I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
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]
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Released | 3 July 2009 | |||
Recorded | October—November 2008 Konk Studios, London | |||
Genre | Indie rock,[1] Post-punk revival | |||
Length | 47:53 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Jim Abbiss | |||
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Singles from I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 61/100[7] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Artrocker | (favourable)[9] |
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BBC Music | (favourable)[11] |
Yahoo! Music | (7/10)[12] |
Drowned In Sound | (4/10)[13] |
The Fly | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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NME | (8/10)[17] |
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
No. | Title | Length |
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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.
- "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.
- 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.