New Eyes

For other uses, see New Eyes (disambiguation).
New Eyes
Studio album by Clean Bandit
Released 30 May 2014
Recorded 2010, 2013–14
Genre
Length 51:35
Label
Producer
  • Jack Patterson
  • Grace Chatto
Alternative cover
Special edition
Singles from New Eyes
  1. "A+E"
    Released: 7 December 2012
  2. "Mozart's House"
    Released: 29 March 2013
  3. "Dust Clears"
    Released: 28 July 2013
  4. "Rather Be"
    Released: 17 January 2014
  5. "Extraordinary"
    Released: 16 May 2014
  6. "Come Over"
    Released: 8 August 2014
Singles from New Eyes (Special Edition)
  1. "Real Love"
    Released: 16 November 2014
  2. "Stronger"
    Released: 5 April 2015[1]

New Eyes is the debut studio album by English electronic music group Clean Bandit. It was released on 30 May 2014 through Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records, after suffering from setbacks.[2] The album includes the singles "A+E", "Mozart's House", "Dust Clears", "Rather Be", "Extraordinary" and "Come Over". New Eyes was produced entirely by Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto, members of Clean Bandit. The album peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments exceeding 100,000 copies.[3]

Background and release

The album was named after Noailles, a neighbourhood of Marseille in France where band members Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto regularly visit on holiday.[4][5]

Singles

The album's lead single, "A+E", was released on 7 December 2012 and features vocals from Kandaka Moore and Nikki Cislyn. It was their first appearance on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 100.[6] "Mozart's House" was re-released on 29 March 2013 as the album's second single. The track includes part of the String Quartet No. 21 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The third single, "Dust Clears" was released on 19 July 2013, featuring vocals from Noonie Bao.

"Rather Be", featuring vocals from Jess Glynne, was released on 17 January 2014 as the album's fourth single and spent four weeks at number one in the UK, selling over 1.1 million copies since release.[7][8] The album's fifth single, "Extraordinary", features vocals from Sharna Bass and was released on 16 May 2014. The album's sixth single, released on 8 August 2014 after the album's release, was "Come Over" and features vocals from Stylo G.

A seventh single, titled "Real Love", was released on 16 November 2014[9] as part of the upcoming special edition re-release of New Eyes. It is a joint single with Jess Glynne.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 59/100[11]
Review scores
Source Rating
Clash 3/10[12]
Digital Spy [13]
Financial Times [14]
The Guardian [15]
London Evening Standard [16]
Mixmag 3/5[17]
musicOMH [18]
The Observer [19]
Time Out London [20]
The Yorkshire Times 4/5[21]

Upon release, New Eyes received mixed reviews from music critics. According to Metacritic, the album received an average score of 59/100 based on 11 reviews.[11] Lewis Corner for Digital Spy gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and praised the album, commenting that Clean Bandit have "delivered a shimmering debut that follows the cardinal rules of pop: great melodies, simple messages and plenty of hooks".[13] The Guardian writer Alexis Petridis gave them album 2 out of 5 stars commented "They think they can save dance music but have no hooks, songs or lyrics – just dodgy string arrangements". He also noted that the album might have worked better as an instrumental album, partly due to its "uniformly awful" lyrics and that the group could be "capable of making a far more interesting album".[15]

Joe Zadeh for Clash Music gave them album a 3 out of 10 described the classical elements of the album as "independently pleasing" but also commented that its "magpie production makes for a mess of a debut album...".[12] Kate Mossoman of The Observer gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and noted that "New Eyes is proof that you can get away with pretty much anything as long as you're clever about it. Even in its more ordinary moments, it's still a classical gas."[19] Nick Levine of Time Out London gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and described it as "classy" sounding and also "warm, inviting and frequently very catchy".[20]

Track listing

All songs are produced by Clean Bandit.

