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SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE
Gomez
(Virgin/EMI)
"We don't know where we're going," claim Gomez -- and it's easy to see where they're coming from. For the past few years and albums, these U.K. eccentrics have been on an experimental tear, trying to escape the neo-blues pigeonhole of their rootsy early fare like Get Miles.
With their tellingly titled fourth full-length Split the Difference, Gomez try to deliver the best of both worlds.
On one hand, they're still a bunch of young white geezers who sing like old black geezers -- and their appreciation for American roots music is evident in the lazy folk-blues of There it Was and their clattery cover of Junior Kimbrough's Meet Me in the City.
On the other hand, the strummy '60s pop of These 3 Sins, the fuzz-busting electro-blues swagger of Where Ya Going? and the chunky Nirvana grunge of Chicken -- not to mention their freewheeling, eclectic arrangements and production -- make it clear these lads aren't playing by anyone's rules but their own.
So yeah, maybe they don't know where they're headed. But wherever it is, we want to tag along.
Track Listing
1. Do One
2. These 3 Sins
3. Silence
4. Me, You and Everybody
5. We Don't Know Where We're Going
6. Sweet Virginia
7. Catch Me Up
8. Where Ya Going?
9. Meet Me in the City
10. Chicken Out
11. Extra Special Guy
12. Nothing Is Wrong
13. There It Was