Gomez

Formed: 1996 in Southport, England
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Styles: British Trad Rock, Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Britpop, Experimental Rock
Group Members: Ben Ottewell, Tom Gray, Paul Blackburn, Olly Peacock, Ian Ball
Biography: The British band Gomez is a five-piece act consisting of Ben Ottewell (vocals, guitar), Tom Gray (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Paul Blackburn (bass, guitar), Olly Peacock (drums), and Ian Ball (vocals, guitar, harmonica). Emerging during a time in which the majority of up-and-coming British bands were ...Read full biography
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Bring It On
Released: 1998
Label: EMI
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On their debut album, Bring It On, England's Gomez introduce their original take on bluesy roots rock. Unlike Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, this isn't amphetamine-fueled freak-out music but similar at times ...Read full review
How We Operate
Released: 2006
Label: ATO Records
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How We Operate is Gomez's first studio offering on the ATO imprint, and it's a (mostly) quiet stunner. Produced by Gil Norton and recorded in London, the album is a deft collection of well-molded pop songs ...Read full review
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"Notice" opens "How We Operate" with brushed snares and an elastic bass line gently anchoring a...
After releasing their debut single, "78 Stone Wobble" in 1998, Gomez attracted international...
Gomez's "How We Operate" was hailed as "The Best Rock Album of the Year" by the Wall Street Journal...
"There's always been a certain ragged glory to Gomez, " says Tom Gray. "How We Operate" retains and...
"This is certainly the most cohesive record Gomez has made," observes Ian Ball. "And yet it remains...
Gomez's debut "Bring It On" -- which SPIN anointed "a damn beautiful album" -- was followed by...
To help focus their energies on their first studio release for ATO, Gomez decided to try a wholly...
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