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A New Athens
Studio album by The Bluetones
Released	31 May 2010
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Indie pop, indie rock
Length	48:06
Label	CIA Recordings
Producer	Gordon Mills, Jr.
The Bluetones chronology
The Bluetones (2006) A New Athens (2010)
Singles from A New Athens
"Carry Me Home" Released: 13 June 2010 "Golden Soul" Released: 14 November 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Herald Scotland	(favorable)
inthenews.co.uk
PopMatters
Slant Magazine
WalesOnline	7/10

A New Athens is the sixth studio album by English rock band The Bluetones. It was released on 31 May 2010 on CIA Recordings.

The album failed to chart in the Top 200 UK Albums Chart after its first week on release.

The first single was "Carry Me Home", which released on 13 June 2010, on download. A second single, "Golden Soul", was released on 14 November 2010, on download.

Track listing

All tracks written by: Chesters, Devlin, Morriss, Morriss:

1. "The Notes Between the Notes Between the Notes"
2. "Firefly"
3. "A New Athens"
4. "Culling Song"
5. "Into The Red"
6. "Golden Soul"
7. "The Day That Never Was"
8. "Carry Me Home"
9. "Half the Size of Nothing"
10. "Haunted by You"
11. "Pranchestonelle"
12. "Hey Schmoopy" (Hidden Track)

Personnel

• Adam Devlin – guitar
• Eds Chesters – drums
• Mark Morriss – vocals
• Scott Morriss – bass
• Alex Richards – keyboards

References

1. A New Athens at AllMusic
2. Stuart, Simon (31 May 2010). "The Bluetones: A New Athens (CIA Recordings)". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
3. inthenews.co.uk review
4. PopMatters review
5. Slant Magazine review
6. WalesOnline review

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