Eight (Boo Radleys album)

Eight is a 2023 studio album by British alternative rock band The Boo Radleys.

Eight
A complex flower-like design of blue and red
Studio album by
The Boo Radleys
Released9 June 2023 (2023-06-09)
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:16
LanguageEnglish
LabelBooSTR Records, Universal Music Group
The Boo Radleys chronology
Keep on with Falling
(2022)		 Eight
(2023)

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Fred Thomas writing that the band "sound rejuvenated and more excitable than ever" and this album "is energetic, inspired, and hits with one melodic hook after another, capturing the sound of a band overjoyed to be back and having the time of their lives".[1] For Paste, Miranda Wollen scored this release a 7.6 out of 10, characterizing the work as "uncomplicated, comfortable and a grand tour of their quintessential, distinct style", writing that "the tracks are replete with brass, percussion and harmonics whose origins arise from the same hodgepodge of genres which made the Boo Radleys such a critical specimen in the first place" and "many of the songs sound a little silly, but in a fundamentally pleasurable way".[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Brown, Rob Cieka, and Sice Rowbottom, except "Spaniard" and "Find The Answer Within" written by Martin Carr and "All Things Must Pass" written by George Harrison.

  1. "Seeker" – 3:39
  2. "The Unconscious" – 3:12
  3. "Hollow" – 4:44
  4. "Skeleton Woman" – 5:04
  5. "Now That’s What I Call Obscene" – 3:16
  6. "Way I Am" – 4:31
  7. "A Shadow Darker Than the Rest" – 2:54
  8. "Wash Away That Feeling" – 3:20
  9. "Sometimes I Sleep" – 3:18
  10. "Sorrow (I Just Want to Be Free)" – 4:11
  11. "Swift’s Requiem" – 3:26
  12. "Dust" – 3:39
  13. "How Was I to Know" – 4:02

Deluxe Edition bonus disc

  1. "Seeker" (Full Version) – 4:20
  2. "Skeleton Woman" (Extended Version) – 7:11
  3. "Sometimes I Sleep" (Alternative Version) – 3:09
  4. "A Shadow Darker Than the Rest" (Piano Version) – 2:53
  5. "The Hollow" (Alternative Version) – 4:43
  6. "I Won't Be There with You" – 2:51
  7. "That Ain't a Way of Life" – 3:43
  8. "Now I Know" – 4:16
  9. "All Things Must Pass" (Live at the Cavern, 2022) – 3:17
  10. "Spaniard" (Live at the Cavern, 2022) – 3:45
  11. "Find the Answer Within" (Live at the Cavern, 2022) – 3:36

Charts
Chart performance for Eight
Chart (2023) Peak
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3] 27

Personnel

The Boo Radleys

  • Tim Brown – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Rob Cieka – drums, percussion
  • Simon "Sice" Rowbottom – vocals, guitar

Additional personnel

See also

References
  1. Thomas, Fred (n.d.). "Boo Radleys – Eight". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. Wollen, Miranda (12 June 2023). "On Eight, the Boo Radleys Haven't Forgotten Their Britpop Roots". Paste. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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