| No Hope, No Future | ||||
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| Released | 25 January 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop | |||
| Length | 30:57 | |||
| Label | Brille Records | |||
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No Hope, No Future is the second album by English indie rock band Good Shoes. It was released in January 2010.
Reception
No Hope, No Future received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic based on 11 reviews.[1]
Pitchfork's Marc Hogan stated it was "A darker album, a slightly clumsier album, but an album with a strong unifying themes and a few songs worth stepping away from the bar for."[2] Heather Phares from AllMusic said "No Hope, No Future doesn't always play to the band's proven strengths, but it shows that Good Shoes are a thoroughly independent, even contrary band that's unafraid of change, even when it's difficult"[3] Kelly Murray called of NME opined "Good Shoes offer little to get flustered over with this sometimes dire, but mostly mediocre second album" calling the album's title "prophetic".[4]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | [5] |
| NME | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.8/10)[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Way My Heart Beats" | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Everything You Do" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "I Know" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Under Control" | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Do You Remember" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Our Loving Mother In A Pink Diamond" | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Times Change" | 2:50 |
| 8. | "1000 Miles an Hour" | 1:58 |
| 9. | "Then She Walks Away" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "City By The Sea" | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 30:57 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Talk" | 1:54 |
| 12. | "Stand By" | 1:59 |
| 13. | "Run Away with Me" | 2:57 |
| 14. | "Easier, Easier" | 4:08 |
| 15. | "City by the Sea (Burberry Acoustic Version)" | 5:00 |
Personnel
- Rhys Jones – vocals, guitar
- Steve Leach – guitar
- Will Church – bass guitar
- Tom Jones – drums
References
- 1 2 "No Hope, No Future : Good Shoes : Metascore 60". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- 1 2 "Good Shoes: No Hope, No Future". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- 1 2 "No Hope, No Future - Good Shoes | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- 1 2 "Good Shoes - Album reviews: Good Shoes - No Hope, No Future (Brille) - Album Reviews - NME.COM". NME. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ "Album Review: Good Shoes - No Hope, No Future". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.