So Long, See You Tomorrow
by Bombay Bicycle Club
  • Record Label: Vagrant
  • Release Date: Feb 4, 2014
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
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  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Feb 19, 2014
    90
    If you want a refreshing, imaginative, heartfelt record which manages to be fun and emotional at once, So Long, See You Tomorrow provides everything you could want. Bombay Bicycle Club are the best at what they do.
  2. AllMusic
    Feb 4, 2014
    90
    Ultimately, So Long, See You Tomorrow is highly engaging, thoughtful, kaleidoscopic pop music for citizens of the world.
  3. Clash Music
    Jan 29, 2014
    90
    What could so nearly have been overbearing or desperate to be loved is, in actual fact, sincerely captivating and euphorically playful.
  5. Delusions of Adequacy
    May 15, 2014
    80
    An entrancing, accomplished, and often uplifting record that will be heralded by the time the semi-tropics of a British summer arrive. A triumphant return.
  6. DIY Magazine
    Feb 5, 2014
    80
    Bold, experimental, and an absolute delight, Bombay Bicycle Club cycle the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
  7. Uncut
    Feb 3, 2014
    80
    A brooding, impressive return. [Mar 2014, p.71]
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  8. musicOMH.com
    Jan 31, 2014
    80
    There are times when it feels sporadic and fragmented--with so many different elements crammed in to each track--but ultimately, it is the sound of a band pushing themselves further than they’ve ever gone before.
  9. The 405
    Jan 29, 2014
    80
    It must be frustrating for Steadman and his fellow Bicycle Clubbers to be unable to shake off the mainstream's lager-stained memories of their debut, but you get the sense that So Long, See You Tomorrow is an appreciative, if somewhat firm, farewell aimed in their direction.
  10. The Line of Best Fit
    Jan 29, 2014
    80
    It’s a mighty lunge forwards for the four-piece.
  11. Pitchfork
    Feb 4, 2014
    77
    Whatever the songs on So Long are actually about is up for debate despite their plainspokenness, but suffice to say, they trigger the exact joy buzzers that leave you usually infatuated, perhaps a bit hopefully lovelorn.
  12. Under The Radar
    Feb 21, 2014
    75
    An unexpected album, but at the same time one that never feels anything less than a completely natural progression. [Feb/Mar 2014, p.80]
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  13. The Fly (UK)
    Feb 24, 2014
    70
    In and of itself, So Long, See You Tomorrow is more or less flawless BBC; their music has always been polite, erudite and winsome, and that beat does not skip here.
  14. Alternative Press
    Feb 20, 2014
    70
    The sprawl of such tracks will take some listens to process, but the incentive is the band's melodic sense, undiminished from their early days, and sometimes immediately sublime. [Mar 2014, p.88]
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  15. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 3, 2014
    70
    After years of chopping and changing, Bombay Bicycle Club have finally found an iteration worth sticking with.
  16. Drowned In Sound
    Jan 29, 2014
    70
    When the beats eventually die down the album shows its soft underbelly.

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. nirishan9
    Apr 10, 2014
    4
    Album starts strong with its opener but falls victim to overproduction and simply boring tunes. A couple of good cuts here, but it's marredAlbum starts strong with its opener but falls victim to overproduction and simply boring tunes. A couple of good cuts here, but it's marred down with an album that's not worth more than one listen.… Full Review »
  2. Duke_Challenger
    Feb 4, 2014
    10
    I am not sure that this album is as good as "A Different Kind of Fix". However, this is another excellent one by Bombay Bicycle Club.

    If    I am not sure that this album is as good as "A Different Kind of Fix". However, this is another excellent one by Bombay Bicycle Club.

    If "A Different Kind of Fix" is equivalent to Radiohead's "OK Computer", then "So Long, See You Tomorrow" would be "Kid A" (I'm not saying that those albums are as good as one another). It offers more of the same kind of music, but its style is just different enough to stand out enough on its own.

    "So Long, See You Tomorrow" is hard to say what type of style it actually would fall under because every song sounds pretty different just as the songs did on "A Different Kind of Fix". I would say the songs on here are better written and less reliant on repeating riffs like say on "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep" and "Shuffle".

    Those negative reviews I read are absolutely CRAZY! I will say that. I would like to have a conversation with each of those journalists about this album. To me this is what music is supposed to sound like--lots of layers and melodies accompanying each other to make something beautiful and unique.

    Anyways, I would buy the whole album. You shouldn't be disappointed by a single song on here, unless "Carry Me" is too experimental for you.    … Full Review »
  3. Muddsjr
    Feb 1, 2015
    6
    Compared to A Different Kind of Fix, where tracks frequently jumped out, So Long feels slightly less memorable for me; you can definetely hearCompared to A Different Kind of Fix, where tracks frequently jumped out, So Long feels slightly less memorable for me; you can definetely hear the ambition with this band, but simultaneously, there's alot missing as well that was definetely their on their undoubtedly best album A Different Kind....… Full Review »
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