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]

I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
A black and white image depicts a man being thrown into the air above a crowd of people.
Studio album by
Bombay Bicycle Club
Released3 July 2009
RecordedOctober—November 2008
Konk Studios, London
GenreIndie rock,[1] Post-punk revival
Length47:53
LabelIsland
ProducerJim Abbiss
Bombay Bicycle Club chronology
How We Are EP
(2007)		 I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
(2009)		 Flaws
(2010)
Singles from I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose
  1. "Evening/Morning"
    Released: 6 August 2008
  2. "Always Like This"
    Released: 13 April 2009
  3. "Dust on the Ground"
    Released: 29 June 2009
  4. "Magnet"
    Released: 28 September 2009
  5. "Always Like This (re-release)"
    Released: 22 November 2009
  6. "Evening/Morning (re-release)"
    Released: 8 March 2010

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Artrocker(favourable)[9]
PopMatters[10]
BBC Music(favourable)[11]
Yahoo! Music(7/10)[12]
Drowned In Sound(4/10)[13]
The Fly[14]
The Guardian[15]
Gigwise[16]
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.TitleLength
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
  1. "Bombay Bicycle Club - Flaws". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. "I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose by Bombay Bicycle Club". iTunes. 6 July 2009.
  3. "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.
  4. "Bombay Bicycle Club Finish Debut Album". This Is Fake DIY. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  5. "i had the blues but i shook them loose". Rough Trade. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  6. Way, Matt (19 February 2010). "Redbrick - Bombay Bicycle Club". Redbrick. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  7. "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  8. Reges, Margaret. "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  9. Boyle, Martin (August 2009). "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose Review". Artrocker: 60.
  10. Smith, David (11 August 2009). "Bombay Bicycle Club: I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Brolan, Stephen (2 July 2009). "Album Review: Bombay Bicycle Club". The Fly. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  15. Sullivan, Caroline (3 July 2009). "Bombay Bicycle Club: I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  16. 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.
  17. Snapes, Laura (8 August 2009). "Album review: Bombay Bicycle Club - 'I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose'". NME. Retrieved 16 June 2010.


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