No Hope, No Future
No Hope, No Future is the second album by English indie rock band Good Shoes. It was released in January 2010.
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| Released | 25 January 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop | |||
| Length | 30:57 | |||
| Label | Brille Records | |||
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Reception
No Hope, No Future received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic based on 11 reviews.[1]
Pitchfork's Marc Hogan stated it was "A darker album, a slightly clumsier album, but an album with a strong unifying themes and a few songs worth stepping away from the bar for."[2] Heather Phares from AllMusic said "No Hope, No Future doesn't always play to the band's proven strengths, but it shows that Good Shoes are a thoroughly independent, even contrary band that's unafraid of change, even when it's difficult"[3] Kelly Murray called of NME opined "Good Shoes offer little to get flustered over with this sometimes dire, but mostly mediocre second album" calling the album's title "prophetic".[4]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | [5] |
| NME | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.8/10)[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Way My Heart Beats" | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Everything You Do" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "I Know" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Under Control" | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Do You Remember" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Our Loving Mother In A Pink Diamond" | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Times Change" | 2:50 |
| 8. | "1000 Miles an Hour" | 1:58 |
| 9. | "Then She Walks Away" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "City By The Sea" | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 30:57 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Talk" | 1:54 |
| 12. | "Stand By" | 1:59 |
| 13. | "Run Away with Me" | 2:57 |
| 14. | "Easier, Easier" | 4:08 |
| 15. | "City by the Sea (Burberry Acoustic Version)" | 5:00 |
Personnel
- Rhys Jones – vocals, guitar
- Steve Leach – guitar
- Will Church – bass guitar
- Tom Jones – drums
References
- "No Hope, No Future : Good Shoes : Metascore 60". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "Good Shoes: No Hope, No Future". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "No Hope, No Future - Good Shoes | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "Good Shoes - Album reviews: Good Shoes - No Hope, No Future (Brille) - Album Reviews - NME.COM". NME. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- "Album Review: Good Shoes - No Hope, No Future". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.