Not for Want of Trying

Not for Want of Trying is the debut album from UK instrumental rock band Maybeshewill, released on 12 May 2008.

Not for Want of Trying
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2008
GenrePost-rock, alternative rock,
post-metal, electronica
Length35:56
LabelField
Maybeshewill chronology
Japanese Spy Transcript
(2006)
Not for Want of Trying
(2008)
Sing the Word Hope in Four-Part Harmony
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[2]
Rock Sound(8/10)[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Ixnay on the Autoplay"1:42
2."Seraphim & Cherubim"3:16
3."The Paris Hilton Sex Tape"3:34
4."I'm in Awe, Amadeus!"3:39
5."We Called for an Ambulance but a Fire Engine Came"3:23
6."Heartflusters"3:48
7."C.N.T.R.C.K.T."2:26
8."He Films the Clouds Pt. 2"6:42
9."Not for Want of Trying"5:33
10."Takotsubo"1:49

Production edit

The title track "Not for Want of Trying" samples Howard Beale's "mad as hell" speech from the 1976 film Network.

References edit

  1. ^ Wacey, Rob. "Not for Want of Trying - Maybeshewill". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ Haydock, Mike (17 June 2008). "Maybeshewill: Not for Want of Trying". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  3. ^ McQueen, Pat (June 2008). "Maybeshewill: 'Not for Want of Trying' [8]". Rock Sound. No. 110. p. 87.

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