So Long, See You Tomorrow (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = So Long, See You Tomorrow
| type = studio
| artist = Bombay Bicycle Club
| cover = BombayBicycleClubSongalbumcover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|02|03|df=y}}
| recorded = 2011–2013
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|indietronica|{{nowrap|alternative dance}}}}
| length = 44:55
| label =
| producer = Jack Steadman
| prev_title = A Different Kind of Fix
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = So Long, See You Tomorrow
| type = studio
| single1 = Carry Me
| single1date = 5 November 2013
| single2 = Luna
| single2date = 6 January 2014
| single3 = Feel
| single3date = 19 May 2014
| single4 = Come To
| single4date = 18 August 2014
| single5 = Home by Now
| single5date = 1 December 2014
}}
}}
So Long, See You Tomorrow is the fourth album by the London indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club, released on 3 February 2014. The album is named after the novel of the same name by William Maxwell.{{cite web|url=http://www.hmv.com/music/-we-definitely-took-our-time-with-this-album-hmv-com-talks-to-bombay-bicycle-club |first=Tom |last=Goodwyn |title='We definitely took our time with this album' – hmv.com talks to Bombay Bicycle Club |publisher=hmv.com |date=21 January 2014 |accessdate=12 October 2014}}
Musical style and production
Similar to the electronica approach of their 2011 album A Different Kind of Fix, the album makes use of sampling and takes influences from world music, marking a shift from their previous albums.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/bombay-bicycle-club-long-see-tomorrow |title=Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow |first=Andy |last=Babar |publisher=musicOMH |date=31 January 2014 |accessdate=12 October 2014}} Written during frontman Jack Steadman's travels through India, Japan and Turkey, it uses a wider range of instrumentation and a lesser use of guitars, which featured heavily on their debut album. The album was recorded in the band's own studio, with the help of mixing engineer Mark Rankin (whose credits include ...Like Clockwork by Queens of the Stone Age and AlunaGeorge's debut album Body Music, among others). It was produced by Steadman, and marks the band's first release produced by a band member. It features Lucy Rose and Rae Morris on guest vocals.{{cite web|url=http://all-noise.co.uk/album-review-bombay-bicycle-club-long-see-tomorrow/7078/ |title= Album review: Bombay Bicycle Club – 'So Long, See You Tomorrow' |work=All Noise |first= Luke |last=Glassford |date=2 February 2014 |accessdate=12 October 2014}}
Promotion
The lead single to promote the album, "Carry Me", was released on 5 November 2013 and accompanied by an interactive music video.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a528763/bombay-bicycle-club-unveil-new-single-carry-me-music-video-watch.html |title=Bombay Bicycle Club unveil new single 'Carry Me' music video - watch |publisher=Digital Spy |first=Catherine |last=Earp |date=4 November 2013 |accessdate=28 October 2014}} It has charted at number 81 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |title=Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 16th November 2013 |website=Official Charts |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114201954/http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |archivedate=14 November 2013 |accessdate=27 October 2014}}
The second single, "Luna", followed on 6 January 2014 with a music video directed by Anna Ginsburg and featuring the synchronised swimming troupe Aquabatix.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16469-bombay-bicycle-club-luna/ |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: "Luna" |first=Larry |last=Fitzmaurice |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=6 January 2014 |accessdate=28 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a541989/bombay-bicycle-club-premiere-new-single-luna-music-video-watch.html |title=Bombay Bicycle Club premiere new single 'Luna' music video - watch |first=Lewis |last=Corner |publisher=Digital Spy |date=7 January 2014 |accessdate=28 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://imvdb.com/video/bombay-bicycle-club/luna |title=Bombay Bicycle Club - Luna (2014) |publisher=IMVDb |accessdate=28 October 2014}}
The song charted at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart,{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} and at number 91 on the Official Streaming Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/clean-bandit-topple-pitbull-from-top-of-official-streaming-chart-2774/ |title=Clean Bandit topple Pitbull from top of Official Streaming Chart |first=Daniel |last=Lane |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=3 February 2014 |accessdate=28 October 2014}}
"Feel", a song using a sample from the 1954 Bollywood film Nagin, was released as the third single on 19 May 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/bombay-bicycle-club/76301 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club unveil video for new single 'Feel' - watch |work=NME |date=24 March 2014 |accessdate=27 October 2014}} A music video, directed by Sumit Dutt, premiered on 24 March 2014.{{cite web|url=http://imvdb.com/video/bombay-bicycle-club/feel |title=Bombay Bicycle Club - Feel (2014) |publisher=IMVDb |accessdate=27 October 2014}} The song peaked at number 75 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/bombay%20bicycle%20club/ |title=BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=27 October 2014}}
