In Our Gun
In Our Gun | ||||
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Released | 18 March 2002 | |||
Studio | Batsford Manor, Real World | |||
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Length | 50:27 | |||
Label | Hut, Virgin | |||
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In Our Gun is the third studio album by English rock band Gomez, released on 18 March 2002 by Hut Records.
Background
Gomez released their second studio album
They released the compilation album Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline in September 2000, which was preceded by appearances at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.[6] As the band had spent the preceding three years constantly touring, they took six-month break and visited Australia, Cambodia, and Vietnam, before working on their next album.[6][7][8] By April 2001, the band were in the process of making demos for their next release.[9] Sessions for the new album were held at Batsford Manor and Real World Studios, where the band and Miti Adhikari handling recording, with assistance from Claire Lewis. The band and Adhikari mixed the recordings at Real World, while Frank Arkwright mastered the album at The Townhouse.[10]
Composition and lyrics
Musically, the sound has been described as
The album opens with "Shot Shot", an up-tempo song that includes saxophone,
"Sound of Sounds" is a ballad that evoked Liquid Skin song "We Haven't Turned Around".
Release
On 3 January 2002, In Our Gun was announced for release in two months' time.[29] "Shot Shot" was released as a single on 4 March 2002.[30] Two versions were released on CD: the first with "Silhouettes" and "Coltrane", while the second featured "Air-Hostess Song" and "Pop Juice".[31][32] The music video for "Shot Shot" was posted on Dotmusic on 11 March 2002.[33] In Our Gun was released on 18 March 2002 through Hut Records; Australia received a tour edition bonus disc.[34][35] It was promoted with club nights and listening parties leading up to the release.[36] The album was released in United States on 23 April 2002; 40,000 copies were sent to stores through distributor EMD.[37][38] That same month, the band embarked on a four-week tour of the UK.[39]
"Sound of Sounds" and "Ping One Down" were released as a
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
E! Online | B+[49] |
NME | 7/10[21] |
No Ripcord | 7/10[16] |
Nude as the News | 6.5/10[50] |
Pitchfork | 2.7/10[22] |
Rolling Stone | [18] |
Stylus | 5.9/10[26] |
In Our Gun was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on 18 reviews.[47]
In his review for
Nude as the News's Western Homes wrote that the album was an improvement on "its languid predecessor [...] both in terms of economy and hooks, and the songs here largely don't outstay their welcomes".[50] Rolling Stone reviewer Ernesto Lechner considered the songwriting to be "focused", with "plenty of soul beneath the multilayered structures and aesthetic braggadocio".[18] Stylus writer Steve Lichtenstein said that "what ultimately drowns" the album was the "misguided attempts at moody electronica," which they had done more successfully in the past.[26] Pitchfork contributor Eric Carr said the band "has seen fit to unleash a third installment in their war against discerning audiophiles everywhere, and they call it In Our Gun". He referred to it as "Frankenstein's monster of an album-- overwrought and disjointed, executed with some technical precision, but completely devoid of any flow, feeling, or spontaneity."[22]
"Shot Shot" reached number 28 in the UK. "Sound of Sounds"/"Ping One Down" reached number 48 in the UK.[2] No Ripchord ranked In Our Gun at number 35 on their list of The Top Fifty Albums of 2002.[51]
Track listing
All songs written by Gomez.[10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Shot Shot" | 2:25 |
2. | "Rex Kramer" | 4:30 |
3. | "Detroit Swing 66" | 3:55 |
4. | "In Our Gun" | 5:14 |
5. | "Even Song" | 4:44 |
6. | "Ruff Stuff" | 2:28 |
7. | "Sound of Sounds" | 3:56 |
8. | "Army Dub" | 3:26 |
9. | "Miles End" | 4:22 |
10. | "Ping One Down" | 3:20 |
11. | "1000 Times" | 4:34 |
12. | "Drench" | 4:37 |
13. | "Ballad of Nice & Easy" | 2:51 |
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[10]
Gomez
Additional musicians
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Production and design
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References
Citations
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- ^ a b "Gomez | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Gomez: April Show(er)s". NME. 10 January 2000. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b Canning, Bob. "Gomez In Our Gun". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 13 June 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Gomez – So Machismo!". NME. 13 April 2000. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Gomez: Off Their 'Trolley'". NME. 18 July 2000. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Robins, Wayne (6 June 2002). "Bringing it on". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Jordan 2004, p. 8
