Banana Skin Shoes Explained

Banana Skin Shoes
Type:studio
Artist:Badly Drawn Boy
Cover:Banana Skin Shoes.jpg
Released:22 May 2020
Studio:Eve Studios, Stockport
Length:50:40
Label:One Last Fruit
Producer:Gethin Pearson
Prev Title:Being Flynn
Prev Year:2012

Banana Skin Shoes is the ninth studio album by Badly Drawn Boy, released on 22 May 2020.[1] The track "Is This a Dream?" was released in January 2020.[2] Gough called the song "a sound collage of chaos and confusion to reflect the ridiculous times we live in... A deliberately cartoonesque sonic poke in the eye, to those in whom we place trust, yet instead supply constant barrage of misinformation followed by bad decisions."[3]

Critical reception

Banana Skin Shoes 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 81, based on 7 reviews.

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roberts . Christopher . Badly Drawn Boy Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song 'Banana Skin Shoes' . . 20 March 2020 . 27 March 2020.
  2. Lavin . Will . Badly Drawn Boy announces first album in a decade, 'Banana Skin Shoes' . . 21 March 2020 . 27 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Tucker . Kelly . Badly Drawn Boy Announces New Album, Banana Skin Shoes, After 10 Years . Mxdwn.com . 21 March 2020 . 27 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Banana Skin Shoes - Badly Drawn Boy. Tidal. 30 June 2020.