"Come To" was released as the fourth single on 18 August 2014. It was accompanied by a music video featuring footage from Bombay Bicycle Club's live performance of the song.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a579684/bombay-bicycle-club-announce-come-to-as-new-single-watch-video.html |title=Bombay Bicycle Club announce 'Come To' as new single - watch video |first=Amy |last=Davidson |publisher=Digital Spy |date=23 June 2014 |accessdate=27 October 2014}}
The fifth single from the album, "Home by Now", was released on 1 December 2014. A music video for the song, featuring a school recreation of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, was released on 27 October 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/oct/27/bombay-bicycle-club-home-by-now-video-premiere |title=Bombay Bicycle Club - Home By Now: video premiere |work=The Guardian |date=27 October 2014 |accessdate=27 October 2014}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 69/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-long-see-you-tomorrow/bombay-bicycle-club |title=Reviews for So Long, See You Tomorrow by Bombay Bicycle Club |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=12 October 2014}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-long-see-you-tomorrow-mw0002605687 |title=So Long, See You Tomorrow – Bombay Bicycle Club |first=Matt |last=Collar |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=4 February 2014}}
| rev2 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Helen |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10601502/Bombay-Bicycle-Club-So-Long-See-You-Tomorrow-review.html |title=Bombay Bicycle Club, So Long See You Tomorrow, review |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 January 2014 |accessdate=3 November 2018}}
| rev3 = DIY
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Hunt |first=El |url=https://diymag.com/archive/bombay-bicycle-club-so-long-see-you-tomorrow |title=Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow |work=DIY |date=5 February 2014 |accessdate=3 November 2018}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Costa |first=Maddy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/30/bombay-bicycle-club-so-long-review |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: So Long, See You Tomorrow – review |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 2014 |accessdate=3 November 2018}}
| rev5 = The Independent
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Gill |first=Andy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-broken-bells-bombay-bicycle-club-robin-mckelle-the-flytones-sarah-jarosz-maximo-park-9098926.html |title=Album reviews: Broken Bells, Bombay Bicycle Club, Robin McKelle & The Flytones, Sarah Jarosz, Maximo Park, Seth Lakeman |work=The Independent |date=1 February 2014 |accessdate=3 November 2018}}
| rev6 = The Irish Times
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Chris |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/bombay-bicycle-club-so-long-see-you-tomorrow-1.1680331 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: So Long, See You Tomorrow |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=7 February 2014 |accessdate=3 November 2018}}
| rev7 = NME
| rev7score = 7/10{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/bombay-bicycle-club/15056 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow |first=Barry |last=Nicolson |work=NME |date=29 January 2014 |accessdate=12 October 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208073048/http://www.nme.com/reviews/bombay-bicycle-club/15056 |archivedate=8 February 2014}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8score = 7.7/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18862-bombay-bicycle-club-so-long-see-you-tomorrow/ |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: So Long, See You Tomorrow |first=Ian |last=Cohen |work=Pitchfork |date=4 February 2014 |accessdate=13 October 2014}}
| rev9 = Q
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: So Long, See You Tomorrow |journal=Q |issue=332 |date=March 2014 |page=112}}
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10score = 8/10{{cite journal |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: So Long, See You Tomorrow |journal=Uncut |issue=202 |date=March 2014 |page=71}}
}}
Reception to So Long, See You Tomorrow was generally favourable. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 24 reviews.
In a positive review for Clash magazine, Gareth James praised the wealth of guitar riffs, and noted that "BBC's ambition was there for all to hear on their last record, but it is with So Long, See You Tomorrow that they have fully realised it. What could so nearly have been overbearing or desperate to be loved is, in actual fact, sincerely captivating and euphorically playful."{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/bombay-bicycle-club-so-long-see-you-tomorrow |title=Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow |first=Gareth |last=James |work=Clash |date=21 January 2014 |accessdate=12 October 2014}} Matt Collar of AllMusic commented that "while there are definitely Bollywood-esque qualities here, ... the results are never overt or heavy-handed. These are organic, living productions that touch upon rave culture and world music while remaining rooted in melodic songcraft."