- ^ "Nearly Got Myself Arrested!". NME. 12 April 2001. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d In Our Gun (booklet). Gomez. Hut/Virgin Records. 2002. CDHUT72/724381195024.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Simpson, Earnest (2 May 2006). "Gomez : How We Operate". Treblezine. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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- ^ a b c d Carlin, Tom (26 March 2002). "Album Review: Gomez - In Our Gun / Releases". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b Lindsay, Cam (1 April 2002). "Gomez In Our Gun". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Gomez - In Our Gun". Entertainment.ie. 21 March 2002. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Coleman, David (April 2002). "Album Review - Gomez - "In Our Gun"". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Gagliano 2002, event occurs at 1:27–40
- ^ a b c Lechner, Ernesto (6 June 2002). "Recordings: Gomez, In Our Gun". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 June 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ BG (11 May 2002). "Gomez In Our Gun". Billboard. Archived from the original on 16 September 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Knight Ridder 2002, p. 3
- ^ a b c d e f Dalton, Stephen. "Gomez : In Our Gun". NME. Archived from the original on 8 April 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Carr, Eric (23 May 2002). "Gomez: In Our Gun Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Gagliano 2002, event occurs at 3:06–9
- ^ a b Cibula, Matt (2 May 2002). "Gomez: In Our Gun". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b Murphy, John. "Gomez In Our Gun". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Lichtenstein, Steve. "Gomez In Our Gun". Stylus. Archived from the original on 8 September 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Clarke, Betty (15 March 2002). "Pop CD releases". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Jones, Chris. "Gomez In Our Gun Review". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Gomez Back with a Bang!". NME. 3 January 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Gomez Take Aim". Dotmusic. 7 January 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Shot Shot" (sleeve). Gomez. Hut/Virgin Records. 2002. HUTCD149/724354625923.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Shot Shot" (sleeve). Gomez. Hut/Virgin Records. 2002. HUTDX149/724354626029.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Gomez Find Their Range". Dotmusic. 11 March 2002. Archived from the original on 29 December 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Gomez Bullet-In!". NME. 7 January 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ In Our Gun (sleeve). Gomez. Virgin Records. 2002. 7243 8 12821 0 6.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "The 'Gun' Club!". NME. 27 February 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ CMJ New Music Monthly 2002, p. 64
- ^ Hart 2002, p. 36
- ^ "Gomez Announce Tour". Dotmusic. 30 January 2002. Archived from the original on 4 April 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Double Shot". NME. 12 April 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Sound of Sounds"/"Ping One Down" (sleeve). Gomez. Hut/Virgin Records. 2002. 724354648601/HUTCD154.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Sound of Sounds"/"Ping One Down" (sleeve). Gomez. Hut/Virgin Records. 2002. 724354648700/HUTDX154.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Ping One Down/Detroit 66 - Gomez | Release Info". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Miller 2002, p. 5
- ^ "Bring It On!". Dotmusic. 30 September 2002. Archived from the original on 29 December 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Gomez Play America". Dotmusic. 3 April 2003. Archived from the original on 29 December 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for In Our Gun". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Burr, Ty (3 May 2002). "Handcream for a Generation; In Our Gun; Transmission; Bloodsport". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ E! Online. Archived from the originalon 3 March 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b Homes, Western. "Gomez In Our Gun". Nude as the News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Coleman, David. "The Top Fifty Albums of 2002". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Sources
- "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 100. March 2002. from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Gagliano, Rico (2002). "Gomez: 'In Our Gun'". NPR. All Things Considered (Podcast). Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- Hart, Gerry (18 March 2002). "Points of Impact". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 70, no. 754. from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Jordan, Isamu (24 September 2004). "Check out Brit band Gomez". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Knight Ridder (19 May 2002). "'Welcome' changes for Rusted Root". The Beaver County Times. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Miller, Louis (9 September 2002). "Music News". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 72, no. 779. from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links
- In Our Gun at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
- In Our Gun at MusicBrainz (list of releases)