Temporary Pleasure

Temporary Pleasure is the second album by Simian Mobile Disco. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 August 2009. It was available in LP, CD and deluxe limited edition CD formats.

Temporary Pleasure
Studio album by Simian Mobile Disco
Released	17 August 2009
Recorded	2008–2009
Studio	Band's East London studio
Genre	Electronic, tech house
Length	41:44
Label	Wichita Recordings
Producer	James Ford
Simian Mobile Disco chronology
FabricLive.41 (2008) Temporary Pleasure (2009) Delicacies (2010)
Singles from Temporary Pleasure
"Audacity of Huge" Released: 3 August 2009 "Cruel Intentions" Released: 4 January 2010
Alternative cover
"Temporary Pleasure" (Limited Edition Box)
Alternative cover
"Temporary Pleasure" (Promotional cover)
Alternative cover
"Extra Temporary" (Digital release)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC	Favourable^[2]
Clash	^[3]
Drowned in Sound	^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
The Independent	^[6]
NME	^[7]
Pitchfork	6.5/10.0^[8]
PopMatters	^[9]
The Times	^[10]

History

The album was recorded throughout 2008 and 2009 in the band's studio in East London by James Ford and Damon Albarn, the Blur frontman. Taking time during their world tour of DJing and performing live, they recorded with guests such as Beth Ditto (from Gossip) and Alexis Taylor (from Hot Chip). This was preceded by the release of a new single "Audacity of Huge" (featuring Chris Keating from Yeasayer) on 3 August 2009. Prior to its release, the band streamed a low quality version of the single on their official website from 22 May 2009.

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cream Dream" (featuring Gruff Rhys)	3:58
2.	"Audacity of Huge" (featuring Chris Keating)	3:48
3.	"10000 Horses Can't Be Wrong"	4:11
4.	"Cruel Intentions" (featuring Beth Ditto)	3:02
5.	"Off the Map" (featuring Jamie Lidell)	4:02
6.	"Synthesise"	4:53
7.	"Bad Blood" (featuring Alexis Taylor)	3:58
8.	"Turn Up the Dial" (featuring Young Fathers)	4:00
9.	"Ambulance"	5:40
10.	"Pinball" (featuring Telepathe)	3:56

Limited edition second disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flea in Your Ear"	7:23
2.	"Are You in the Picture?"	6:27
3.	"Babaghanoush"	8:19
4.	"Do Not Exceed Stated Dose"	6:12

Extra Temporary/Extra Pleasure

Both of these titles refer to the same release of the four bonus tracks included in the limited edition of the Temporary Pleasure studio album. Yet the track listing differs slightly on the Beatport version, on which is featured a new studio recording of "Belvedere" as well as a remix of the first track.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flea in Your Ear"	7:23
2.	"Are You in the Picture?"	6:27
3.	"Babaghanoush"	8:19
4.	"Do Not Exceed Stated Dose"	6:12
5.	"Belvedere" (exclusive to Beatport release)	5:28
6.	"Flea in Your Ear" (Flange Bliss Remix; exclusive to Beatport release)	6:22

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[12]	49
French Albums (SNEP)^[13]	138
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	89
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	39

References

1. Bush, John. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
2. Wade, Ian (14 August 2009). "BBC review". BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
3. Renshaw, David (22 July 2009). "Clash review". Clash. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
4. Gibb, Rory (18 August 2009). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
5. Simpson, Dave (14 August 2009). "The Guardian review". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
6. Gill, Andy (14 August 2009). . The Independent. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
7. Patashnik, Ben (11 August 2009). "NME review". NME. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
8. Harvell, Jess (3 September 2009). "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
9. Hung, Estella (17 August 2009). "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
10. Dalton, Stephen (14 August 2009). "The Times review". The Times. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
11. "Australiancharts.com – Simian Mobile Disco – Temporary Pleasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
12. "Ultratop.be – Simian Mobile Disco – Temporary Pleasure" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
13. "Lescharts.com – Simian Mobile Disco – Temporary Pleasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Simian Mobile Disco – Temporary Pleasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
15. "Simian Mobile Disco | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

External links

• Official Simian Mobile Disco website