New Eyes | ||
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Studio album by Clean Bandit | ||
Released | 30 May 2014 | |
Recorded | 2010–14 | |
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Length | 50:28 | |
Label | Atlantic | |
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Special edition cover
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Singles from New Eyes | ||
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Singles from New Eyes (Special Edition) | ||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 59/100 |
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AllMusic | |
Clash | 3/10 |
Digital Spy | |
The Guardian | |
Mixmag | 3/5 |
musicOMH | |
NME | 5/10 |
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Q | |
Time Out London |
New Eyes is the debut studio album by English electronic music group Clean Bandit, released on 30 May 2014 by Atlantic Records, after suffering from several setbacks. The album includes the singles "A+E", "Mozart's House", "Dust Clears", "Rather Be", "Extraordinary" and "Come Over". New Eyes was produced entirely by group members Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto. The album peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 100,000 copies.
The album was named after Noailles, a neighbourhood of Marseille in France where band members Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto regularly visit on holiday.
The album's lead single, "A+E", was released on 7 December 2012 and features vocals from Kandaka Moore and Nikki Cislyn. It was their first appearance on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 100. "Mozart's House" was re-released on 29 March 2013 as the album's second single. The track includes part of the String Quartet No. 21 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The third single, "Dust Clears" was released on 19 July 2013, featuring vocals from Noonie Bao.
"Rather Be", featuring vocals from Jess Glynne, was released on 17 January 2014 as the album's fourth single and spent four weeks at number one in the UK, selling over 1.1 million copies since release. The album's fifth single, "Extraordinary", features vocals from Sharna Bass and was released on 16 May 2014. The album's sixth single, released on 8 August 2014 after the album's release, was "Come Over" and features vocals from Stylo G.