Citizens of Boomtown

Citizens of Boomtown is the seventh studio album by Irish band The Boomtown Rats, released on 13 March 2020 via BMG.[1] It is the band's first album since 1984's In the Long Grass.[2]

Citizens of Boomtown
Studio album by The Boomtown Rats
Released	13 March 2020
Length	41:13
Label	BMG
Producer	Pete Briquette
The Boomtown Rats chronology
In the Long Grass (1984) Citizens of Boomtown (2020)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
Louder Than War	8/10[7]

Citizens of Boomtown was met with mixed or average reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 58, based on 6 reviews.[3] Thomas H. Green of The Arts Desk rated the album 3 out of 5 stars.[8]

Track listing

1. "Trash Glam Baby"[9] – 3:52
2. "Sweet Thing" – 3:10
3. "Monster Monkeys" – 4:25
4. "She Said No" – 3:55
5. "Passing Through" – 4:35
6. "Here's a Postcard" – 3:52
7. "K.I.S.S." – 3:10
8. "Rock 'n' Roll Yé Yé" – 4:54
9. "Get a Grip" – 4:00
10. "The Boomtown Rats" – 5:20

Charts

Sales chart performance for Citizens of Boomtown

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]	73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	41
Irish Albums (OCC)[12]	12
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	11
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	48

See also

• List of 2020 albums

References

1. Monger, Timothy. "Citizens of Boomtown – The Boomtown Rats". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
2. Young, Alex (11 December 2019). "The Boomtown Rats announce first new album in 36 years". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
4. Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
5. Hann, Michael (13 March 2020). "The Boomtown Rats: Citizens of Boomtown review – nostalgia and toe-curling currentness". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
6. Clayton-Lea, Tony (13 March 2020). "The Boomtown Rats: Citizens of Boomtown review – not half good, not half bad". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
7. Whyte, Joe (18 March 2020). "Louder Than War Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
8. Green, Thomas H. (7 March 2020). "Album: The Boomtown Rats – Citizens of Boomtown review – stomping trash-glam comeback". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
9. "The Boomtown Rats Releasing 'Citizens of Boomtown,' First New Album in 36 Years, in 2020". RockCellarMagazine. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
10. "Austriancharts.at – The Boomtown Rats – Citizens of Boomtown" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Boomtown Rats – Citizens of Boomtown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
12. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.