Length 43:27 Label BMG | Release date 19 June 2009 | |
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Released June 19, 2009 (2009-06-19) Recorded Shangri La Studios, Malibu Similar Gossip albums, Indie rock albums | ||
Gossip dimestore diamond 1
Music for Men is the fourth studio album by the American band Gossip, released in 2009 by Columbia Records.
Contents
- Gossip dimestore diamond 1
- Gossip dimestore diamond
- Critical reception
- Chart performance
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Gossip dimestore diamond
Critical reception
Music for Men received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69, based on 26 reviews. The album's production was criticized due to its "loud" sound quality. Albums such as this have been mastered so loud that additional digital distortion is generated during the production of the CD. The trend, known as the loudness war, has become very common on modern rock CDs. In 2010, Music for Men earned Gossip a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.
Chart performance
The album was a massive success in Europe with sales of 280,000 in France alone, where it also spent 138 weeks in the chart.
Personnel
Songs
1Dimestore Diamond3:15
2Heavy Cross4:03
38th Wonder3:16