The New Life (album)

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The New Life
Girlsnamesthenewlifealbumcover.jpg
Studio album by
Released18 February 2013
RecordedAugust 2011, June–October 2012
StudioStart Together Studios, Belfast
Length43:07
Label Tough Love Records
Producer Cathal Cully
Girls Names chronology
Dead to Me
(2011)
The New Life
(2013)
Arms Around A Vision
(2015)
Singles from The New Life
  1. "The New Life"
    Released: 13 November 2012
  2. "Hypnotic Regression"
    Released: 10 December 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AU 8/10 [3]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [5]
Exclaim! 5/10 [6]
The Fly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Paste 7.3/10 [10]
Pitchfork 6.5/10 [11]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Line of Best Fit Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]

The New Life is the second album by Northern Irish band Girls Names. It was released on 18 February 2013 by Tough Love Records in Europe and on 12 March 2013 by Slumberland Records in the USA. [16] [17] Its release was preceded by the album's title track "The New Life" as a single on 13 November 2012 [18] and the song "Hypnotic Regression" as a download-only single on 10 December 2012. [19] The album cover features a photograph by Rob Peart. [20] The New Life received an aggregate score of 76 out of 100 according to review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [21]

Contents

An EP of remixes of tracks from The New Life, entitled The Next Life, was released in October 2013 in digital and vinyl formats. [22] [23] Both formats also include a cover version of the Brian Eno song, "Third Uncle".

Track listing

All songs written by Cathal Cully.

No.TitleLength
1."Portrait"0:50
2."Pittura Infamante"4:55
3."Drawing Lines"4:50
4."Hypnotic Regression"3:48
5."Occultation"5:13
6."A Second Skin"4:05
7."The Olympia"4:06
8."Notion"2:54
9."Projektion"4:50
10."The New Life"7:36
Total length:43:07
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Visions"3:36
Total length:46:43

Personnel

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