The album was shortlisted for the 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11087708/Mercury-Prize-2014-who-are-the-nominees.html |title=Mercury Prize 2014: who are the nominees? |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=10 September 2014 |accessdate=15 October 2014}}
Commercial performance
On the week of its release, So Long, See You Tomorrow debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Bombay Bicycle Club's first release to do so.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/bombay-bicycle-club/75384 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club celebrate first Official UK Albums Chart Number One |work=NME |date=9 February 2014}} The album has also charted in Australia, several European countries, and on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = So Long, See You Tomorrow track listing
| all_writing = Jack Steadman, except where noted
| title1 = Overdone
| note1 = Steadman, Rahul Dev Burman, Anand Bakshi
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = It's Alright Now
| length2 = 4:10
| title3 = Carry Me
| length3 = 4:25
| title4 = Home by Now
| length4 = 4:35
| title5 = Whenever, Wherever
| length5 = 5:31
| title6 = Luna
| length6 = 3:11
| title7 = Eyes Off You
| length7 = 3:57
| title8 = Feel
| note8 = Steadman, Hemant Kumar, Rajinder Krishan, Medoune Diallo
| length8 = 5:00
| title9 = Come To
| length9 = 4:25
| title10 = So Long, See You Tomorrow
| length10 = 6:02
}}
Personnel
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Bombay Bicycle Club
- Jack Steadman – vocals, guitar, sampler, piano, bass
- Jamie MacColl – guitar, bass
- Ed Nash – bass
- Suren de Saram – drums
Technical personnelCredits adapted from CD liner notes.
- Jack Steadman – production
- Ben H. Allen – production (track 6)
- Bombay Bicycle Club – arrangement
- Mark Rankin – engineering, mixing
- Dougal Lott – engineering and mixing assistant
- Josh Green – engineering and mixing assistant
- Joseph Rogers – additional engineering (track 2)
- Mike Marsh – mastering (except track 9)
- Simon Davey – mastering (track 9)
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- Rae Morris – additional vocals (tracks 1, 6 and 10)
- Lucy Rose – additional vocals (tracks 2–4 and 7–9)
- Dorcas Kiernan – additional vocals (track 9)
- Hazel Yule – additional vocals (track 9)
- The Brass Notes – horns (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8 and 10)
- Jack Bennington – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Dan Berry – tenor/alto saxophone
- Alex Coppard – tenor/alto saxophone
- Sarah Morpurgo – flute (track 1)
- Kate St John – cor anglais (track 1)
- Louis Bhose – piano (track 5)
- La Boca – design
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Samples
- "Overdone" features a sample of "Apney Pyar Ke Sapney" by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar
- "Carry Me" features a sample from "Travelling Song" by Lucy Rose
- "Feel" features a sample of "Man Dole Mera Tan Dole" by Lata Mangeshkar
Chart positions
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for So Long, See You Tomorrow !scope="col"|Chart (2014) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|36|artist=Bombay Bicycle Club|album=So Long, See You Tomorrow|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 February 2014}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|95|artist=Bombay Bicycle Club|album=So Long, See You Tomorrow|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 February 2014}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|130|artist=Bombay Bicycle Club|album=So Long, See You Tomorrow|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 February 2014}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|74|artist=Bombay Bicycle Club|album=So Long, See You Tomorrow|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 February 2014}} |
| {{album chart|Germany|78|artist=Bombay Bicycle Club|album=So Long, See You Tomorrow|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 February 2014}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|8|artist=Bombay Bicycle Club|album=So Long, See You Tomorrow|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 February 2014}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|2|date=20140215|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 February 2014}} |
| {{album chart|UK|1|artist=Bombay Bicycle Club|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 February 2014}} |
| scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-02-22/the-billboard-200 | title=The Billboard 200 | date=22 February 2014 | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=15 February 2014}}
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| scope="row"|US Independent Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-02-22/modern-rock-alternative-albums | title=Alternative Albums | date=22 February 2014 | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=15 February 2014}}
|align=center|14 |
| scope="row"|US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-02-22/independent-albums | title=Independent Albums | date=22 February 2014 | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=15 February 2014}}
|align=center|14 |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Bombay Bicycle Club|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 February 2014}} |
| scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-02-22/rock-albums | title=Top Rock Albums | date=22 February 2014 | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=15 February 2014}}
|align=center|27 |
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!scope="col"|Chart (2024) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"|Scottish Albums (OCC){{cite web |title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20241220/40/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=20 December 2024}}
|align=center|72 |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+Year-end chart performance for So Long, See You Tomorrow !Chart (2014) !Position |
| scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20140105/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2014|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=19 August 2020}}
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References
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