Oochya!
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| Released | 4 March 2022 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 2021 | |||
| Studio | Ramsbury Brewery & Distillery (Marlborough, Wiltshire) | |||
| Length | 64:12 | |||
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Oochya! is the twelfth studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, released on 4 March 2022 on Ignition Records.[1] It is scheduled to be supported by a 2022 arena tour.[2]
Background
Oochya! originally began life when the band were planning a 25th anniversary compilation. Frontman Kelly Jones said, "I began rooting through hard drives to see what to put on it. As I did that, I was finding songs we'd never released. Three or four songs on Oochya! are built on those, and it led me to writing a bunch of new songs too."[3] Jones also described the album as "90 percent" uptempo.[4]
Release and promotion
Singles
On 6 September 2021 the band released the first single taken from the album, "Hanging on Your Hinges". The song premiered on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio UK. An official lyric video was also uploaded to YouTube.[5] "Do Ya Feel My Love?" was released as the second single in November 2021.[4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [6] |
| Gigwise |   [7] |
| musicOMH |  [8] |
Oochya! received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, with a number of them praising several standout tracks but noting that the fifteen-song tracklist resulted in thematic exhaustion and cliché. Dave Simpson, writing for The Guardian, said that the band was "past their best nowadays" but the album was "a decent effort after a quarter of a century" and said that the album "offers an occasionally uneven mix of their trusty hit formula".[9] Harrison Smith of Gigwise wrote that "Stereophonics have tended to serve up middle-of-the-road ballads in recent times and found themselves in the realms of predictability. Oochya!, whilst dishing up much of the same, is a much more robust and energised project than the previous few albums".[10] Graeme Marsh wrote for musicOMH that the album was "better than expected" given its mix of old and new material and that the quality of its singles varied more than a typical Stereophonics album but concluded that "Oochya! is undoubtedly one of Stereophonics’ better albums in recent times even if, at 15 tracks, it’s a little too long".[11]
Track listing
All tracks written by Kelly Jones.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hanging on Your Hinges" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Forever" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "When You See It" | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Do Ya Feel My Love?" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Right Place Right Time" | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Close Enough to Drive Home" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Leave the Light On" | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Running Round My Brain" | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Every Dog Has Its Day" | 4:48 |
| 10. | "You're My Soul" | 5:22 |
| 11. | "All I Have Is You" | 5:44 |
| 12. | "Made a Mess of Me" | 3:59 |
| 13. | "Seen That Look Before" | 4:23 |
| 14. | "Don't Know What Ya Got" | 4:49 |
| 15. | "Jack in a Box" | 2:17 |
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 49 |
| Irish Albums (OCC)[13] | 31 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] | 96 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 1 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 March 2022 | Ignition |
References
- ^ "New Album! Tour! Cardiff Stadium!". Stereophonics.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Murray, Robin (6 September 2021). "Stereophonics Announce New Album 'Oochya!'". Clash. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Stereophonics announce new album 'Oochya!' and tour: "You can't fake those rock n' roll songs"". NME. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b Griffiths, George (10 November 2021). "Stereophonics release new single Do Ya Feel My Love? from forthcoming album Oochya!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Stereophonics - Hanging On Your Hinges (Official Lyric Video)". Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Simpson, Dave. "Stereophonics: Oochya! review - a decent effort to mark the band's quarter century". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Smith, Harrison. "Album Review: Stereophonics - Oochya!". Gigwise. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Marsh, Graeme. "Stereophonics - Oochya!". musicOMH. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Simpson, Dave. "Stereophonics: Oochya! review - a decent effort to mark the band's quarter century". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Smith, Harrison. "Album Review: Stereophonics - Oochya!". Gigwise. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Marsh, Graeme. "Stereophonics - Oochya!". musicOMH. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stereophonics – Oochya!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 04.03.2022 al 10.03.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
