Not for Want of Trying

Not for Want of Trying is the debut album from UK instrumental rock band Maybeshewill, released on 12 May 2008.

Not for Want of Trying
Studio album by Maybeshewill
Released	May 12, 2008
Genre	Post-rock, alternative rock, post-metal, electronica
Length	35:56
Label	Field
Maybeshewill chronology
Japanese Spy Transcript (2006) Not for Want of Trying (2008) Sing the Word Hope in Four-Part Harmony (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[2]
Rock Sound	(8/10)[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ixnay on the Autoplay"	1:42
2.	"Seraphim & Cherubim"	3:16
3.	"The Paris Hilton Sex Tape"	3:34
4.	"I'm in Awe, Amadeus!"	3:39
5.	"We Called for an Ambulance but a Fire Engine Came"	3:23
6.	"Heartflusters"	3:48
7.	"C.N.T.R.C.K.T."	2:26
8.	"He Films the Clouds Pt. 2"	6:42
9.	"Not for Want of Trying"	5:33
10.	"Takotsubo"	1:49

Production

The title track "Not for Want of Trying" samples Howard Beale's "mad as hell" speech from the 1976 film Network.