Fight Like Apes (album)

2015 studio album by Fight Like Apes

Fight Like Apes

Studio album by

Fight Like Apes

Released|  May 15, 2015[1]
May 18, 2015 [2]
May 18, 2015[3]
Recorded| 2012–2015
Genre| Alternative rock, punk rock
Length| 41:31
Label| Alcopop! Records
Fight Like Apes chronology
| Whigfield Sextape
(2014)  | Fight Like Apes
(2015)  |

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Singles from  Fight Like Apes

1. "Crouching Bees"
Released: May 12, 2014
2. "Pretty Keen On Centrefolds"
Released: May 9, 2015

Fight Like Apes is the third and final studio album from Irish band Fight Like Apes. It was released in Ireland on May 15, 2015, and in the UK and internationally on May 18, 2015.[4]

The first commercial single release from the LP was "Pretty Keen on Centerfolds", released on May 9.[5] Some of the tracks which appear on the album previously appeared on their Whigfield's Sextape EP in 2014.

## Recordings

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The album was supported by a Fund It[6] campaign launched in 2013.[7] The crowdfunding campaign proved successful and was completed within a matter of days. The fund it campaign raised the required €20,000.[8]

The crowd funding occurred due to the band and their previous label Model Citizen parting ways. After much delay the band announced the release of a new EP titled in Whigfield Sextape[9] released on May 9, 2014 in Ireland.

## Artwork

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The artwork for the album and singles is produced by Loreana Rushe who has previously worked on their other albums and singles.[10]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Fight Like Apes

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "I am Not a Merryman"| 3:11
2.| "Crouching Bees"| 3:48
3.| "Pop Itch"| 2:40
4.| "The Schillaci Sequence"| 3:52
5.| "Didya"| 2:42
6.| "Numbnuts"| 3:41
7.| "Pretty Keen on Centrefolds"| 3:15
8.| "The Hunk & the Fun Palace"| 3:16
9.| "I Don't Want to Have to Mate With You"| 3:11
10.| "Baywatch Nights"| 3:51
11.| "Maevis Beacon: Annihilation"| 3:11
12.| "Carousel"| 5:01
Total length:| 41:31

## Personnel

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* MayKay - Synth, vocals
* Pockets - Synth, vocals

## References

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1. ^ "iTunes - Music - Fight Like Apes by Fight Like Apes". iTunes. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
2. ^ "iTunes - Music - Fight Like Apes by Fight Like Apes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
3. ^ "iTunes - ミュージック - Fight Like Apes「Fight Like Apes」". iTunes. Retrieved 2 May 2015.[dead link‍]
4. ^ "MusicNews | Fight Like Apes announce new album and stream new song - hear 'Pretty Keen on Centrefolds' now". Entertainment.ie. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
5. ^ "Fight Like Apes". Irishmusicfeed.tmblr.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
6. ^ "News: Fight Like Apes Launch FundIt Campaign". Universetipping.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
7. ^ "Fund it :: Fight Like Apes new album fundraiser". Fundit.ie. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
8. ^ Jim Carroll (11 April 2013). "Lend me your face: Fight Like Apes hit the FundIt trail | On The Record". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
9. ^ "Fight Like Apes - Whigfield Sextape Ep - CD - Tower Records Dublin Ireland". Towerrecords.ie. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
10. ^ "The Thin Air - Here's an exclusive first look at the..." Facebook.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

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Fight Like Apes

* MayKay
* Pockets
* Tom

Studio albums|

* Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion
* The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner
* Fight Like Apes

EPs|

* How Am I Supposed to Kill You If You Have All the Guns?
* David Carradine is a Bounty Hunter Whos Robotic Arm Hates Your Crotch
* Whigfield Sextape

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