Content is the seventh full-length studio album by English band Gang of Four, released on 24 January 2011 on Grönland Records in Europe and the following day on Yep Roc Records in the US. It was the last Gang of Four album to feature original vocalist Jon King, and the only full-length album to featured the drummer Mark Heaney. It was recorded at Andy Gill's central London studio, The Beauchamp Building.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 January 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Studio | Beauchamp Building, London | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 35:04 | |||
| Label | Grönland Records (EU) / Yep Roc Records (US) | |||
| Producer | Andy Gill | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B−[3] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.8/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Spin | 7/10[10] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [11] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Andy Gill and Jon King
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She Said 'You Made a Thing of Me'" | 3:49 |
| 2. | "You Don't Have to Be Mad" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Who Am I?" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "I Can't Forget Your Lonely Face" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "You'll Never Pay for the Farm" | 3:52 |
| 6. | "I Party All the Time" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "A Fruitfly in the Beehive" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "It Was Never Gonna Turn Out Too Good" | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Do As I Say" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "I Can See from Far Away" | 2:58 |
Personnel
edit- Gang of Four
- Jon King - vocals, melodica
- Andy Gill - guitar, vocals
- Thomas McNeice - bass
- Mark Heaney - drums
with:
- Eddi Reader - backing vocals
- Technical
- Andy Gill, Sam Morton - engineer
- Andy Gill, Jon King - artwork
- Christian McGowan - CGI cover image
References
edit- ^ "Content - reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
- ^ Content – Gang of Four
- ^ Gang Of Four: Content | Music | Music Review | The A.V. Club
- ^ "Gang of Four: Content, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023.
- ^ Gang Of Four – Album Review: Gang Of Four – Content (Groenland)
- ^ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Gang Of Four: Content
- ^ Gang Of Four: Content < PopMatters
- ^ Content Critic Reviews for Content at Metacritic
- ^ Content by Gang Of Four | Rolling Stone Music
- ^ Gang of Four, 'Content' (Yep Roc) | SPIN.com
- ^ Gang Of Four – Content