Touchdown (Brakes album)

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Touchdown
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
RecordedChem 19 Studios, Hamilton, Scotland
Genre Alternative rock
Length36:10
Label Fat Cat Records
Producer Paul Savage
Brakes chronology
The Beatific Visions
(2006)
Touchdown
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]
NME 8/10 [3]
Pitchfork Media 7.7/10 [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
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Touchdown is the third album from the Brighton-based band Brakes, released in 2009 on Fat Cat Records.

Track listing

  1. "Two Shocks" - 3:49
  2. "Don’t Take Me To Space (Man)" - 2:41
  3. "Red Rag" - 1:33
  4. "Worry About It Later" - 2:03
  5. "Crush On You" - 3:14
  6. "Eternal Return" - 2:32
  7. "Do You Feel The Same?" - 1:33
  8. "Ancient Mysteries" - 1:57 [Charles Douglas cover]
  9. "Oh! Forever" - 4:08
  10. "Hey Hey" - 2:18
  11. "Why Tell The Truth (When It’s Easier To Lie)" - 3:32
  12. "Leaving England" - 3:50
  13. "First Dance" (hidden track) - 2:35

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References

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