A New Athens (album)

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A New Athens
The Bluetones A New Athens.jpg
Studio album by
Released31 May 2010
Recorded2009-2010
Genre Indie pop, indie rock
Length48:06
Label CIA Recordings
Producer Gordon Mills, Jr.
The Bluetones chronology
The Bluetones
(2006)
A New Athens
(2010)
Singles from A New Athens
  1. "Carry Me Home"
    Released: 13 June 2010
  2. "Golden Soul"
    Released: 14 November 2010
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WalesOnline 7/10 [6]

A New Athens is the sixth studio album by English rock band The Bluetones. It was released on 31 May 2010 on CIA Recordings.

Contents

The album failed to chart in the Top 200 UK Albums Chart after its first week on release.

The first single was "Carry Me Home", which released on 13 June 2010, on download. A second single, "Golden Soul", was released on 14 November 2010, on download.

Track listing

All tracks written by: Chesters, Devlin, Morriss, Morriss:

  1. "The Notes Between the Notes Between the Notes"
  2. "Firefly"
  3. "A New Athens"
  4. "Culling Song"
  5. "Into The Red"
  6. "Golden Soul"
  7. "The Day That Never Was"
  8. "Carry Me Home"
  9. "Half the Size of Nothing"
  10. "Haunted by You"
  11. "Pranchestonelle"
  12. "Hey Schmoopy" (Hidden Track)

Personnel

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References

  1. A New Athens at AllMusic
  2. Stuart, Simon (31 May 2010). "The Bluetones: A New Athens (CIA Recordings)". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. inthenews.co.uk review
  4. PopMatters review
  5. Slant Magazine review
  6. WalesOnline review