Earth vs. The Pipettes is the second album from the British girl group, The Pipettes

The Pipettes

The Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton by "svengali" Robert "Monster Bobby" Barry. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs...

, and first album as a duo. Our Love was Saved By Spacemen was released as a viral video online, and received generally positive reviews from websites such as PopJustice and PopMatters. "Stop The Music," their official first single from the album, was released on 19 April 2010. Its music video was released on 23 March 2010.

Reception

Upon its release, Earth vs. The Pipettes received generally mixed reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic

Metacritic

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, which assigns a normalized

Standard score

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 rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average

Weighted mean

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 score of 55, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".

Internet music portal the Daily Music Guide reviewed the album, scoring it 3/5 and commenting on the number of influences audible in the songs from Wham to Jeff Wayne

Jeff Wayne

Jeffry "Jeff" Wayne, born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, is a musician best known for Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical version of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds...

 and plenty in between, remarking that "the overriding sense of fun that permeated their first release is still present, but instead of that girl-band of the 1950s/60s feel it's been replaced by something altogether more 1980s sounding."

The Independent

The Independent

The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...

 called it a "cracking pop record", while PopMatters

PopMatters

PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...

 gave it an average 6/10 review.
We Write Lists named it as the 6th best album of 2010.

Formats and track listings

UK

1. "Call Me"
2. "Ain't No Talking"
3. "Thank You"
4. "I Need A Little Time"
5. "History"
6. "I Always Planned To Stay"
7. "Stop The Music"
8. "I Vibe You"
9. "Our Love Was Saved By Spacemen"
10. "Finding My Way"
11. "Captain Rhythm"
12. "From Today"

iTunes Bonus Tracks

1. "Stop The Music (Martin Rushent
   Martin Rushent
   Martin Rushent was an English record producer, best known for his work with The Human League, The Stranglers and The Buzzcocks.- Early life :Rushent was born on 11 July 1948 in Enfield, Middlesex. His father was a car salesman...
   
    Remix)"
2. "Call Me (Young Galaxy
   Young Galaxy
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   Remix)"

External links

• Official site
• Myspace profile