Track Listing

1. Mulder And Scully
2. Game On
3. I Am The Mob
4. Road Rage
5. Johnny Come Lately
6. Goldfish And Paracetamol
7. International Velvet
8. Why I Can't Stand One Night Stands
9. Part Of The Furniture
10. Don't Need The Sunshine
11. Strange Glue
12. My Selfish Gene

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16267 in Music
• Released on: 1998-02-02
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
So finally, everyone realised what all the fuss was about. International Velvet saw Catatonia finally go overground, mainly down to the success of "Mulder And Scully", which stormed the charts when it was released and became an instant karaoke classic. There's much more to the album than the X Files' resident alien worriers though: "I Am The Mob" is a highlight, including the unforgettable line "Stop blowing the Don, put his kecks back on", while "Strange Glue" sees them in a more reflective, broken-hearted frame of mind. Undoubtedly a singles album, every song here stands up on its own. "Road Rage" is pure guitar filled pop, while "My Selfish Gene" has such a broken, torch singer quality, you could almost imagine Cerys singing it into her gin in a deserted Parisian piano bar. But it's the title track itself which sees the band refusing to be anyone but themselves, as they bluster "Every day / when I wake up / I thank the Lord I'm Welsh". If their nationality plays any part in how they sound, we should be thankful too. --Emma Johnston

Customer Reviews

what an album
i had forgotten just how good this album was but im so glad a bought it it brings back so many good memories i would recommend this to everyone

Funny, ironic, bitter, brilliant
A fantastic album and a reminder of what we lost when the band split up. It's got the big blasting hits "Mulder and Scully" and "Roadrage" - but it's the other songs that really make the album. The fun of "I am the mob", the strangeness of "Goldfish and Paracetemol", the wistfulness of "Strange Glue". If you think Brit Pop was all about the antics of the Gallagher brothers, then buy this and think again.

STRONG STUFF!!!
This album never sells for less then a fiver on bootfairs even (when the stall next door is selling everthing for 20p) and, having got my own copy at last, I understand why. This album contains virtually all the songs I love from this band.
The Welsh singing voice can sometimes be a beautiful thing, and none is more beautiful then that of Caerys (spelling?) Matthews. She can either sound amazingly delicate and sweet or gloriously angry and grrr.