Gomez (band)

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{{Short description|English indie rock band}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2009}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Gomez
| image = GOMEZ-bandpic.jpg
| caption = The band in June 2006
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Southport]], [[Merseyside]], England
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[post-Britpop]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/25/gomez-review-brighton-dome|title=Gomez review – reformed post-Britpoppers prove prescient|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|date=25 April 2018|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> [[alternative rock]], [[art rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Blashill |first1=Pete |title=Gomez's Galactic Soul Party |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2 September 1999 |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/gomezs-galactic-soul-party |access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>
| years_active = 1997–present<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{Cite book | first= Martin C. | last= Strong | year= 2000 | title= The Great Rock Discography | edition= 5th | publisher=Mojo Books | location= Edinburgh | pages= 389–90 | isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref>
| label = [[ATO Records|ATO]], [[MapleMusic Recordings]] (Canada), Eat Sleep, [[Independiente Records|Independiente]], [[Virgin Records|Hut/Virgin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geocities.com/patmil007/6248.jpg |date=2009-10-27 |access-date=2012-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027164349/http://geocities.com/patmil007/6248.jpg |title=Gomez JPEG|archive-date=27 October 2009}}</ref>
| website = http://www.gomeztheband.com/
| associated_acts = [[Operation Aloha (album)|Operation Aloha]]
| current_members = [[Ian Ball]] [[Ben Ottewell]] [[Tom Gray (activist)|Tom Gray]] Paul Blackburn Olly Peacock
}}

'''Gomez''' are an English [[indie rock]] [[rock band|band]] from [[Southport]], [[Merseyside]], comprising [[Ian Ball]] (vocals, guitar), Paul "Blackie" Blackburn (bass), [[Tom Gray (activist)|Tom Gray]] (vocals, guitars, keyboards), [[Ben Ottewell]] (vocals, guitars) and Olly Peacock (drums, synths, computers).<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> The band has three singers and four songwriters, employing traditional and [[electronic instruments]]. Their music covers the genres of blues, indie, alternative, rock, folk, psychedelic and experimental.

==History==
===Formation (1995–1997)===
[[Guitarist]] and [[vocalist]] [[Ian Ball]] and [[drummer]] [[Olly Peacock]] are long-time friends, having played in a three-piece band from the ages of 14 to 18. They met [[bassist]] [[Paul Blackburn (musician)|Paul Blackburn]] and [[multi-instrumentalist]] Tom Gray at college. Ian Ball met vocalist/guitarist [[Ben Ottewell]] at [[Sheffield University]].

The band played its first gig together in 1996 in [[Leeds]] at the Hyde Park Social Club on Ash Grove. At the time, they did not have a formal name. The band left a sign out which read "Gomez in here", for a friend of theirs whose surname was Gomez, to indicate that it was the site of their first gig. People saw the sign and assumed that the band's name was Gomez, and it was later made official.<ref name="Mulvey">{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Mulvey |title=A Night With Gomez |url=http://craccum.co.nz/?p=1494 |publisher=[[Craccum]] |access-date=27 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522111134/http://craccum.co.nz/?p=1494 |archive-date=22 May 2010}}</ref>

The band started recording four-track demos in Peacock's father's garage in [[Southport]] during the summer of 1996. The demos were given to [[Stephen Fellows]] (later their manager) who distributed them to four record labels. The band, having played only one performance, decided against playing showcases in London and instead made the record companies travel to Red Tape rehearsal studios. After several weeks of playing to over 25 labels, the band signed to [[Hut Records]] ([[Virgin Records]]), in September 1997.

===''Bring It On'' (1997–1998) ===
{{main|Bring It On (Gomez album)}}
After signing to Hut Records in September 1997, they began recording their debut album. They entered Parr Street Studios with engineer [[Ken Nelson (British record producer)|Ken Nelson]], recording new songs and improving the mixes of the demos. The band self-produced, and the album was certified platinum. A season of English Festivals (including two performances at [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]]) followed. The band won the [[Mercury Music Prize]] in September 1998.

In 1998, [[Philips]] Electronics chose Gomez to cover [[The Beatles]]' song "[[Getting Better]]" for an ad campaign for Philips' new lines of [[flat panel display|flat panel]] and [[high-definition television]] sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gomez/articles/story/5926916/gomez_get_fabulous_for_philips_advertisement|title=Gomez Get Fabulous for Philips Advertisement|publisher=Rollingstone.com|access-date=2014-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114112223/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gomez/articles/story/5926916/gomez_get_fabulous_for_philips_advertisement|archive-date=14 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The cover song was not released on an album until 2000 with ''[[Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline]]'', a collection of B-sides.

