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We Are The Champ

Debut album by The Loungs

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"One of the most exhausting but enjoyable 34 minutes you'll spend listening to music this year...Don't hesitate to give it a chance."
NME
“Lissom psychedelic folk rock...sumptuous harmonies... gloriously rowdy.”
Q MAGAZINE
“Classy pop melodies...joyous, White Album-style pick’n’mix mayhem.”
UNCUT MAGAZINE
“We Are The Champ oozes geniality throughout and, at times, becomes positively majestic...The best thing to come out of St.Helens since the East Lancs Road.”
THE WORD MAGAZINE
“Its always great to hear a band so entwined in its own musical adventure they sound like they’ve disappeared through the looking glass. 8/10”
TELETEXT
“One can't but help like its gentle madcap/joi de vivre... The Loungs cook up an interesting and imaginative new music.”
RECORD COLLECTOR
“A joyous debut...brims with sonic playfulness... guaranteed to lift the spirits. ****”
THE SUN
"Marvellously off-kilter and rich pop songs from the other side...The Loungs live in a world you want to be in. 'We Are The Champ' is your way in."
SANDMAN MAGAZINE
“Luscious four-part harmonies, intricately layered guitars and innovative percussion...Insanely catchy.”
MUSIC WEEK
“Pleasurably intoxicating.”
METRO
“A beautifully constructed debut...by now, your love should be unconditional. 4/5”
HIGH VOLTAGE
“Thirteen mighty morphin’ masterpieces. A hirsute beaut!”
SOUNDS XP
“Album of the week. Doubters should sew zips to their mouths, just about...now! 4.5/5”
MANCHESTER MUSIC
“Something pretty special...It is ‘a knockout!’ 4/5”
MUSICOMH.COM
“Catchy, singalong choruses...Great!”
LOUD AND QUIET MAGAZINE
“An impressive debut.”
BOOMKAT
“The Loungs are a barrel of roustabout fun... You’ll be reeling bopping and swinging your arms.”
STOOLPIGEON MAGAZINE
“A real breath of fresh air...makes you want to give a stranger a hug.”
SUBBA-CULTCHA.COM
“A hotbed of ideas...Fresher than a thousand daisies. 4/5”
KNAVE MAGAZINE
“A very bravura album...refulgent pop harmonies...those among you who are intrigued by sonic weirdness will find this music to your ears.”
MUSIC MART MAGAZINE
“A refreshingly ambitious debut.”
ZAP BANG MAGAZINE
“Fuzzy, woozy and friendly.”
PENNY BLACK MUSIC

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Member Since: 3/17/2007
Band Website: theloungs.co.uk
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Photography by Jessie Grout-Smith

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Record Label: Akoustik Anarkhy
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Loungs on Channel M

We will be appearing this Wednesday 18th July on Manchester's Channel M along with The Cardinals & Phil Bently + Peter Hook popping in for a chat. http://www.channelm.co.uk/ The show will be airin...
Posted by We Are The Champ on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:47:00 PST

NME Champion Champ


Posted by We Are The Champ on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:51:00 PST

BBC Liverpool Radio Session

You can tune in tomorrow night (Sunday 10th June) to hear an acoustic session and interview with JTL, PTL and WTL about 'We Are The Champ' and our forthcoming Glastonbury and Knowsley Hall appearances...
Posted by We Are The Champ on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:10:00 PST

More Album Reviews...

HIGH VOLTAGEwww.highvoltage.org.uk It's a warped opening: the helter-skelter of 'Clancy's Stomp' is a cartoon way to set the atonal pace of this debut from likeable St. Helens outfit The Loungs, who a...
Posted by We Are The Champ on Mon, 28 May 2007 07:38:00 PST

Album Reviews (So Far...)

THE WORD MAGAZINEhttp://wordmagazine.co.uk THE SUNhttp://www.sunnewsonline.com STOOLPIGEON MAGAZINEhttp://www.thestoolpigeon.com/ LOUD AND QUIET MAGAZINEhttp://www.loudandquiet.com/ UNCUT MAGAZINE...
Posted by We Are The Champ on Fri, 11 May 2007 12:01:00 PST

Download 'We Are The Champ' Now!!!

The Loungs' debut album, "We Are The Champ" is available to buy now from all good download sites. What are you waiting for? Oh right an actual product... yeah... Well you're just not cool then are yer...
Posted by We Are The Champ on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:42:00 PST

St Helens Album Launch

Our next gig will be in our hometown of St.Helens for the wonderful Rubberneck/Lupine crew and will be the first of a batch of launch gigs for our debut album. Joining us will be our lovely frie...
Posted by We Are The Champ on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:49:00 PST

Champ Tunes

You will now find four lovely new recordings from our debut album THE LOUNGS - WE ARE THE CHAMP now on our myspace player. Enjoy. x
Posted by We Are The Champ on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:06:00 PST

New single out today!!!

The LoungsArmageddon Outta Here / CatsLimited Edition 7" single & downloadReleased 2nd April 2007 Our second single launched on Akoustik Anarkhy is released today. Armageddon Outta Here / Ca...
Posted by We Are The Champ on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:37:00 PST

Welcome to We Are The Champ.

Welcome to our lovely new We Are The Champ myspace page. We Are The Champ is the debut album from The Loungs and is due to be released on Akoustik Anarkhy Recordings on 21st May 2007. The album will ...
Posted by We Are The Champ on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 06:05:00 PST