Gomez (band)
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Gomez | |
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Tom Gray Paul Blackburn Olly Peacock | |
Website | http://www.gomeztheband.com/ |
Gomez are an English
History
Formation (1995–1997)
The band played its first gig together in 1996 in Leeds at the Hyde Park Social Club on Ash Grove. At the time, they did not have a formal name. The band left a sign out which read "Gomez in here", for a friend of theirs whose surname was Gomez, to indicate that it was the site of their first gig. People saw the sign and assumed that the band's name was Gomez, and it was later made official.[4]
The band started recording four-track demos in Peacock's father's garage in Southport during the summer of 1996. The demos were given to Stephen Fellows (later their manager) who distributed them to four record labels. The band, having played only one performance, decided against playing showcases in London and instead made the record companies travel to Red Tape rehearsal studios. After several weeks of playing to over 25 labels, the band signed to Hut Records (Virgin Records), in September 1997.
Bring It On (1997–1998)
After signing to Hut Records in September 1997, they began recording their debut album. They entered Parr Street Studios with engineer
In 1998,
Liquid Skin (1999–2000)
The band's second album, Liquid Skin, was released in 1999, leading Gomez to success on the British and Australian albums charts.
In Our Gun (2000–2003)
The group's third album, In Our Gun, was released in 2002. It made the top 10 on the UK charts and the top 50 on the Australian charts. The single "Shot Shot" charted in the UK top 40, the Portugal top 20, and the Billboard Heatseeker chart. The band produced and recorded the record in Batsford Manor, Gloucestershire, with additional recordings in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios. Giving the album a perfect score in his review for PopMatters, Matt Cibula wrote "everyone who doesn’t like this record is insane in a bad way. Screw Wilco; In Our Gun is sounding very much like the Album of the Year."[7]
Split the Difference (2004–2005)
While Gomez's first three albums were self-produced, the band worked with
The band built a studio in Portslade, just outside Brighton, England (where most of them were residing). They worked independently for months recording, until they developed a record with Tchad Blake at
Virgin/EMI then closed down
How We Operate (2006–2007)
Gomez's fifth studio record, How We Operate, was produced by
In 2005, Gomez signed a deal with Dave Matthews'
A collection titled
A New Tide (2008–2010)
A wide range of styles were incorporated into Gomez's sound for their next record A New Tide, including blues, Krautrock and psychedelia. The record saw Gomez accompanied by a number of guest musicians, including vocalist Amy Millan, bassist Josh Abrams, cellist Oliver Krauss, and multi-instrumentalist Stuart Bogie.
A New Tide was be released on 31 March in the US, in the UK and Europe on 30 March, and in Australia on 28 March 2009.[12] Gomez recorded A New Tide in Chicago, and played festivals including Lollapalooza that year. The album marked a return to their more experimental roots, in particular with songs such as "Win Park Slope" and "Airstream Driver". With this album, the band wanted to create a collection of songs that would work well at live gigs.[4] With the band members scattered across two continents, early tracks were written and recorded individually and then merged online. The material took on its ultimate shape when Gomez convened in studios in Chicago and Charlottesville with producer Brian Deck.
In early 2004, Ian Ball and Olly Peacock were involved in a project called Operation Aloha with 14 other musicians including members from Phantom Planet and Maroon 5. They produced an album over the course of 30 days in Maui, Hawaii. A self-titled album was released on 12 May 2009.[13]
In April 2009, the band's song "Little Pieces" was used in the 19th episode of Grey's Anatomy season 5. It played at the start of the episode in a montage scene. In June 2009, Gomez opened for Pearl Jam on the European leg of the Backspacer Tour.[14]
Whatever's on Your Mind (2011–2020)
Gomez released their seventh studio album, Whatever's on Your Mind, on 21 June 2011. As with their last album, production on Whatever's on Your Mind was overseen by the band as well as Brian Deck.
