Eight (Boo Radleys album)


Eight is a 2023 studio album by British alternative rock band The Boo Radleys.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Fred Thomas writing that the band "sound rejuvenated and more excitable than ever" and this album "is energetic, inspired, and hits with one melodic hook after another, capturing the sound of a band overjoyed to be back and having the time of their lives". For Paste, Miranda Wollen scored this release a 7.6 out of 10, characterizing the work as "uncomplicated, comfortable and a grand tour of their quintessential, distinct style", writing that "the tracks are replete with brass, percussion and harmonics whose origins arise from the same hodgepodge of genres which made the Boo Radleys such a critical specimen in the first place" and "many of the songs sound a little silly, but in a fundamentally pleasurable way".

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Brown, Rob Cieka, and Sice Rowbottom, except "Spaniard" and "Find The Answer Within" written by Martin Carr and "All Things Must Pass" written by George Harrison.
  1. "Seeker" – 3:39
  2. "The Unconscious" – 3:12
  3. "Hollow" – 4:44
  4. "Skeleton Woman" – 5:04
  5. "Now That's What I Call Obscene" – 3:16
  6. "Way I Am" – 4:31
  7. "A Shadow Darker Than the Rest" – 2:54
  8. "Wash Away That Feeling" – 3:20
  9. "Sometimes I Sleep" – 3:18
  10. "Sorrow " – 4:11
  11. "Swift's Requiem" – 3:26
  12. "Dust" – 3:39
  13. "How Was I to Know" – 4:02
Deluxe Edition bonus disc
  1. "Seeker" – 4:20
  2. "Skeleton Woman" – 7:11
  3. "Sometimes I Sleep" – 3:09
  4. "A Shadow Darker Than the Rest" – 2:53
  5. "The Hollow" – 4:43
  6. "I Won't Be There with You" – 2:51
  7. "That Ain't a Way of Life" – 3:43
  8. "Now I Know" – 4:16
  9. "All Things Must Pass" – 3:17
  10. "Spaniard" – 3:45
  11. "Find the Answer Within" – 3:36

Personnel

The Boo Radleys
  • Tim Brown – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Rob Cieka – drums, percussion
  • Simon "Sice" Rowbottom – vocals, guitar
Additional personnel