Five Men in a Hut: Singles 1998-2004

Performer: Gomez
Engineer: Ken Nelson; Gomez; Paul Hicks; Claire Lewis
Producer: Gomez; Ken Nelson
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Gomez: Olly Peacock, Paul Blackburn, Tom Gray, Ben Ottewell, Ian Ball. Personnel: Steve Fellows, Ken Nelson (guitar); Naomi Radom (violin); Nick Wales (viola); Susie Wright (saxophone); Tony Looby (alto saxophone); Tony "Gad" Robinson (trumpet, valve trombone, brass); Dajon Everett (celesta, drums, percussion); Claire Lewis (programming). Audio Mixer: Miti. Liner Note Author: David Boyd. Recording information: Batsford Manor; Blackwing, London, England; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Haremere Hall, East Sussex; Ilkley Moor; Merseyside; Parr Street Studios, Liverpool; Real World Studios; The Strongroom, London, England. Released in 2006, this two-disc set presents a thorough overview of Gomez's tenure on the Virgin-backed Hut label. With its non-chronological order, the compilation reveals the surprising consistency of the pseudo-traditionalist U.K. rock band's dynamic collective vision, as songs range from the bluesy, shimmering "78 Stone Wobble" to the raucous, revved-up "Silence" to the funky, shuffling "Shot Shot." At 36 tracks, 5 MEN IN A HUT may seem daunting to some newcomers, but it proves to be an excellent introduction to Gomez's willfully eclectic sound, which pillages both British and American rock history with gleeful abandon.

This five-piece combo led by Ben Ottewel sure doesn't come across as a British band. Moreover, Gomez's blues-based music sounds quintessentially American, albeit filtered through a modern, beat-oriented prism. When their 1998 debut album, BRING IT ON, earned Gomez a coveted prize for best British album of the year, it served as a strong affirmation of the band's prodigious talents.

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