===''Liquid Skin'' (1999–2000) ===
{{main|Liquid Skin}}
The band's second album, ''Liquid Skin'', was released in 1999, leading Gomez to success on the British and Australian albums charts.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> The band also made the Billboard Heatseeker chart for the first time. After winning the Mercury Prize, the band went back to Parr Street Studios, recording as much material as they could between tours. Ken Nelson engineered once again and the band self-produced. The album went [[Platinum certification|platinum]] and touring followed, including a performance at [[Glastonbury Festival]] on the second stage.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000204194313/http://chartattack.com/road/reviews/1999/19990722-glastonbury.html "Live Reviews: The Glastonbury FestivalJune 25-27, 1999"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', Richard Beland, June 25–27, 1999.</ref>

===''In Our Gun'' (2000–2003) ===
{{main|In Our Gun}}
The group's third album, ''In Our Gun'', was released in 2002. It made the top 10 on the UK charts and the top 50 on the Australian charts. The single "Shot Shot" charted in the UK top 40, the Portugal top 20, and the Billboard Heatseeker chart. The band produced and recorded the record in Batsford Manor, Gloucestershire, with additional recordings in Studio 2 at [[Abbey Road Studios]]. Giving the album a perfect score in his review for ''[[PopMatters]]'', Matt Cibula wrote "everyone who doesn’t like this record is insane in a bad way. Screw [[Wilco]]; ''In Our Gun'' is sounding very much like the Album of the Year."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/gomez-inourgun/ |title=Gomez: In Our Gun |website=PopMatters |first=Matt |last=Cibula |date=2002-05-02}}</ref>

===''Split the Difference'' (2004–2005) ===
{{main|Split the Difference}}
While Gomez's first three albums were self-produced, the band worked with [[Tchad Blake]] as producer for their fourth record. The band were fans of his compressed sounds as heard on [[Los Lobos]] and [[Latin Playboys]] recordings. The album was met with mixed critical response, with ''[[Allmusic]]'' rating it as four stars out of five and ''[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC Internet Music Reviews]]'' describing it as "one of the finest releases of the year so far. If you were one of those people who wrote them off two years ago, it's time to get listening again."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Chris |title=BBC - Music - Review of Gomez - Split The Difference |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/df3n/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> However, the album received less favourable reviews from a number of other sources, including ''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' and ''[[NME]]''.

The band built a studio in Portslade, just outside Brighton, England (where most of them were residing). They worked independently for months recording, until they developed a record with Tchad Blake at [[Real World Studios]]. In 2007, Gomez recorded a cover of [[The Band]]'s hit "[[Up On Cripple Creek]]" for the tribute album ''[[Endless Highway: The Music of The Band]]''. Their song "How We Operate" was played in the final scene of the film ''[[The Hitcher (2007 film)|The Hitcher]]''. Gomez continued to tour, including a co-headlining 2007 US tour with label-mate [[Ben Kweller]]. The band toured Australia and New Zealand before going back to the United States for a second headlining leg of their US tour. On 2 March 2007, Gomez recorded a concert at the [[Vic Theater]] in [[Chicago]], Illinois, that was streamed via MSN Music.<ref>[http://msnpresents.msn.com/Gomez/artist.aspx?mkt=en-gb/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416063044/http://msnpresents.msn.com/Gomez/artist.aspx?mkt=en-gb%2F|date=16 April 2008}}</ref> Ian Ball released a solo project, an album entitled ''[[Who Goes There (album)|Who Goes There]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gomeztheband.com/news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217064123/http://www.gomeztheband.com/news/|url-status=dead|title=News|archive-date=17 December 2008|website=Gomez}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=9118_1119_12605&pc=1ICD01 |title=| Live Nation Store |publisher=Shop.musictoday.com |access-date=2012-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319062032/http://www.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=9118_1119_12605&pc=1ICD01 |archive-date=19 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2008, Gomez opened several shows for [[Dave Matthews Band]]. Their album reached the top 40 in the UK and Australia. The first single "Catch Me Up" entered the UK top 40 in March 2004 and "Silence" was released as the second single.

Virgin/EMI then closed down [[Hut Recordings]]; the band asked to be released from their contract and Virgin agreed.

