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Turn the Car Around is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Gaz Coombes, released through Hot Fruit Recordings and Virgin Music on 13 January, 2023.




Reception


According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Turn the Car Around received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 from 10 critic scores. Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing that this album "carries a sense of adventure that World's Strongest Man lacked, which ultimately makes it a richer listen". Emma Harrison of Clash Music rated this release an 8 out of 10, writing that "each track is a triumph and have been impeccably produced with impressively executed melodic layering that feel almost cinematically textured". The Daily Telegraph editors picked this among the best albums of the week, with critic Andrew Perry giving it 4 out of 5 stars for being "another hugely satisfying listen". Writing for musicOMH, Ben Hogwood rated Turn the Car Around 4.5 out of 5 stars, summing up that it "has enough musical substance to leave its vapour trails hanging in the sky for hours afterwards" and "is the finest achievement of Coombes’ solo career so far, a magnificent record – and the feeling still persists that there is more to come". Damien Morris of The Observer gave this album 5 out of 5 stars, calling it "the strongest suite of music Coombes has assembled in 20 years" and that it has "gorgeous, heartfelt pieces". In Record Collector, the release got 4 out of 5 stars for being "a thoughtful, and thought-provoking, set of songs from a writer whose responses to the world around him illustrate an ever-deepening maturity".
Mojo ranked this the 38th best album of 2023. musicOMH rated it the 11th best of 2023. musicOMH's round-up of the year's best albums rated this number 11.




Track listing


"Overnight Trains" – 3:45
"Don't Say It's Over" – 3:47
"Feel Loop (Lizard Dream)" – 3:35
"Long Live the Strange" – 4:24
"Not the Only Things" – 5:37
"Turn the Car Around" – 3:47
"This Love" – 3:46
"Sonny the Strong" – 4:11
"Dance On" – 5:05




Personnel


Gaz Coombes – drums, percussion, guitar, bass guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals, mixing, production
Amy Ashworth – backing vocals
Emma Brammer – backing vocals
Tom Cockram – photography
Loz Colbert – drums
Matt Colton – mastering at Metropolis Mastering
Ian Davenport – production
Nick Fowler – bass guitar, guitar
Piney Gir – backing vocals
Tomas Greenhalf – saxophone
Willie J. Healey – backing vocals
Mike Monaghan – congas, percussion
Garo Nahoulakian – bass guitar, guitar, piano, percussion, piano arrangement on "Don't Say It's Over", "Long Live the Strange", and "This Love"
Steve Stacey – design




Chart performance


The album charted at #6 on the UK Albums Chart.




See also


2023 in British music
List of 2023 albums




References






External links


Turn the Car Around at Discogs (list of releases)
Turn the Car Around at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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