The Golden Year is the debut album by Camden

London Borough of Camden

In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century...

 synthpop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool were an English synthpop group from Camden, London, made up of Charles Haddon, Joe Hutchinson and Caan Capan. The band name is an amalgamation of French and English , and is inspired by a line from French teacher Mrs Crabbe in the television series Hardwicke House...

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Release

The album was originally intended for release in August 2010, but was delayed. The suicide

Suicide

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 of frontman Charles Haddon led to uncertainties about the status of the album; however the band's management issued a statement confirming its release in October 2010. It is to be followed by a fourth single, "The Key".

The original album had been leaked

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 in early 2010, due to the sale of promotional copies on auction sites such as eBay

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. However, the track listing has since been altered, adding two new songs and removing one.

Track listing

1. "You Started"
2. "The Key"
3. "These New Knights
   These New Knights
   "These New Knights" is the second single by British synthpop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. It was a download only single with several remixes by established DJ artists.-Track listing:#"These New Knights"#"These New Knights"...
   
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4. "Dance the Way I Feel
   Dance The Way I Feel
   "Dance the Way I Feel" is the debut single from British Synthpop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. It was first released on 7 September 2009 as a limited edition 7" vinyl and on 9 November it received a wider release across 3 formats....
   
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5. "Better"
6. "Outside"
7. "Jackson's Last Stand
   Jackson's Last Stand
   "Jackson's Last Stand" is the third single by synthpop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. It was released on 12 July 2010.-Music video:The music video features the band playing somewhere in a darkened room. Elsewhere in the room a man and a woman are running towards each other through CGI effects...
   
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8. "Our Lives"
9. "Answers"
10. "Get Along"
11. "Curtain Falls"
12. "Next to Nothing"

The album's original track listing was in a different order. Two songs, "You Started" and "Answers" were added, whilst "The Feeling" was removed.