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Liquid Skin
Studio album by
Released13 September 1999
Recorded1998-1999
GenreRock
Length55:28
LabelHut (Virgin)
ProducerGomez
Gomez chronology
Bring It On
(1998)
Liquid Skin
(1999)
Machismo E.P.
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press3/5[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
The Guardian[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
NME7/10[6]
PopMatters7.1/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin8/10[10]

Liquid Skin is the second album by English indie rock band Gomez released in September 1999 by Hut Records. Production on the album was overseen by the band and the album follows a similar style to their 1998 debut Bring It On. The track 'We Haven't Turned Around' was featured on the soundtrack to the 1999 film American Beauty.

Track listing

  1. "Hangover"  – 3:27
  2. "Revolutionary Kind"  – 4:32
  3. "Bring It On"  – 4:10
  4. "Blue Moon Rising"  – 4:48
  5. "Las Vegas Dealer"  – 3:55
  6. "We Haven't Turned Around"  – 6:29
  7. "Fill My Cup"  – 4:39
  8. "Rhythm & Blues Alibi"  – 5:03
  9. "Rosalita"  – 4:05
  10. "California"  – 7:24
  11. "Devil Will Ride"  – 6:56

Singles

  • "Bring It On" (28 June 1999, reached #21 in singles chart)
  • "Rhythm & Blues Alibi" (30 August 1999, #18)
  • "We Haven't Turned Around" (15 November 1999, #38)

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Liquid Skin – Gomez". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  2. ^ "Gomez: Liquid Skin". Alternative Press. No. 135. October 1999. pp. 100–102.
  3. ^ Sinclair, Tom (1999-09-24). "Liquid Skin (Virgin)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. ^ Cox, Tom (1999-09-17). "Gomez: Liquid Skin (Hut)". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Cromelin, Richard (1999-09-25). "Gomez Imaginatively Avoids Brit-Rock". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  6. ^ Martin, Piers (1999-09-09). "Gomez – Liquid Skin". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  7. ^ Zupko, Sarah. "Gomez: Liquid Skin". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2003-04-03. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  8. ^ "Gomez: Liquid Skin". Q. No. 157. October 1999. pp. 112–113.
  9. ^ Kot, Greg (1999-10-14). "Gomez: Liquid Skin". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  10. ^ Gehr, Richard (November 1999). "Gomez: Liquid Skin". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 11. pp. 191–192. Retrieved 2019-01-05.