There's Me and There's You is the second studio album by The Matthew Herbert Big Band. It was released on Accidental Records and Studio !K7 in 2008.
| There's Me and There's You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 November 2008 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, jazz | |||
| Length | 59:39 | |||
| Label | Accidental Records, Studio !K7 | |||
| Producer | Matthew Herbert | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| MusicOMH |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 4.0/10[3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| URB |  [5] |
Critical reception
editAt Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60% based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[1]
Tim O'Neil of PopMatters gave the album 4 stars out of 10, saying: "It's an interesting album, just not interesting in a way that particularly compels me to listen to it again."[4] Noah Levine of URB gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "The developed avant-jazz compositions stand out just fine, but with all their consequential underpinnings, Herbert and the band are swinging on all levels."[5]
MusicOMH placed it at number 38 on the "Top 50 Best Albums of 2008" list.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Story" | 6:26 |
| 2. | "Pontificate" | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Waiting" | 5:37 |
| 4. | "The Yesness" | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Battery" | 6:17 |
| 6. | "Regina" | 5:35 |
| 7. | "The Rich Man's Prayer" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Breathe" | 7:29 |
| 9. | "Knowing" | 2:80 |
| 10. | "Nonsound" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "One Life" | 5:34 |
| 12. | "Just Swing" | 5:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Blow the Final Whistle" | 5:38 |
References
edit- ^ a b "There's Me And There's You by The Matthew Herbert Big Band". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Hogwood, Ben (10 November 2008). "The Matthew Herbert Big Band – There's Me And There's You". MusicOMH. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Pytlik, Mark (11 November 2008). "The Matthew Herbert Big Band: There's Me and There's You". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b O'Neil, Tim (19 February 2009). "The Matthew Herbert Big Band: There's Me and There's You". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b Levine, Noah (2 December 2008). "The Matthew Herbert Big Band :: There's Me And There's You". URB. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "musicOMH's Top 50 Best Albums Of 2008: 40-31". MusicOMH. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
External links
edit- There's Me and There's You at Discogs (list of releases)