New Tide (W/Dvd) (Dlx) [DELUXE EDITION]

Gomez (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Deluxe Edition
• Label: Ato Records / Red
• ASIN: B0023VGDT6
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #397,319 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Deluxe edition includes bonus live concert DVD! British indie veterans Gomez follow-up 2006's 'How We Operate' with 'A New Tide', marking a return to the band's more experimental roots. Including guest appearances from vocalist Amy Milan (Broken Social Scene) and cellist Oliver Krauss (Paul Weller, Beth Orton), 'A New Tide' provides an example of a band that is comfortable with the input and creativity of each member.

Track listing:

1. Mix

2. Little Pieces

3. If I Ask You Nicely

4. Lost Track

5. Win Park Slope

6. Bone Tired

7. Airstream Driver

8. Natural Reaction

9. Very Strange

10. Other Plans

11. Sunset Gates

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Not their best, but..., July 13, 2009

By	Alan Wolf (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Most Gomez albums take a few listenings before they really grab me, at least the majority of songs. For example, the second I heard the title song from How We Operate, it was an instant favorite, but the rest of the album had to grow on me. I had to overcome the sense that this was just too poppish. Coming after How We Operate, this carries on in a somewhat similar vein, but does have a bit more of the old style Gomez song complexity to it. The first song to really excite me was Airstream Driver, and now several others are making their way.

I got the deluxe CD, which includes a great concert performance from last year in Chicago, mainly the "classics."It was odd to look out at a filled, smoke free auditorium. (Gomez will be at the Fillmore in 2 weeks, and I can guarantee that the air will be very hazy there.)

I was thrilled that Gomez was still touring and releasing new work. With Ian's CD last year, and his seeming to live in LA, I was concerned that Gomez was splitting up.