Computers and Blues

Computers and Blues
Studio album by The Streets
Released 7 February 2011 (UK)
Recorded 2009–2010
Genre UK garage
Alternative hip hop
Electronica
Length 43:23
Label Atlantic
Producer Mike Skinner
The Streets chronology
Cyberspace and Reds
(2011)		 Computers and Blues
(2011)
Singles from Computers and Blues
  1. "Going Through Hell"
    Released: 30 January 2011
  2. "OMG"
    Released: 17 April 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (69/100) [1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
BBC (Positive)[3]
The Guardian [4]
Consequence of Sound [5]
The Daily Telegraph [6]
Metro [7]
Virgin Media [8]
Q Magazine [9]
The Independent [10]
musicOMH [11]
The A.V Club (B-) [12]
Pitchfork Media (5.7/10.0)[13]
NME [14]
Clash [15]
PopMatters [16]

Computers and Blues is the fifth album by The Streets and the final one Mike Skinner plans to release under this alias, officially released in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2011. It contains 14 songs, including an appearance from British singer-songwriter Clare Maguire. Rob Harvey of The Music worked closely with Skinner on the album and features on several songs. The cover photo is a close-up of the Norfolk Terrace halls of residence at the University of East Anglia designed by architect Denys Lasdun.

Contents

Tracklisting

No. Title Length
1. "Outside Inside"   3:02
2. "Going Through Hell" (featuring Robert Harvey of The Music) 3:08
3. "Roof of Your Car"   3:12
4. "Puzzled By People"   3:08
5. "Without Thinking" (featuring Sharlene Hector) 3:18
6. "Blip on a Screen"   3:34
7. "Those That Don't Know"   2:54
8. "Soldiers" (featuring Robert Harvey of The Music) 3:37
9. "We Can Never Be Friends" (featuring Robert Harvey of The Music) 3:37
10. "ABC"   1:12
11. "OMG" (featuring Laura Vane of Laura Vane and The Vipertones) 3:27
12. "Trying to Kill M.E." (featuring Laura Vane) 3:58
13. "Trust Me"   2:16
14. "Lock the Locks" (featuring Clare Maguire) 3:08

Chart performance

On 10 February 2011, Computers and Blues debuted at number 22 on the Irish Albums Chart. On 13 February 2011 the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 8.

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[17] 49
Irish Albums Chart[18] 22
New Zealand Albums Chart[19] 32
UK Albums Chart[20] 8
Danish Albums Chart[21] 11

Release history

The album was released in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2011, but was made available to Spotify Premium subscribers on 2 February.[22] A stream of the album has been made available by Guardian News and Media on 3 February 2011.[23]

Region Date Label
United Kingdom 7 February 2011[24] Atlantic Records

References

  1. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/computers-blues
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z8wx Review
  4. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/03/streets-computers-and-blues-review Review
  5. ^ http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/02/album-review-the-streets-%E2%80%93-computers-and-blues/
  6. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopreviews/8304147/The-Streets-Computers-and-Blues-CD-review.html Review
  7. ^ http://www.metro.co.uk/music/reviews/854770-computer-and-blues-highlights-the-more-mature-side-of-the-streets
  8. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/the-streets-computers-and-blues.php
  9. ^ Feb 2011, p.123
  10. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-streets-computers-and-blues-679-2203484.html Review
  11. ^ http://www.musicomh.com/albums/streets-5_0211.htm
  12. ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-streets-computers-and-blues,51831/
  13. ^ [2]
  14. ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-streets/11832 Review
  15. ^ http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-streets-computers-and-blues
  16. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/136854-the-streets-computers-and-blues/ Review
  17. ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Streets&titel=Computers+And+Blues&cat=a
  18. ^ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=6
  19. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Streets&titel=Computers+And+Blues&cat=a
  20. ^ http://acharts.us/album/61029
  21. ^ http://www.hitlisterne.dk/default.asp?w=6&y=2011&list=a40
  22. ^ http://spotify-playlists.eu/2011/02/02/spotify-premium-the-streets-final-album-computers-and-blues/
  23. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/feb/03/streets-computers-blues-album-stream Hear the Streets' Computers and Blues – Album Stream
  24. ^ http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/10297399/Computers-And-Blues/Product.html
The Streets
Mike Skinner • Johny Drum Machine • Kevin Mark Trail
Morgan Nicholls • Wayne Vibes • Chris Brown • Magic Mike
Studio albums
Original Pirate Material (2002)  · A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004)  · The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (2006)  · Everything Is Borrowed (2008)  · Cyberspace and Reds (2011)  · Computers and Blues (2011)
Extended plays
Singles
"Has It Come to This?" · "Let's Push Things Forward" · "Weak Become Heroes" · "The Irony of It All" · "Don't Mug Yourself" · "Fit But You Know It" · "Dry Your Eyes" · "Blinded by the Lights" · "Could Well Be In" · "When You Wasn't Famous" · "Never Went to Church" · "Prangin' Out" · "Everything Is Borrowed" · "Going Through Hell"
Other songs
"Fake Streets Hats" · "Empty Cans" · "Who Knows Who" (with Muse) · "The Escapist" · "Heaven for the Weather"
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