''Pomplamoose'', originally released as ''Pomplamoose VideoSongs'', is the self-titled debut album of
American
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musical duo
Pomplamoose
Pomplamoose is an American musical duo composed of husband-and-wife multi-instrumentalist Jack Conte and singer-songwriter and bassist Nataly Dawn. The duo formed in 2008 and sold approximately 100,000 songs online in 2009. They are known for t ...
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Release
The album was released in
digital format
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only.
Through exposure largely gained from accompanying
YouTube
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videos, Pomplamoose sold approximately 100,000 songs in 2009.
The videos have scored many millions of views
– these early releases by Pomplamoose have been described by industry professionals as a "smash series" which brought them offers of collaboration with established artists like
Ben Folds
Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer, who is the first artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., since May 2017. Folds was th ...
and
Nick Hornby
Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir ''Fever Pitch'' and novels '' High Fidelity'' and '' About a Boy'', all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work f ...
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Every track included on the album was uploaded to the band's YouTube page, released as final recording drafts showing details of how each song was produced.
Track listing
# "Expiration Date" – 3:02
# "Little Things" – 2:21
# "Beat the Horse" – 3:16
# "Hail Mary" – 3:04
# "Centrifuge" – 2:25
# "Twice as Nice" – 2:53
# "Pas Encore" – 3:03
# "Be Still" – 2:49
Reception
Reviews of the album have been generally positive. Chris Higgins of ''
Mental Floss
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'', described "falling in love" with the new sound and future of music.''
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References
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2009 debut albums
Pomplamoose albums