===''How We Operate'' (2006–2007) ===
{{main|How We Operate}}
Gomez's fifth studio record, ''How We Operate,'' was produced by [[Gil Norton]] and released on 2 May 2006. The record was developed in the band's studio and later recorded in 6 weeks at [[RAK Studios]], London. The album's title track was featured in the ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' episode "[[Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response]]", and, as an iconic song from the show's soundtrack, it was also covered by [[Kevin McKidd]] in the season seven musical episode "[[Song Beneath the Song]]".<ref name="TVG">{{cite web |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |date=November 22, 2010 |title=Exclusive: Shonda Rhimes Reveals Grey's Anatomy Musical Details |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Greys-Shonda-Rhimes-1025983.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312012752/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Greys-Shonda-Rhimes-1025983.aspx |archive-date=March 12, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2011 |work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref><ref name="PG">{{cite magazine |last=Gallo |first=Phil |date=March 11, 2011 |title='Grey's Anatomy' Musical Episode to Feature Cast Singing Fray, Snow Patrol |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472584/greys-anatomy-musical-episode-to-feature-cast-singing-fray-snow-patrol |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309100455/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472584/greys-anatomy-musical-episode-to-feature-cast-singing-fray-snow-patrol |archive-date=March 9, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2011 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]}}</ref> On 14 February 2006, their song "Get Miles" was featured in the ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' episode "[[Distractions (House episode)|Distractions]]", and on 6 March 2007, their song "See the World" was featured in the ''House'' episode "Half-Wit". "See the World" was also featured in the [[Bones (TV series)|''Bones'']] episode "Widow's Son in the Windshield".

In 2005, Gomez signed a deal with Dave Matthews' [[ATO Records]]. Under the new label, the band released their first live album, ''[[Out West (album)|Out West]]'', in June 2005. The double disc CD was compiled from shows recorded at San Francisco's Fillmore Theater in January 2005. In January 2006, the band performed on Jam Cruise before returning to the studio to put the final touches on ''[[How We Operate]]''. After playing the [[South by Southwest|SxSW]] music festival in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], they debuted material from the upcoming release in several US cities. The band's 2006 spring tour included stops in Asheville, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco, and Portland. They also performed at several large outdoor festivals, including the Beale Street and [[Bonnaroo|Bonnaroo Festivals]] in Tennessee, the Jazzfest in New Orleans and Sasquatch Festival in George, WA.

A collection titled ''[[Five Men in a Hut (CD)|Five Men in a Hut]]'' was released on 17 October 2006. The two-disc album consists of released and unreleased tracks recorded under the Hut/Virgin label from 1998–2004. A DVD with music videos and interviews from their time with Hut was also released. They were also one of the bands featured on a [[John Lennon]] tribute aired on BBC Radio 2 to mark the 25th anniversary of the musician's death. Gomez performed "[[Hey Bulldog]]" by [[The Beatles]], and "[[Instant Karma!]]" by Lennon. "How We Operate" is also the ending song to the 2007 remake of the horror film [[The Hitcher (2007 film)|''The Hitcher'']], and acts as the title music for the pilot episode of ''[[The Riches]]''.

===''A New Tide'' (2008–2010) ===
{{main|A New Tide}}
A wide range of styles were incorporated into Gomez's sound for their next record ''A New Tide'', including blues, Krautrock and psychedelia. The record saw Gomez accompanied by a number of guest musicians, including vocalist [[Amy Millan]], bassist [[Joshua Abrams (musician)|Josh Abrams]], cellist Oliver Krauss, and multi-instrumentalist [[Stuart Bogie]].

''[[A New Tide]]'' was released on 31 March in the US, in the UK and Europe on 30 March, and in Australia on 28 March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gomeztheband.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-album-what-fk.html|title=GomezJournal: New Album!|publisher=Gomeztheband.blogspot.com|access-date=2014-04-18}}</ref> Gomez recorded ''A New Tide'' in Chicago, and played festivals including [[Lollapalooza]] that year. The album marked a return to their more experimental roots, in particular with songs such as "Win Park Slope" and "Airstream Driver". With this album, the band wanted to create a collection of songs that would work well at live gigs.<ref name="Mulvey"/> With the band members scattered across two continents, early tracks were written and recorded individually and then merged online. The material took on its ultimate shape when Gomez convened in studios in Chicago and Charlottesville with producer [[Brian Deck]].

