''Bow Down to the Exit Sign'' is a studio album by
David Holmes, released in 2000. It features contributions from
Bobby Gillespie
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,
Sean Gullette
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Jon Spencer
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Martina Topley-Bird
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and
Carl Hancock Rux
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. The song "69 Police" features during the closing scene of the 2001 remake of
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, and was included in the soundtrack.
Reception
''Bow Down to the Exit Sign'' received positive reviews from the majority of critics.
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's John Bush saw it as a "vast improvement" over Holmes' previous studio record, ''Let's Get Killed
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'', concluding, "while his previous work came off as soundtrack material in desperate search of a film to accompany it, ''Bow Down to the Exit Sign'' is very much a fully formed record."
Track listing
References
2000 albums
David Holmes (musician) albums
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