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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blare[2]
The Telegraph[3]
Financial Times[4]
BBCPositive[5]
Rockfreaks.net[6]
Pitchfork Media7.0/10[7]
Paste Magazine7.1/10[8]
Rokoed[9]
The Guardian[10]
Allmusic[11]

A Different Kind of Fix is the third studio album by British alternative rock band Bombay Bicycle Club, and was released on 26 August 2011 by Island Records.

Singles

  • "Shuffle" was the first single released from the album, it was released on 23 June 2011. It peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Lights Out, Words Gone" was the second single, released on 17 October 2011.
  • "Leave It" was the third single, and was released on December 26th 2011.
  • "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep" was the fourth single and was released on April 9th 2012. Directed by Anna Ginsburg, the video for "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep" is an epic journey of a little boy who one night dreams of going to the moon. The video was inspired by a story in the Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino.[12][13]
  • "Beg" was released as the fifth and final single on the 9th July 2012.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack Steadman

No.TitleLength
1."How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep"3:30
2."Bad Timing"3:34
3."Your Eyes"5:21
4."Lights Out, Words Gone"5:01
5."Take the Right One"3:36
6."Shuffle"3:54
7."Beggars"4:12
8."Leave It"3:54
9."Fracture"4:04
10."What You Want"4:20
11."Favourite Day"4:57
12."Still"4:25
13."Beg" (Bonus track)3:52

Personnel

  • Jack Steadman - lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jamie MacColl - guitar
  • Ed Nash - bass
  • Suren de Saram - drums
  • Lucy Rose - backing vocals

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
Position
Irish Albums Chart 18
UK Albums Chart 6

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[14] 26 August 2011 Digital download Island Records
France[15]
Germany[16]
Ireland[17]
New Zealand[18]
Spain[19]
United Kingdom Digital download[20]
29 August 2011 CD[21]

References

  1. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2508792
  2. ^ Khan, Joshua (24 August 2011). "REVIEW: Bombay Bicycle Club - "A Different Kind Of Fix"". Toronto: BLARE Magazine. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  3. ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (25 August 2011). "Bombay Bicycle Club: A Different Kind of Fix, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  4. ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/390ef086-cdeb-11e0-a409-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1WWIY8yxa
  5. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qnwx
  6. ^ http://rockfreaks.net/albums/4246
  7. ^ http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15914-a-different-kind-of-fix/
  8. ^ "Bombay Bicycle Club: A Different Kind of Fix". Paste Magazine.
  9. ^ http://rokoed.ru/archives/1720
  10. ^ Hoby, Hermione (28 August 2011). "Bombay Bicycle Club: A Different Kind of Fix – review - The Guardian". The Guardian. London.
  11. ^ "A Different Kind of Fix > Review". Allmusic.
  12. ^ Making-of Blog for "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep"
  13. ^ "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep" on YouTube
  14. ^ A Different Kind of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club - on iTunes
  15. ^ A Different Kind of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club - on iTunes
  16. ^ A Different Kind of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club - on iTunes
  17. ^ A Different Kind of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club - on iTunes
  18. ^ A Different Kind of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club - on iTunes
  19. ^ A Different Kind of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club - on iTunes
  20. ^ A Different Kind of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club - on iTunes
  21. ^ A Different Kind Of Fix: Bombay Bicycle Club: Amazon.co.uk: Music