Citizens of Boomtown | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 13 March 2020 | |||
Studio | Brick Music, Acton, London; Barnstorm Studios | |||
Length | 41:13 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Producer | Pete Briquette | |||
The Boomtown Rats chronology | ||||
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Citizens of Boomtown is the seventh studio album by Irish band The Boomtown Rats, released on 13 March 2020 via BMG. [1] It is the band's first album since 1984's In the Long Grass, and the first album to be recorded as four-piece band, as the keyboardist Johnnie Fingers didn't return when the band was reunited in 2013. [2] It is also the last album to feature longtime guitarist Garry Roberts who died on November 8, 2022.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 58/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
The Irish Times | [6] |
Louder Than War | 8/10 [7] |
Citizens of Boomtown was met with mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 58, based on 6 reviews. [3] Thomas H. Green of The Arts Desk rated the album 3 out of 5 stars. [8]
All tracks composed by Bob Geldof; except where indicated
with:
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [10] | 73 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 41 |
Irish Albums ( OCC) [12] | 12 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [13] | 11 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [14] | 48 |
Citizens of Boomtown | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 13 March 2020 | |||
Studio | Brick Music, Acton, London; Barnstorm Studios | |||
Length | 41:13 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Producer | Pete Briquette | |||
The Boomtown Rats chronology | ||||
|
Citizens of Boomtown is the seventh studio album by Irish band The Boomtown Rats, released on 13 March 2020 via BMG. [1] It is the band's first album since 1984's In the Long Grass, and the first album to be recorded as four-piece band, as the keyboardist Johnnie Fingers didn't return when the band was reunited in 2013. [2] It is also the last album to feature longtime guitarist Garry Roberts who died on November 8, 2022.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 58/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
The Irish Times | [6] |
Louder Than War | 8/10 [7] |
Citizens of Boomtown was met with mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 58, based on 6 reviews. [3] Thomas H. Green of The Arts Desk rated the album 3 out of 5 stars. [8]
All tracks composed by Bob Geldof; except where indicated
with:
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
---|---|
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [10] | 73 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 41 |
Irish Albums ( OCC) [12] | 12 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [13] | 11 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [14] | 48 |