The New Life is the second album by Northern Irish band Girls Names. It was released on 18 February 2013 by Tough Love Records in Europe and on 12 March 2013 by Slumberland Records in the USA.Robin Murray. Girls Names Line Up Second Album. Clash Magazine, 30 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.Jenn Pelly. Girls Names "Pittura Infamante". Pitchfork, 18 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013. Its release was preceded by the album's title track "The New Life" as a single on 13 November 2012Girls Names: The New Life. Slumberland Records, November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013. and the song "Hypnotic Regression" as a download-only single on 10 December 2012.Lucy Jones.New Music – Girls Names 'Hypnotic Regression'. NME, 30 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013. The album cover features a photograph by Rob Peart.TLV062: Girls Names – The New Life (album) LP – Pre-order. Tough Love Records, November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013. The New Life received an aggregate score of 76 out of 100 according to review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".The New Life – Girls Names – Critic Reviews. Metacritic, CBS Interactive. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
An EP of remixes of tracks from The New Life, entitled The Next Life, was released in October 2013 in digital and vinyl formats.TLV067: Girls Names – The Next Life 12" – limited edition white vinyl. Tough Love, October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.Girls Names: The Next Life: Slumberland. Slumberland Records, October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013. Both formats also include a cover version of the Brian Eno song, "Third Uncle".
Track listing All songs written by Cathal Cully.
Personnel
Neil Brogan: drums Cathal Cully: guitars, synths, keys, drum machines, vocals Claire Miskimmin: bass guitar Philip Quinn: synth on "Projektion" and "Occultation"
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