| Below The Waste | ||||
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| Released | 7 June 2024 | |||
| Length | 48:02 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10 [1] |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Clash | 7/10 [4] |
| DIY | [5] |
| MusicOMH | [6] |
| The Skinny (magazine) | [7] |
| Far Out | 4/5 [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [9] |
Below The Waste is the third studio album by English band Goat Girl. It was released on 7 June 2024 by Rough Trade Records. [10]
The album was recorded primarily in Hellfire Studios in Ireland, with producer John 'Spud' Murphy (Lankum, Black Midi, Caroline). Additional sessions took place at Damon Albarn's Studio 13. [10]
Below the Waste was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 10 reviews. [2] AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.6 out of 10 based on 12 reviews. [1]
All tracks are written by Goat Girl.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reprise" | 1:46 |
| 2. | "Ride Around" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Words Fell Out" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Play It Down" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "TCNC" | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Where's Ur <3" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Prelude" | 0:23 |
| 8. | "Tonight" | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Motorway" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "S.M.O.G." | 0:37 |
| 11. | "Take It Away" | 2:30 |
| 12. | "Pretty Faces" | 2:15 |
| 13. | "Perhaps" | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Jump Sludge" | 2:46 |
| 15. | "Sleep Talk" | 3:17 |
| 16. | "Wasting" | 6:10 |
Goat Girl
Additional contributors
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [12] | 78 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] | 4 |
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