Bubblegum (Clinic album)

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Bubblegum
Clinic - Bubblegum.jpg
Studio album by
Released4 October 2010
RecordedElevator Studios, Liverpool
Genre Indie rock
Length39:51
Label Domino Records
Producer John Congleton
Clinic chronology
Do It!
(2008)
Bubblegum
(2010)
Free Reign
(2012)
Singles from Bubblegum
  1. "I'm Aware"
    Released: 20 September 2010
  2. "Bubblegum [1] "
    Released: 31 January 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
RockfeedbackStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME (6/10) [6]
The Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork Media (6.7/10) [8]
Popmatters (8/10) [9]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin (7/10) [11]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Bubblegum is the sixth album by Clinic, released on 4 October 2010. [13]

Clinic (band) English band

Clinic are an English rock band, formed in 1997 in Liverpool. Signed to Domino Records, they are noted for their use of vintage keyboards/organs.

The album was produced by John Congleton and recorded at Elevator Studios in Liverpool. [13] Lead single "I'm Aware" was released on 20 September 2010, [14] with a second single, "Bubblegum", on 31 January 2011. [1]

John Congleton

John Congleton is a Grammy-winning American producer/engineer/mixer/writer.

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Track listing

  1. "I'm Aware" - 2:59
  2. "Bubblegum" - 2:53
  3. "Baby" - 3:59
  4. "Lion Tamer" - 3:00
  5. "Linda" - 2:44
  6. "Milk & Honey" - 3:13
  7. "The Radio Story" - 2:13
  8. "Forever (Demis' Blues)" - 3:11
  9. "Another Way of Giving" - 3:15
  10. "Evelyn" - 3:51
  11. "Un Astronauta En Cielo" - 2:15
  12. "Freemasons Waltz" - 3:27
  13. "Orangutan" - 3:00

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