Below the Waste (Goat Girl album)
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| Below The Waste | ||||
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| Released | 7 June 2024 | |||
| Length | 48:02 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 80/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Clash | 7/10[4] |
| DIY | [5] |
| MusicOMH | [6] |
| The Skinny (magazine) | [7] |
| Far Out | 4/5[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[9] |
Below The Waste is the third studio album by English band Goat Girl. It was released on 7 June 2024 by Rough Trade Records.[10]
The album was recorded primarily in Hellfire Studios in Ireland, with producer John 'Spud' Murphy (Lankum, Black Midi, Caroline). Additional sessions took place at Damon Albarn's Studio 13.[10]
Critical reception
Below the Waste was met with "universal acclaim" 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 80 based on 10 reviews.[2] AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.6 out of 10 based on 12 reviews.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Goat Girl.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Reprise" | 1:46 |
| 2. | "Ride Around" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Words Fell Out" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Play It Down" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "TCNC" | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Where's Ur <3" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Prelude" | 0:23 |
| 8. | "Tonight" | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Motorway" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "S.M.O.G." | 0:37 |
| 11. | "Take It Away" | 2:30 |
| 12. | "Pretty Faces" | 2:15 |
| 13. | "Perhaps" | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Jump Sludge" | 2:46 |
| 15. | "Sleep Talk" | 3:17 |
| 16. | "Wasting" | 6:10 |
Personnel
Goat Girl
- Lottie Pendlebury – performance, production
- Rosy Jones – performance, production
- Holly Mullineaux – performance, production
Additional contributors
- John "Spud" Murphy – production, mixing
- Harvey Birrell – mastering
- Reuben Kyriakides – cello, prepared piano, accordion
- Alex McKenzie – bass clarinet, flute
- Nic Pendlebury – viola
- Josh Evans-Jesra – saxophone
