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A return to the roots for the Vaccines? Looks like it. Following their English Graffiti (2015) was battered by critics, the Londoners wanted to go back to their first love. The love that established them as the saviours of English rock in 2011 with What Did You Except From The Vaccines and led them to open for the Arctic Monkeys. Chirping punk and gritty guitars, mad drums and phlegmatic singing. “We had lost part of what we were and why we were where we were”, reflected Justin Young, presenting this opus. Have they found in Combat Sports what they had lost along the way? Particularly since their drummer Peter Robertson has left. Fans of the first album will feel left out, same goes for Come Of Age ones… Their rock perfectly polished for the American radio and the pop 80s keyboards will however please Franz Ferdinand’s enthusiasts, for whom they are the opening act in their 2018 tour. © Charlotte Saintoin/Qobuz
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Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Nicolas Fournier, Assistant Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Martin Cooke, Assistant Engineer - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Keyboards
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Cole Greif-Neill, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Piano
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Nicolas Fournier, Assistant Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Martin Cooke, Assistant Engineer - Ross Orton, Producer - Will Bloomfield, Composer, Lyricist - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Keyboards
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Nicolas Fournier, Mixing Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Cole Greif-Neill, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Synthesizer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Nicolas Fournier, Mixing Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Nicolas Fournier, Mixing Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Nicolas Fournier, Mixing Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Cole Greif-Neill, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Nicolas Fournier, Mixing Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Nicolas Fournier, Mixing Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Nicolas Fournier, Mixing Engineer - The Vaccines, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Cowan, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - Justin Hayward-Young, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Arni Arnason, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Ross Orton, Producer - Yoann Intonti, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - Timothy Lanham, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards - Dave Kuratsu, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
A return to the roots for the Vaccines? Looks like it. Following their English Graffiti (2015) was battered by critics, the Londoners wanted to go back to their first love. The love that established them as the saviours of English rock in 2011 with What Did You Except From The Vaccines and led them to open for the Arctic Monkeys. Chirping punk and gritty guitars, mad drums and phlegmatic singing. “We had lost part of what we were and why we were where we were”, reflected Justin Young, presenting this opus. Have they found in Combat Sports what they had lost along the way? Particularly since their drummer Peter Robertson has left. Fans of the first album will feel left out, same goes for Come Of Age ones… Their rock perfectly polished for the American radio and the pop 80s keyboards will however please Franz Ferdinand’s enthusiasts, for whom they are the opening act in their 2018 tour. © Charlotte Saintoin/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:55
- Main artists: The Vaccines
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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