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Dust on the Ground

I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
A black and white image depicts a man being thrown into the air above a crowd of people.
Studio album by Bombay Bicycle Club
Released 3 July 2009
Recorded October—November 2008
Konk Studios, London
Genre Indie rock
Length 47:53
Label Island
Producer Jim Abbiss
Bombay Bicycle Club chronology
How We Are EP
(2007)String Module Error: Match not found2007 		I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
(2009)		 Flaws
(2010)Flaws2010
Singles from I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose
  1. "Evening/Morning"
    Released: 6 August 2008
  2. "Always Like This"
    Released: 13 April 2009
  3. "Dust on the Ground"
    Released: 29 June 2009
  4. "Magnet"
    Released: 28 September 2009
  5. "Always Like This (re-release)"
    Released: 22 November 2009
  6. "Evening/Morning (re-release)"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
Artrocker (favourable)
PopMatters 6/10 stars
BBC Music (favourable)
Yahoo! Music (7/10)
Drowned In Sound (4/10)
The Fly 4.5/5 stars
The Guardian 3/5 stars
Gigwise 4/5 stars
NME (8/10)

I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose is the first album by the London indie rock band, Bombay Bicycle Club released on 3 July 2009. The band announced the title through MySpace and their official website on 31 March 2009. The album was recorded during October and November 2008, with the long-term producer Jim Abbiss. The title comes from a line in the song "After Hours" by A Tribe Called Quest, from their 1990 album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.

I Had the Blues... received a generally positive reception from critics. The review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a normalised rating of 60, indicating "Mixed or average reviews". However, most if not all professional scores indicate the album was warmly received altogether.

All tracks written by Jack Steadman.



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