2009 studio album by Bombay Bicycle Club
I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose is the first album by the London indie rock band, Bombay Bicycle Club released on 3 July 2009.[ 2] The band announced the title through MySpace and their official website on 31 March 2009.[ 3] The album was recorded during October and November 2008,[ 4] with the long-term producer Jim Abbiss .[ 5] The title comes from a line in the song "After Hours" by A Tribe Called Quest , from their 1990 album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm .[ 6]
Reception
I Had the Blues... received a generally positive reception from critics. The review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a normalised rating of 60, indicating "Mixed or average reviews". However, most if not all professional scores indicate the album was warmly received altogether.[ 7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jack Steadman
Title 1. "Emergency Contraception Blues" 1:27 2. "Lamplight" 3:45 3. "Evening/Morning" 2:55 4. "Dust on the Ground" 4:24 5. "Ghost" 3:57 6. "Always Like This " 4:06 7. "Magnet" 4:51 8. "Cancel on Me" 5:29 9. "Autumn" 3:35 10. "The Hill" 3:57 11. "What If" 4:10 12. "The Giantess" 5:17 Total length: 47:53
References
^ "Bombay Bicycle Club - Flaws" . Allmusic . Retrieved 26 November 2014 .
^ "I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose by Bombay Bicycle Club" . iTunes . 6 July 2009.
^ "I HAD THE BLUES BUT I SHOOK THEM LOOSE" . Bombay Bicycle Club official website. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009 .
^ "Bombay Bicycle Club Finish Debut Album" . This Is Fake DIY . 24 November 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2010 .
^ "i had the blues but i shook them loose" . Rough Trade . Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2010 .
^ Way, Matt (19 February 2010). "Redbrick - Bombay Bicycle Club" . Redbrick . Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2010 .
^ a b "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose" . Metacritic . Retrieved 17 June 2010 .
^ Reges, Margaret. "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose > Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved 16 June 2010 .
^ Boyle, Martin (August 2009). "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose Review". Artrocker : 60.
^ Smith, David (11 August 2009). "Bombay Bicycle Club: I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose" . PopMatters . Retrieved 16 June 2010 .
^ Wade, Ian (29 June 2009). "Review of Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose" . BBC Music (BBC Online ). Retrieved 16 June 2010 .
^ Berry, James (14 July 2009). "Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose" . Yahoo! Music . Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2010 .
^ Gibbs, Thom (10 July 2009). "Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose" . Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010 .
^ Brolan, Stephen (2 July 2009). "Album Review: Bombay Bicycle Club" . The Fly . Retrieved 16 June 2010 . [permanent dead link ]
^ Sullivan, Caroline (3 July 2009). "Bombay Bicycle Club: I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose" . The Guardian . Retrieved 16 June 2010 .
^ Renshaw, David (21 June 2009). "Bombay Bicycle Club - 'I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose' (Island) 06/07/09" . Gigwise.com . Retrieved 16 June 2010 .
^ Snapes, Laura (8 August 2009). "Album review: Bombay Bicycle Club - 'I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose' " . NME . Retrieved 16 June 2010 .