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The Balcony by Catfish and the Bottlemen
The Balcony is an album by Catfish and the Bottlemen, released in 2014. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Cocoon”, on 3 lists with a best position of #22.
The Balcony, the debut from Llandudno's Catfish and the Bottlemen, came out on Island Records on 15 September 2014 with Jim Abbiss producing, and it plays like a band that built its name on the stage and wasn't about to calm down for the studio. Van McCann sings and plays guitar with the urgency of someone late for the last train, Benji Blakeway's bass pushes hard, and Bob Hall keeps the tempo high and the fills sharp.
"Cocoon" is the one that caught fire, a jittery rush of a chorus. Even the cover has a story: the band spotted it on the Flickr account of New York artist Tim Lahan, who had posted it back in 2009, and got in touch. The album went gold in the UK by March 2015, earned a nomination for the Welsh Music Prize and had sold 250,000 copies by the time The Ride arrived.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Balcony on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocoon | 3 | #22 | – | 2015 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.