Touchdown (Brakes album)

Touchdown is the third album from the Brighton-based band Brakes, released in 2009 on Fat Cat Records.

Touchdown
Studio album by Brakes
Released	April 20, 2009
Recorded	Chem 19 Studios, Hamilton, Scotland
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	36:10
Label	Fat Cat Records
Producer	Paul Savage
Brakes chronology
The Beatific Visions (2006) Touchdown (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	[2]
NME	8/10[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.7/10[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Spin	[6]

Track listing

1. "Two Shocks" - 3:49
2. "Don’t Take Me To Space (Man)" - 2:41
3. "Red Rag" - 1:33
4. "Worry About It Later" - 2:03
5. "Crush On You" - 3:14
6. "Eternal Return" - 2:32
7. "Do You Feel The Same?" - 1:33
8. "Ancient Mysteries" - 1:57 [Charles Douglas cover]
9. "Oh! Forever" - 4:08
10. "Hey Hey" - 2:18
11. "Why Tell The Truth (When It’s Easier To Lie)" - 3:32
12. "Leaving England" - 3:50
13. "First Dance" (hidden track) - 2:35

References

1. "Touchdown by Brakes [aka brakesbrakesbrakes]". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: brakes". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
3. "Album review: Brakes | NME". April 14, 2009.
4. "Brakes: Touchdown". Pitchfork.
5. Carver, Joseph (2009-04-19). "Brakesbrakesbrakes: Touchdown". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
6. Thomas, Lindsey (2009-04-05). "Brakesbrakesbrakes, 'Touchdown' (Fatcat)". Spin. Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2017-08-13.