Emoticons (song)

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"Emoticons"
Single by The Wombats
from the album Glitterbug
Released28 September 2015
Recorded2014
GenreIndie pop, psychedelic pop, synthpop, disco
Length4:19
Label14th Floor Records
Bright Antenna
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Wombats singles chronology
"Be Your Shadow"
(2015)
"Emoticons"
(2015)
"Lemon to a Knife Fight"
(2017)

"Emoticons" is a song by English indie rock band The Wombats. It was the fifth single to be released from their third album Glitterbug. Unlike previous Glitterbug singles, the music video for "Emoticons" heavily features the band themselves, performing at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.

Track listing

Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Emoticons"4:19

Critical reception

IndieLondon gave the song four out of five stars, and named it single of the week. They said it "captures The Wombats' innate ability to contrast uplifting sounds with darker lyrical themes" and is "arguably the best release yet from the band's current album".[2]

References

  1. ^ "iTunes - Music - Glitterbug (Deluxe Edition) - The Wombats". iTunes (UK). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. ^ "IndieLondon: Music - Singles of the week - Friday, January 27, 2017 - Your London Reviews". Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2015-10-11.