this, rather than the lack of original ideas, that makes In a Perfect World hard to take in large doses."<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/20/kodaline-perfect-world-review Kodaline: In a Perfect World – review | Music | The Guardian]</ref>
'''''In a Perfect World''''' is the released debut studio album by Irish alternative rock quartet [[Kodaline]].

==Singles==
* "[[High Hopes (Kodaline song)|High Hopes]]" was released as the lead single from the album on March 15, 2013. The song has peaked to number 1 on the [[Irish Singles Chart]] and number 16 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and 13 in [[Scotland]], the song has also charted in [[Belgium]] and the [[Netherlands]].

* "[[Love Like This (Kodaline song)|Love Like This]]" was released as the second single from the album on May 31, 2013. The song has peaked to number 8 on the [[Irish Singles Chart]] and number 22 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and 19 in [[Scotland]].


==Track listing==
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==Chart performance==
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===Weekly charts===
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==Release history==
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| June 14, 2013
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==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}

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Revision as of 11:09, 22 June 2013

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In a Perfect World is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock quartet Kodaline. The album was released in Ireland on June 14, 2013 and includes the singles "High Hopes" and "Love Like This". On June 20, 2013 the album entered the Irish Albums Chart at number 1.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound[1]

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the album a review stating: "Each track nods to the album's namesake by being acutely aware of unobtainable aspirations, but accepting the stark reality nonetheless. Kodaline are not offering a complete folk redesign - albeit some songs lean more towards indie rock than their contemporaries' efforts - but In A Perfect World is packed with enough heart and soul to make it an enjoyable debut."[2]

Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian also gave the album a review stating: "It's hard to believe, but a decade of Coldplay hasn't sated the public's appetite for music made with a figurative wind machine gushing in the wings. Case in point: the debut by this young Dublin quartet, whose speciality is the gusty, disconsolate anthem, is expected to chart at No 1 this week. It will likely hang around the top 10 for months, because Kodaline have already mastered the craft of piling chorus upon unshakable chorus. Most of these 11 songs contain a killer hook, such as the one that transforms High Hopes from wobbly-lipped ballad to hair-tearing tearjerker. Singer Steve Garrigan has modelled himself on vocalists who are experts at jerking the tears, including Art Garfunkel and Keane's Tom Chaplin, in the service of songs that require him constantly to sound as if he's on the verge of a seizure. All told, there's a lot of bodice-ripping emotion to take in, and it's this, rather than the lack of original ideas, that makes In a Perfect World hard to take in large doses."[3]

Singles

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."One Day"4:15
2."All I Want"5:05
3."Love Like This"3:36
4."High Hopes"3:50
5."Brand New Day"3:25
6."After The Fall"3:35
7."Big Bad World"4:21
8."All Comes Down"4:55
9."Talk"4:28
10."Pray"3:33
11."Way Back When"3:26
Deluxe edition tracks
No.TitleLength
12."The Answer"3:41
13."Perfect World"2:52
14."Lose Your Mind"4:45
15."Latch"3:37
16."All I Want (Acoustic Live Video)"5:39
17."High Hopes (Video)"4:09

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[4] 1

Release history

Region Date Format Label
 Ireland June 14, 2013 Digital download, CD B-Unique

References

  1. ^ Hardy, Tony (Jun. 20, 2013). "Album Review: Kodaline - In a Perfect World". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Jun. 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  2. ^ Kodaline: 'In A Perfect World' - Album review - Music Album Review - Digital Spy
  3. ^ Kodaline: In a Perfect World – review | Music | The Guardian
  4. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 25, 2013". Chart-Track. IRMA.
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