The New Life (album)

The New Life
Studio album by
Girls Names
Released18 February 2013
RecordedAugust 2011, June–October 2012
StudioStart Together Studios, Belfast
Length43:07
LabelTough Love Records
ProducerCathal Cully
Girls Names chronology
Dead to Me
(2011) 		The New Life
(2013) 		Arms Around A Vision
(2015)
Singles from The New Life
  1. "The New Life"
    Released: 13 November 2012
  2. "Hypnotic Regression"
    Released: 10 December 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music Guide[2]
AU8/10[3]
Consequence of Sound[4]
Drowned in Sound9/10[5]
Exclaim!5/10[6]
The Fly[7]
The Irish Times[8]
NME8/10[9]
Paste7.3/10[10]
Pitchfork6.5/10[11]
PopMatters[12]
Q[13]
The Line of Best Fit[14]
Under the Radar[15]

The New Life is the second album by Northern Irish band Girls Names. It was released on 18 February 2013 by Tough Love Records in Europe and on 12 March 2013 by Slumberland Records in the USA.[16][17] Its release was preceded by the album's title track "The New Life" as a single on 13 November 2012[18] and the song "Hypnotic Regression" as a download-only single on 10 December 2012.[19] The album cover features a photograph by Rob Peart.[20] The New Life received an aggregate score of 76 out of 100 according to review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[21]

An EP of remixes of tracks from The New Life, entitled The Next Life, was released in October 2013 in digital and vinyl formats.[22][23] Both formats also include a cover version of the Brian Eno song, "Third Uncle".

Track listing

All songs written by Cathal Cully.

No.TitleLength
1."Portrait"0:50
2."Pittura Infamante"4:55
3."Drawing Lines"4:50
4."Hypnotic Regression"3:48
5."Occultation"5:13
6."A Second Skin"4:05
7."The Olympia"4:06
8."Notion"2:54
9."Projektion"4:50
10."The New Life"7:36
Total length:43:07
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Visions"3:36
Total length:46:43

Personnel

  • Neil Brogan: drums
  • Cathal Cully: guitars, synths, keys, drum machines, vocals
  • Claire Miskimmin: bass guitar
  • Philip Quinn: synth on "Projektion" and "Occultation"

References

  1. ^ "The New Life – Girls Names – Critic Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. ^ Tim Sendra. The New Life – Girls Names. All Music Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2013
  3. ^ Neill Dougan. Girls Names – The New Life at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 April 2013). AU. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013
  4. ^ Adam Kivel. Album Review: Girls Names – The New Life. Consequence of Sound, 26 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. ^ Dom Gourlay. Girls Names – The New Life Archived 1 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Drowned in Sound, 26 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  6. ^ Duncan Boyd. Girls Names – The New Life. Exclaim!, 25 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  7. ^ Ben Homewood. Girls Names – The New Life. The Fly, 15 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  8. ^ Tony Clayton-Lea. Girls Names – The New Life at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 February 2013). The Irish Times, 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  9. ^ John Calvert. Girls Names – The New Life. NME, 15 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  10. ^ Jonah Flicker. Girls Names: The New Life. Paste, 5 March 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  11. ^ Larry Fitzmaurice. Girls Names: The New Life. Pitchfork, 21 March 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  12. ^ Zachary Houle. Girls Names: The New Life. PopMatters, 13 March 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  13. ^ Q, p101, April 2013. p
  14. ^ Will Fitzpatrick. Girls Names – The New Life. The Line of Best Fit, 15 February 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  15. ^ Billy Hamilton. Girls Names: The New Life (Slumberland). Under the Radar, 8 March 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  16. ^ Robin Murray. Girls Names Line Up Second Album. Clash Magazine, 30 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  17. ^ Jenn Pelly. Girls Names "Pittura Infamante". Pitchfork, 18 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  18. ^ Girls Names: The New Life. Slumberland Records, November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  19. ^ Lucy Jones.New Music – Girls Names 'Hypnotic Regression'. NME, 30 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  20. ^ TLV062: Girls Names – The New Life (album) LP – Pre-order. Tough Love Records, November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  21. ^ The New Life – Girls Names – Critic Reviews. Metacritic, CBS Interactive. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  22. ^ TLV067: Girls Names – The Next Life 12" – limited edition white vinyl. Tough Love, October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  23. ^ Girls Names: The Next Life: Slumberland. Slumberland Records, October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.


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