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Dumbing Up marks the return of Karl Wallinger and World Party, recapturing the magic of previously acclaimed efforts such as Goodbye Jumbo and Bang!.

During World Party’s hiatus interest in the band has grown after their song “She’s The One” became a worldwide hit for British pop star Robbie Williams.

Dumbing Up reaffirms World Party’s Lennonesque knack for memorable melodies and a hopeful perspective, featuring lead single “What Does It Mean Now?”, the prescient “Who Are You?”, “See The Light” and the anguished epic “Always On My Mind”.

Following on the footsteps of the re-release of Private Revolution, Goodbye Jumbo, and Bang! Dumbing Up will satisfy the desires of all needing a quick adult-pop fix.  

Bonus DVD! The initial orders of Dumbing Up will contain a DVD featuring almost three hours of all that is World Party… rare music video, archival footage, live and studio performances, skits, hijinks and more!

Tracklisting:
CD:

1. Here Comes The Future

2. What Does It Mean Now?

3. Another 1000 Years

4. High Love

5. Best Place I've Ever Been

6. You're A Hurricane, I'm A Caravan

7. Who Are You?

8. See The Light

9. Santa Barbara

10. All The Love That's Wasted

11. Little Bit Of Perfection

12. Always On My Mind

DVD:

1. Another 1000 Years

2. What Does It Mean Now?

3. Til I Got You

4. Who Are You?

5. Here Comes The Future

6. I Thought You Were A Spy

7. High Love

8. Best Place I've Ever Been

9. Santa Barbara

10. You're A Hurricane, I'm A Caravan

11. See The Light

12. Always On My Mind

The re-issues continue with albums 4 and 5.

Karl Wallinger defined the ornate, Beatlesque World Party sound on their debut Private Revolution, and he never strayed from that blueprint over the next decade, even if he augmented it with other '60s and '70s pop flourishes.

Egyptology finds Wallinger at his most conservative, sticking to the basic late-'60s pop and psychedelia that distinguished Private Revolution and Goodbye Jumbo.

As always, his production is tasteful and subtle, revealing new layers of sonic detail on each listen, and his songcraft is sturdy and tuneful, if not remarkable. There are no weak moments on the record.  

It's not flashy or extravagant, and it delivers a collection of fine pop tunes without pretension, and that alone makes it a better album than the ambitious Bang!

Tracklisting:
1. It Is Time

2. Beautiful Dream

3. Call Me Up

4. Vanity Fair

5. She's The One

6. Vocal Interlude

7. Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb

8. Hercules

9. Love Is Best

10. Rolling Off A Log

11. Strange Groove

12. The Whole Of The Night

13. Piece Of Mind

14. This World

15. Always

Voted Album of the Year by Q Magazine in 1990.

This excellent follow-up album from World Party is much tighter than the debut.

Dealing with issues from the environment ("Take It Up," "Put the Message in the Box") to relationship woes ("And I Fell Back Alone"), these tracks manage to maintain a hopeful, positive mood without becoming trivial.

In these songs, Wallinger has developed his own distinct style. A great album.

Tracklisting:
1. Is It Too Late?

2. Way Down Now

3. When The Rainbow Comes

4. Put The Message In The Box

5. Ain't Gonna Come Till I'm Ready

6. And I Fell Back Alone

7. Take It Up

8. God On My Side

9. Show Me To The Top

10. Love Street

11. Sweet Soul Dream

12. Thank You World