Current activities (2020-present)
Since 2020, Tom Gray has been lobbying the British government to regulate music streaming with the Broken Record campaign group.[15][16][17][18]
Members
- Ian Ball (vocals, guitar)
- Ben Ottewell (vocals, guitar)
- Paul Blackburn (bass)
- Tom Gray(vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming)
- Olly Peacock (drums, percussion)
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | sales thresholds )
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UK [19] |
AUS [20] |
CAN [21] |
NZ [22] |
NOR [23] |
US [24] |
US Heat
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US Indie | |||
1998 | Bring It On | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1999 | Liquid Skin
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2 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 19 | — | 30 | — | |
2002 | In Our Gun
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8 | 5 | — | 13 | — | — | 37 | — |
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2004 | Split the Difference
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35 | 24 | — | 39 | — | 191 | 11 | — | |
2006 | How We Operate
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69 | 37 | — | — | — | 106 | 1 | 7 | |
2009 | A New Tide
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63 | 40 | — | — | — | 60 | — | 5 | |
2011 | Whatever's on Your Mind
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65 | 63 | — | — | — | 81 | — | 11 |
Live albums
Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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UK [29] |
US Heat
| ||
2005 | Out West
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145 | 46 |
Compilations
Year | Title | Chart positions | sales thresholds )
| ||
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UK [19] |
AUS [20] |
US Heat
| |||
2000 | Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline
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10 | 75 | 44 |
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2006 | Five Men in a Hut
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— | 77 | — |
EPs
Year | Title |
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2000 | Machismo E.P.
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2002 | Detroit Swing '66/Ping One Down
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2006 | See the World E.P.
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2006 | Girlshapedlovedrug E.P.
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Singles
Year | Title | US AAA
[31] |
Album | ||
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1998 | 30 March | "78 Stone Wobble" | 44 | — | Bring It On |
1 June | "Get Myself Arrested" | 45 | — | ||
31 August | " Whippin' Piccadilly "
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35 | — | ||
1999 | 28 June | "Bring It On" | 21 | — | Liquid Skin |
30 August | "Rhythm & Blues Alibi" | 18 | — | ||
15 November | "We Haven't Turned Around" | 38 | — | ||
2002 | 4 March | "Shot Shot" | 28 | — | In Our Gun |
3 June | "Sound of Sounds"/"Ping One Down" | 48 | — | ||
2004 | 8 March | "Catch Me Up" | 36 | — | Split the Difference |
2005 | 10 May | "Silence" | 41 | — | |
30 August | "Sweet Virginia" | 42 (UK Indie) | — | ||
2006 | 17 April | "How We Operate" | (US-only single) | 8 | How We Operate |
29 May | "Girlshapedlovedrug" | 66 | — | ||
4 September | "See the World" | 107 | 1 | ||
2009 | 13 April | "Airstream Driver" | — | 7 | A New Tide |
17 August | "Little Pieces" | — | — | ||
2011 | 30 May | "Options" | 76 | 10 | Whatever's on Your Mind |
Videos
Year | Title |
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2006 | Five Men in a Hut: Singles 1998–2004
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Other songs
- The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show (2007) – "Wichita Lineman"
- Dermot O'Leary Presents the Saturday Sessions (2011) – "The Only Living Boy in New York"
- Triple J Like a Version, Vol. 3 – "Breakfast in America"
- Endless Highway: The Music of The Band– "Up On Cripple Creek"
- The Lone Ranger: Wanted (2013) – "Butch's Ballad"
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- ^ ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
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- ^ "Live Reviews: The Glastonbury FestivalJune 25-27, 1999"[usurped]. Chart Attack, Richard Beland, June 25–27, 1999.
- ^ Cibula, Matt (2 May 2002). "Gomez: In Our Gun". PopMatters.
- ^ Jones, Chris. "BBC - Music - Review of Gomez - Split The Difference". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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- ^ "| Live Nation Store". Shop.musictoday.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "GomezJournal: New Album!". Gomeztheband.blogspot.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Operation Aloha: An Experiment in Rock 'n' Roll". Laist.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ "Gomez Opening for Pearl Jam in Europe". PearlJam.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "How a new campaign aims to fix a broken music industry". 11 February 2021.
- TheGuardian.com. 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Announcing the #BrokenRecord Appeal and Festival".
- TheGuardian.com. 24 November 2020.
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- ^ a b c Peaks in Australia:
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- Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline and Five Men in a Hut: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "In Our Gun British sales certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
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