New Eyes – Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Mozart's House" (featuring Love Ssega)
  • Jack Patterson
  • Grace Chatto
  • Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka
 3:50
2. "Extraordinary" (featuring Sharna Bass)
 4:17
3. "Dust Clears" (featuring Noonie Bao)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Napier
 4:27
4. "Rather Be" (featuring Jess Glynne)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Napier
  • Nicole Marshall
 3:48
5. "A+E" (featuring Kandaka Moore and Nikki Cislyn)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
 4:07
6. "Come Over" (featuring Stylo G)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Jason Andre McDermott
 3:43
7. "Cologne" (featuring Nikki Cislyn and Javeon)
 4:06
8. "Telephone Banking" (featuring Love Ssega)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Kiwanuka
 3:51
9. "Up Again" (featuring Rae Morris)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Rachel Morris
 4:21
10. "Heart on Fire" (featuring Elisabeth Troy)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Elisabeth Troy Antwi
 4:02
11. "New Eyes" (featuring Lizzo)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Melissa Viviane Jefferson
 3:46
12. "Birch" (featuring Eliza Shaddad)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Neil Amin-Smith
  • Eliza Shaddad
 4:16
13. "Outro Movement III"    2:01
Total length:
 50:28

Special edition

New Eyes – Special edition (bonus tracks)[23]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
14. "Real Love" (with Jess Glynne)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Richard Boardman
  • Robert Harvey
  • Cleo Tighe
  • Sarah Blanchard
  • Jessica Glynne
  • Janee Bennet
 3:39
15. "Stronger" (featuring Alex Newell and Sean Bass)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Oz Moses
  • George Moore
 3:42
16. "Show Me Love" (featuring Elisabeth Troy)
  • Allan George
  • Fred McFarlane
 3:26
17. "Up Again" (featuring Rae Morris) (Drumsound & Bassline Smith Remix)
  • Patterson
  • Chatto
  • Morris
 3:28
Note

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of New Eyes.[27]

  • Jack Patterson – producer, mixing, keyboards, piano, vocals, art direction, bass, body percussion, Sega Gamegear, steel drums
  • Luke Patterson – drums
  • Grace Chatto – cello, producer, backing vocals, vocals
  • Neil Amin-Smith – violin
  • Noonie Bao – vocals
  • Sharna Bass – vocals
  • Nikki Cislyn – vocals
  • Wez Clarke – mixing, programming
  • Matt de Jong – art direction, design
  • Steve Dub – mixing
  • Stylo G – vocals
  • Jess Glynne – vocals
  • Jake Gordon – engineer
  • Lewis Hopkin – mastering
  • John Webber – mastering
  • Javeon – vocals
  • Lizzo – vocals
  • Matt Maguire – viola
  • Kandaka Moore – vocals
  • Benedict Morgan – photography
  • Rae Morris – vocals
  • Jimmy Napes – vocals
  • Liam Nolan – engineer
  • Beatrice Philips – violin
  • Mark Ralph – co-producer, mixing
  • Florence Rawlings – backing vocals
  • Eliza Shaddad – vocals
  • Brett Shaw – engineer
  • Love Ssega – vocals
  • Anthony Strong – piano
  • Elisabeth Troy – vocals
  • Ian Watt – management
  • Alistair White – management
  • Asher Zaccardelli – viola

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[28] 17
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[28] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[29] 67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 35
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[32] 22
French Albums (SNEP)[33] 52
German Albums (Official Top 100)[34] 31
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[35] 7
Irish Albums (IRMA)[36] 9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[37] 57
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[38] 45
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[39] 30
Scottish Albums (OCC)[40] 10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[41] 72
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[43] 3
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[44] 1
US Billboard 200[45] 180
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[46] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Edition(s) Label Ref.
Germany 30 May 2014
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Warner
[47]
Ireland
  • CD
  • CD+DVD
  • digital download
 Atlantic
[48]
France 2 June 2014
  • CD
  • digital download
 Warner
[49]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • CD+DVD
  • digital download
 Atlantic
[50]
Italy 3 June 2014 Digital download Warner
[51]
Spain
[52]
Japan 11 June 2014
  • CD
  • digital download
[53]
Canada 17 June 2014 Standard
[54][55]
United States Atlantic
[56]
United Kingdom 24 November 2014
  • Double CD
  • digital download
 Special
[57]

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