Here Come the Bombs

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Here Come the Bombs
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Studio album by
Released21 May 2012
Genre Indie rock
Length37:57
Label Hot Fruit Recordings
Gaz Coombes chronology
Here Come the Bombs
(2012)
Matador
(2015)
Singles from Here Come the Bombs
  1. "Sub Divider"
    Released: 15 February 2012
  2. "Hot Fruit"
    Released: 30 March 2012
  3. "Simulator"
    Released: 8 June 2012
  4. "White Noise"
    Released: 7 September 2012
  5. "Break the Silence"
    Released: 26 April 2013
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Here Come the Bombs is the debut solo album of former Supergrass front man Gaz Coombes, who performed all of the instruments on the album. It was released on 21 May 2012 by record label Hot Fruit Recordings. [2] It charted at #54 on the UK Albums Chart. [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Gaz Coombes except tracks 2, 3, 6, 9 & 11; written by Gaz Coombes & Sam Williams.

No.TitleLength
1."Bombs"2:32
2."Hot Fruit"4:06
3."Whore"2:48
4."Sub Divider"3:27
5."Universal Cinema"6:08
6."Simulator"3:06
7."White Noise"4:08
8."Fanfare"3:33
9."Break the Silence"3:55
10."Daydream on a Street Corner"1:17
11."Sleeping Giant"3:05
Total length:37:57

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References

  1. "Gaz Coombes - 'Here Come The Bombs' - NME". NME.
  2. Winwood, Ian. "BBC - Music - Review of Gaz Coombes - Gaz Coombes Presents Here Come the Bombs".
  3. "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.