A New Tide
Encyclopedia
A New Tide is the sixth studio album
by the British indie rock band Gomez
. It was released on 28 March 2009 in Australia, 30 March 2009 in the UK
, and on 31 March 2009 in the US
.
, 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.
The album debuted at number 60 on the Billboard 200
, selling 10,000 copies in its first week.
except where noted
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the British indie rock band Gomez
Gomez (band)
Gomez are an English indie rock band from Southport, comprising Ian Ball , Paul "Blackie" Blackburn , Tom Gray , Ben Ottewell and Olly Peacock . The band is distinguished for having three singers and four songwriters, employing traditional and electronic instruments...
. It was released on 28 March 2009 in Australia, 30 March 2009 in the UK
United Kingdom
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, and on 31 March 2009 in the US
United States
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.
Reception
Initial critical response to A New Tide was generally average. At MetacriticMetacritic
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, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 61, based on 17 reviews.
The album debuted at number 60 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling 10,000 copies in its first week.
Track listing
All tracks by GomezGomez (band)
Gomez are an English indie rock band from Southport, comprising Ian Ball , Paul "Blackie" Blackburn , Tom Gray , Ben Ottewell and Olly Peacock . The band is distinguished for having three singers and four songwriters, employing traditional and electronic instruments...
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
- Ian Ball – vocals, guitar
- Ben Ottewell – vocals, guitar
- Paul Blackburn – bass
- Tom Gray – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Olly Peacock – drums, synths, computers