Split the Difference

Split the Difference
Studio album by
Gomez
Released17 May 2004 (2004-05-17)
GenreRock
Length50:30
LabelHut (Virgin)
Producer
Gomez chronology
In Our Gun
(2002) 		Split the Difference
(2004) 		Out West
(2005)
Singles from Split the Difference
  1. "Catch Me Up"
    Released: March 8th, 2004
  2. "Silence"
    Released: May 10th, 2005
  3. "Sweet Virginia"
    Released: August 30th, 2005

Split the Difference is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band Gomez released on 17 May 2004 by Hut Records. Production on the album was overseen by the band and Tchad Blake, known for producing albums by artists such as Tom Waits and Crowded House.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The A.V. Clubfavourable[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME3/10[6]
The Observerunfavourable[7]
Pitchfork Media5.7/10[8]
PopMattersfavourable[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

The album was met with mixed critical response, with Allmusic rating it as four stars out of five and BBC Internet Music Reviews describing it as "one of the finest releases of the year so far. If you were one of those people who wrote them off two years ago, it's time to get listening again."[12] However, the album received less than favourable reviews from a number of other sources, including Pitchfork Media and NME.

Track listing

  1. "Do One" – 2:40
  2. "These 3 Sins" – 2:37
  3. "Silence" – 2:55
  4. "Me, You and Everybody" – 4:24
  5. "We Don't Know Where We're Going" – 4:42
  6. "Sweet Virginia" – 6:06
  7. "Catch Me Up" – 3:47
  8. "Where Ya Going?" – 3:41
  9. "Meet Me in the City" – 3:12
  10. "Chicken Out" – 3:32
  11. "Extra Special Guy" – 3:31
  12. "Nothing Is Wrong" – 5:35
  13. "There It Was" – 3:43
  14. "Blind" – 4:18 (bonus track on some versions)
  15. "Butterfly" – 3:44 (bonus track on some versions)

Singles

  • "Catch Me Up" (1 March 2004) #36 UK
  • "Silence" (3 May 2004) #41 UK
  • "Sweet Virginia" (6 September 2004)

References

  1. ^ "Split The Difference Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ The A.V. Club review
  4. ^ Richardson, Sean (28 May 2004). "Split the Difference Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 124. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  5. ^ The Guardian review
  6. ^ May 2004
  7. ^ The Observer review
  8. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  9. ^ PopMatters review
  10. ^ June 2004, p.98
  11. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2012.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ Jones, Chris. "Gomez Split The Difference Review". Retrieved 14 June 2024.