Touchdown (Brakes album)

2009 studio album by Brakes

Touchdown

Studio album by

Brakes

Released| April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
Recorded| Chem 19 Studios, Hamilton, Scotland
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 36:10
Label| Fat Cat Records
Producer| Paul Savage
Brakes chronology
| The Beatific Visions
(2006)  | Touchdown
(2009)  |

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 74/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
Robert Christgau| [5]
NME| 8/10[2]
Pitchfork Media| 7.7/10[3]
PopMatters| [4]
Spin| [6]

Touchdown is the third album from the Brighton-based band Brakes, released in 2009 on Fat Cat Records.

## Track listing

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1. "Two Shocks" - 3:49
2. "Don’t Take Me To Space (Man)" - 2:41
3. "Red Rag" - 1:33
4. "Worry About It Later" - 2:03
5. "Crush On You" - 3:14
6. "Eternal Return" - 2:32
7. "Do You Feel The Same?" - 1:33
8. "Ancient Mysteries" - 1:57 [Charles Douglas cover]
9. "Oh! Forever" - 4:08
10. "Hey Hey" - 2:18
11. "Why Tell The Truth (When It’s Easier To Lie)" - 3:32
12. "Leaving England" - 3:50
13. "First Dance" (hidden track) - 2:35

## References

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1. ^ "Touchdown by Brakes [aka brakesbrakesbrakes]". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
2. ^ "Album review: Brakes | NME". April 14, 2009.
3. ^ "Brakes: Touchdown". Pitchfork.
4. ^ Carver, Joseph (2009-04-19). "Brakesbrakesbrakes: Touchdown". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
5. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: brakes". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
6. ^ Thomas, Lindsey (2009-04-05). "Brakesbrakesbrakes, 'Touchdown' (Fatcat)". Spin. Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2017-08-13.

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