How We Operate
How We Operate | ||||
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Studio album by Gomez | ||||
Released |
2 May 2006 (US, Australia) 5 June 2006 (UK) | |||
Recorded | RAK Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rock, Urban Salsa | |||
Length | 51:40 | |||
Label |
ATO Records (US) Shock Records (Australia) Independiente (UK) | |||
Producer |
Gomez Gil Norton | |||
Gomez chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100 link |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ link |
The Guardian | 9 June 2006 |
The Independent | 9 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 March 2007) |
Pitchfork Media | 5.1/10 link |
PopMatters | 8/10 4 May 2006 |
Stylus | A- 1 May 2006 |
The Times | 28 April 2006 |
How We Operate is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Gomez, which was released in May 2006. The album was produced by Gil Norton and was recorded at RAK Studios, London. The band have again adopted the more minimalist and mellow sound for which they are famed and acclaimed. It received mostly positive reviews, and reached #69 in the UK charts.
Track listing
- "Notice" – 4:01
- "See the World" – 4:03
- "How We Operate" – 5:26
- "Hamoa Beach" – 3:34
- "Girlshapedlovedrug" – 4:00
- "Chasing Ghosts with Alcohol" – 3:42
- "Tear Your Love Apart" – 4:06
- "Charley Patton Songs" – 5:13
- "Woman! Man!" – 4:05
- "All Too Much" – 4:33
- "Cry on Demand" – 4:22
- "Don't Make Me Laugh" – 4:34
Trivia
Ben Ottewell wrote How We Operate the same morning he wrote Blackbird off his solo album Shapes and shadows, and was quoted saying "was quite a productive morning, I wish all hangovers were like that"
Was used as the closing music to the Hitcher featuring Sean Bean
Singles
- "How We Operate" (17 April 2006) Released as a US only single
- "Girlshapedlovedrug" (29 May 2006) #66
- "See The World" (3 September 2006) #107
External links
- How We Operate at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Gomez the band
- 'See the world' song of the day on thishereboogie.com 2 December 2008
- How We Operate at Metacritic
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