ALBUM REVIEW: Gomez – Liquid Skin (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Adding a dose of rootsy American influences to memorable British pop melodies, the genre-blending Gomez seemed determined to provide the indie scene with something more wide-ranging and dynamic when they arrived in the late 90s. They surprised everyone when their 1998 debut LP ‘Bring It On’ won them the Mercury Music Prize, catapulting them into the spotlight and making them the subject of hype for the music press, keen to find a new potential phenomenon after the Britpop years had come to an end. So it’s understandable that their second album, 1999’s ‘Liquid Skin’ arrived to some high expectations.

While Gomez never quite stepped into the big league, ‘Liquid Skin’ earned them a platinum disc, and they went on to become a lot more successful Stateside than many other British bands from their era. Eventually, two of their members set up homes in America, and in recent years there have been a number of solo records from members of the group. Complete with the original line-up fully intact after all this time, they celebrated the 20th anniversary of ‘Bring It On’ in 2018 by playing it in full on tour and releasing an expanded version of the LP. This year, the sophomore ‘Liquid Skin’ gets the same treatment. The first CD finds the original album accompanied by a selection of songs that have remained unreleased until now.

Read the full album review HERE at XS Noize: https://www.xsnoize.com/album-review-gomez-liquid-skin-20th-anniversary-deluxe-edition/

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