Never Let Me Go (Placebo album)

Never Let Me Go
Studio album by
Placebo
Released25 March 2022
Recorded2019–2021
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length57:35
Label
  • So Recordings
  • Elevator Lady
  • Rise
Producer
  • Adam Noble
  • Placebo
Placebo chronology
Life's What You Make It
(2016) 		Never Let Me Go
(2022)
Singles from Never Let Me Go
  1. "Beautiful James"
    Released: 16 September 2021
  2. "Surrounded by Spies"
    Released: 9 November 2021
  3. "Try Better Next Time"
    Released: 11 January 2022
  4. "Happy Birthday in the Sky"
    Released: 4 March 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[2]
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Arts Desk[5]
Contactmusic.com[6]
DIY[7]
Gigwise[8]
The Independent[9]
Kerrang!4/5[10]
Louder[11]
NME[12]
Sputnikmusic4.3/5[1]

Never Let Me Go is the eighth studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo, recorded between 2019 and 2021 and released on 25 March 2022. The album was made available for pre-order on 9 November 2021.[13]

It is Placebo's first studio album in over eight years, following 2013's Loud Like Love.[14] It is also their first album to be recorded as a duo, following the departure of drummer Steve Forrest in 2015. Concurrent with the album announcement, on 4 November 2021, the band revealed a 2022 headline tour of Europe and the United Kingdom.[15]

The first single from the album was "Beautiful James", released on 16 September 2021. The second single, "Surrounded by Spies", was released on 9 November 2021.[16] The third single, "Try Better Next Time" was released on 11 January 2022. The fourth and final single, "Happy Birthday in the Sky", was released on 4 March 2022.

The album achieved strong chart performance, peaking at # 1 in the UK Indie Chart, # 1 in the Austrian, Dutch, and German album charts, and # 3 in the UK Albums Chart.

  1. ^ a b K., Simon (27 March 2022). "Review: Placebo - Never Let Me Go". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Never Let Me Go by Placebo reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Never Let Me Go by Placebo". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Never Let Me Go – Placebo | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ Carr, Tom (22 March 2022). "Album: Placebo - Never Let Me Go". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ Lockwood, Andrew (23 March 2022). "Placebo - Never Let Me Go Album Review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. ^ Goggins, Joe (23 March 2022). "Placebo – Never Let Me Go review". DIY. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. ^ Eastoe, Dillon (24 March 2022). "Album Review: Placebo – Never Let Me Go". Gigwise. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (24 March 2022). "Album reviews: Placebo – Never Let Me Go, and Aldous Harding – Warm Chris". The Independent. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  10. ^ Winwood, Ian (24 March 2022). "Album review: Placebo – Never Let Me Go". Kerrang!. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  11. ^ Beaumont, Mark (22 March 2022). "Placebo's Never Let Me Go: first album in nine years is worth the wait". Louder. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  12. ^ Trendell, Andrew (24 March 2022). "Placebo – 'Never Let Me Go' review: a renaissance rock record with an experimental edge". NME. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  13. ^ Jones, Damian (4 November 2021). "Placebo announce new album 'Never Let Me Go' and tease 2022 UK and European tour". NME.
  14. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (4 November 2021). "Placebo announce first album in over eight years Never Let Me Go". The Line of Best Fit.
  15. ^ Stickler, Jon (4 November 2021). "Placebo Announce Eighth Studio Album 'Never Let Me Go'". Stereoboard.com.
  16. ^ Skinner, Tom (4 November 2021). "Placebo announce new single 'Surrounded By Spies'". NME.