A New Tide is the sixth studio album by the English indie rock band Gomez released on 30 March 2009 by ATO Records. The album was produced by the band as well as Brian Deck and received average reviews from music critics.
| A New Tide | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 March 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | ATO Records | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 61/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B−[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.4/10[6] |
| Paste | 8.1/10[7] |
Reception
editInitial critical response to A New Tide was generally average. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 61, based on 17 reviews.[1]
The album debuted at number 60 on the Billboard 200, selling 10,000 copies in its first week.[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks by Gomez except where noted
- "Mix" – 4:16
- "Little Pieces" – 3:24
- "If I Ask You Nicely" – 3:07
- "Lost Track" – 4:00
- "Win Park Slope" – 4:20
- "Bone Tired" – 2:17
- "Airstream Driver" (Gomez, Hurley, Tim Rutili) – 3:56
- "Natural Reaction" – 4:16
- "Very Strange" – 4:43
- "Other Plans" – 4:24
- "Sunset Gates" – 4:58
Personnel
edit- Ian Ball – vocals, guitar
- Ben Ottewell – vocals, guitar
- Paul Blackburn – bass
- Tom Gray – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Olly Peacock – drums, synths, computers
References
edit- ^ a b "A New Tide by Gomez Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. A New Tide at AllMusic
- ^ Haupt, Melanie (20 March 2009). "Gomez: A New Tide Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Mincher, Chris (31 March 2009). "Gomez: A New Tide". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Denney, Alex (15 March 2009). "Pop review: Gomez, A New Tide". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (31 March 2009). "Gomez: A New Tide Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Josh (31 March 2009). "Gomez: A New Tide". Paste. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Urban rules on US albums chart". Music Week. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
External links
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