Below the Waste (Goat Girl album)

Below The Waste
Studio album by
Goat Girl
Released7 June 2024 (2024-06-07)
Length48:02
LabelRough Trade
Producer
  • Goat Girl
  • John "Spud" Murphy
Goat Girl chronology
On All Fours
(2021) 		Below The Waste
(2024)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[1]
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash7/10[4]
DIY[5]
MusicOMH[6]
The Skinny (magazine)[7]
Far Out4/5[8]
Pitchfork7.7/10[9]

Below The Waste is the third studio album by English band Goat Girl. It was released on 7 June 2024 by Rough Trade Records.[10]

Production

The album was recorded primarily in Hellfire Studios in Ireland, with producer John 'Spud' Murphy (Lankum, Black Midi, Caroline). Additional sessions took place at Damon Albarn's Studio 13.[10]

Critical reception

Below the Waste was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 10 reviews.[2] AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.6 out of 10 based on 12 reviews.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Goat Girl.

Below The Waste track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Reprise"1:46
2."Ride Around"4:09
3."Words Fell Out"3:01
4."Play It Down"3:40
5."TCNC"3:01
6."Where's Ur <3"3:32
7."Prelude"0:23
8."Tonight"2:54
9."Motorway"3:21
10."S.M.O.G."0:37
11."Take It Away"2:30
12."Pretty Faces"2:15
13."Perhaps"4:33
14."Jump Sludge"2:46
15."Sleep Talk"3:17
16."Wasting"6:10

Personnel

Goat Girl

  • Lottie Pendlebury – performance, production
  • Rosy Jones – performance, production
  • Holly Mullineaux – performance, production

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for Below The Waste
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 78
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] 4

References

  1. ^ a b "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (10 June 2024). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ Carter, Daisy (7 June 2024). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ^ Horton, Ross (7 June 2024). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ Wade, Lewis (4 June 2024). "Goat Girl – 'Below the Waste'". The Skinny. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ Ferrier, Aimee (5 June 2024). "Goat Girl – 'Below the Waste' album review: their best yet". Far Out. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ^ Bardhan, Ashley (10 June 2024). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b Pilley, Max (14 February 2024). "Goat Girl announce third album 'Below the Waste' and share lead single 'Ride Around'". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2024.