While the mostly mid-tempo, mostly acoustic continues the trajectory from college rock to radio-ready adult alternative, Gomez has yet to succumb to anything resembling blandness. The album’s best songs are its most experimental, which will continue to frustrate those who want these Southport boys to more frequently embrace the strange.
New Tide continues Gomez's struggle to accurately identify its sound after the initial boon of 1998's Mercury Prize, further wedging them into a narrow void between two unbecoming styles.
I only ever vote when i hate an album or I love it. Love it gets a 10, hate it might get a dont care to a 1. This album is great. I play it I only ever vote when i hate an album or I love it. Love it gets a 10, hate it might get a dont care to a 1. This album is great. I play it all the time in the car and I play it loudly. Thank you GOMEZ. They are, in my opinion the new Beatles. I can't ever wait for a new album. The reviewer who rate this less than 9 are probably tone deaf and quite possibly insensitive. Only listen to Gomez if you like music. Otherwise, stick to watching football. Yes, I said the new Beatles. Every song is a hit, every song will be a classic, every song is an inspiration. Only the lyrics are uniformly great. Oh, I like the album.…Expand
It may not be the rocker their last release was, but if you like mid-tempo songwriting you'll enjoy it. Better than anticipated. Not It may not be the rocker their last release was, but if you like mid-tempo songwriting you'll enjoy it. Better than anticipated. Not sure why the critics didn't care for it.…Expand
I think it is important not to take one's sharing of musical tastes too seriously, especially when discussing them in a forum such as I think it is important not to take one's sharing of musical tastes too seriously, especially when discussing them in a forum such as this. This is doubly true when writing about Gomez. This band has always been playful, and has retained a willingness to experiment, at times at the expense of linearity or popular tastes. This is their merit. I'm not sure why we must fault them for this on "A New Tide." Once you see them in concert, it becomes crystal clear that they are a terrific, powerful rock 'n roll band. This particluar album is softer, mellower and groovier most of their corpus, but it is still fun. The tide might be low-fi, but the moon that rules the waters is still Gomez.…Expand
In response to "Not sure why the critics didn't care for it." by AM Driver, because they are exactly that. Critics. If they said In response to "Not sure why the critics didn't care for it." by AM Driver, because they are exactly that. Critics. If they said anything good about the album they'd wouldn't be called critics. I don't get why we listen to critics in the first place. Aren't there people out there that do the opposite? Anyhow, this album is one hell of a grower! Being a huge fan of their frist 2 albums I wasn't initially over impressed by A New Tide upon first hearing but after the 2nd and 3rd time through I love it. It's by no means anything too close to Liquid Skin or Bring It On but it does have some fantastic original Gomez panache going on. If you've like any of Gomez' material, give it a listen, well, a few, it just gets better and better.…Expand
Their least interesting album. It is straightforward to the point of being bland in some spots. Seems destined for background music on Their least interesting album. It is straightforward to the point of being bland in some spots. Seems destined for background music on network dramas. They are so much better than this.…Collapse
What happened? These guys used to be interesting. It sounds as if they've decided their drug of choice is a cocktail of prozac and What happened? These guys used to be interesting. It sounds as if they've decided their drug of choice is a cocktail of prozac and valium with this latest offering. The only exception is Airstream Driver. The only way this album may be worth the money is as background music to help you fall asleep.…Expand
