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Gomez

Musical Group
Forindie rock listeners into bluesy roots rock, psychedelia, and early-2000s genre crossovers (plus anyone who likes bands with multiple lead singers).
11 Reviews 5 Definitions 25 Charts

The Profile

Gomez are an English band often described in these reviews as rootsy and bluesy with psychedelic and occasional electronic/dub elements, notable for rotating lead vocals among multiple members.

Per the reviews, their debut album “Bring It On” won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998. Reviews repeatedly note alternating lead vocals among band members (including mentions of Ian Ball, Tom Gray, Ben Ottewell, and Paul Blackburn) and a sound blending blues-rock, psychedelia, and indie experimentation.

Across these reviews, Gomez come off as a rootsy, bluesy indie rock band with a strong psychedelic streak and occasional electronic/dub left turns. Multiple writers highlight the rotating lead vocals (often among three members) as part of their identity. Standout albums repeatedly include Bring It On, In Our Gun, and Split the Difference, with A New Tide framed as a later-career return to form. A few dissenting notes appear around uneven tracklists and one lukewarm live-release impression, but overall the reception is warm.

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