''So Long, See You Tomorrow'' is the fourth album by the

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, released on 3 February 2014. The album is named after the novel of the same name by William Maxwell.

Musical style and production

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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. Written during frontman Jack Steadman's travels through

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, 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

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'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

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on guest vocals.

Promotion

The lead single to promote the album, "Carry Me", was released on 5 November 2013 and accompanied by an interactive music video. It has charted at number 81 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "Luna", followed on 6 January 2014 with a music video directed by

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and featuring the

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troupe Aquabatix. The song charted at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart, and at number 91 on the

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. "Feel", a song using a sample from the 1954

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film '' Nagin'', was released as the third single on 19 May 2014. A music video, directed by Sumit Dutt, premiered on 24 March 2014. The song peaked at number 75 on the UK Singles Chart. "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. 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

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's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', was released on 27 October 2014.

Critical reception

Reception to ''So Long, See You Tomorrow'' was generally favourable. At

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, 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." Matt Collar of

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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

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Commercial performance

On the week of its release, ''So Long, See You Tomorrow'' debuted at number one on the

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, becoming Bombay Bicycle Club's first release to do so. The album has also charted in Australia, several European countries, and on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

Track listing

Personnel

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) *

– 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) Additional musicians *

– additional vocals (tracks 1, 6 and 10) *

– 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,

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**Dan Berry – tenor/alto saxophone **Alex Coppard – tenor/alto saxophone *Sarah Morpurgo – flute (track 1) *Kate St John –

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(track 1) *Louis Bhose – piano (track 5) Additional personnel *La Boca – design Samples *"Overdone" features a sample of "Apney Pyar Ke Sapney" by

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*"Carry Me" features a sample from "Travelling Song" by

*"Feel" features a sample of "Man Dole Mera Tan Dole" by Lata Mangeshkar

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2014 albums Albums produced by Jack Steadman (musician) Bombay Bicycle Club albums Island Records albums Vagrant Records albums