I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose | ||||
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Studio album by Bombay Bicycle Club | ||||
Released | 3 July 2009 | |||
Recorded | October—November 2008 Konk Studios, London |
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Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 47:53 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Jim Abbiss | |||
Bombay Bicycle Club chronology | ||||
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Singles from I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Artrocker | (favourable) |
PopMatters | |
BBC Music | (favourable) |
Yahoo! Music | (7/10) |
Drowned In Sound | (4/10) |
The Fly | |
The Guardian | |
Gigwise | |
NME | (8/10) |
I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose is the first album by the London indie rock band, Bombay Bicycle Club released on 3 July 2009. The band announced the title through MySpace and their official website on 31 March 2009. The album was recorded during October and November 2008, with the long-term producer Jim Abbiss. The title comes from a line in the song "After Hours" by A Tribe Called Quest, from their 1990 album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
I Had the Blues... received a generally positive reception from critics. The review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a normalised rating of 60, indicating "Mixed or average reviews". However, most if not all professional scores indicate the album was warmly received altogether.
All tracks written by Jack Steadman.