In early 2004, Ian Ball and Olly Peacock were involved in a project called [[Operation Aloha (album)|Operation Aloha]] with 14 other musicians including members from [[Phantom Planet]] and [[Maroon 5]]. They produced an album over the course of 30 days in Maui, Hawaii. A self-titled album was released on 12 May 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laist.com/2009/05/11/operation_aloha_an_experiment_in_ro.php |title=Operation Aloha: An Experiment in Rock 'n' Roll |access-date=28 May 2009 |publisher=Laist.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516064737/http://laist.com/2009/05/11/operation_aloha_an_experiment_in_ro.php |archive-date=16 May 2009}}</ref>

In April 2009, the band's song "Little Pieces" was used in the 19th episode of ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' season 5. It played at the start of the episode in a montage scene. In June 2009, Gomez opened for [[Pearl Jam]] on the [[Backspacer Tour|European leg]] of the Backspacer Tour.<ref name="PearlJam.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.pearljam.com/news/gomez-opening-pearl-jam-europe |title=Gomez Opening for Pearl Jam in Europe |access-date=13 June 2009 |work=PearlJam.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705115311/http://www.pearljam.com/news/gomez-opening-pearl-jam-europe |archive-date=5 July 2009}}</ref>

===''Whatever's on Your Mind'' (2011–2020) ===
{{main|Whatever's on Your Mind}}
Gomez released their seventh studio album, ''Whatever's on Your Mind'', on 21 June 2011. As with their last album, production on ''Whatever's on Your Mind'' was overseen by the band as well as [[Brian Deck]].

=== Current activities (2020-present) ===
Since 2020, Tom Gray has been lobbying the British government to regulate music streaming with the Broken Record campaign group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2021/02/broken-record-music-streaming-spotify-tom-gray|title=How a new campaign aims to fix a broken music industry|date=11 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/02/odds-are-against-you-the-problem-with-the-music-streaming-boom|title='Odds are against you': The problem with the music streaming boom|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=2 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musiciansunion.org.uk/news/announcing-the-brokenrecord-appeal-and-festival|title = Announcing the #BrokenRecord Appeal and Festival}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/24/nadine-shah-i-cant-pay-the-rent-on-unfair-music-streaming-revenues|title = Nadine Shah: 'I can't pay the rent on unfair music streaming revenues'|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 24 November 2020}}</ref> He stood as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] candidate for [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]] in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], but failed to win the seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2024/results-general-election-4-july-2024|publisher=[[Brighton and Hove City Council]]|title=Results - General Election 4 July 2024|date=5 July 2024|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>

With tour dates set for late 2025 in both the UK and Australia, the band still perform live gigs.<ref>https://www.gomeztheband.com/events</ref>

==Members==
[[File:Ian Ball.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Ian Ball, Beautiful Days Festival, Devon, August 2006]]
[[File:Ben-Ottewell.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Ben Ottewell, Beautiful Days Festival, Devon, August 2006]]
* [[Ian Ball]] (vocals, guitar)
* [[Ben Ottewell]] (vocals, guitar)
* Paul Blackburn (bass)
* [[Tom Gray (activist)|Tom Gray]] (vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming)
* Olly Peacock (drums, percussion)

==Discography==

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable"
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! rowspan="2"|Year
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! rowspan="2" style="width:130px;"|[[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] ([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])
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! style="width:35px;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Chartstats">{{cite web|title=The Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4390/gomez/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref name="Australia">Peaks in Australia:
* All except noted: {{cite web|title=Australian album positions |url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Gomez |publisher=australian-charts.com |access-date=14 January 2009}}
* ''Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline'' and ''Five Men in a Hut'': {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]] <ref name="Canada">{{cite web | title = Canadian album positions | url = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5&q1=Gomez&x=0&y=0 | publisher = [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] | access-date = 14 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121023084229/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5&q1=Gomez&x=0&y=0 | archive-date = 23 October 2012 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]] <ref name="NZ">{{cite web|title=New Zealand album positions |url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=Gomez&cat=a |publisher=charts.nz |access-date=14 January 2009}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|[[VG-lista|NOR]] <ref name="Norway">{{cite web|title=Norwegian album positions |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Gomez&cat=a |publisher=norwegiancharts.com |access-date=14 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104153805/http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Gomez&cat=a |archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|[[Billboard 200|US]] <ref name="US">{{cite web | title = US Positions | url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p152831/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} | publisher = allmusic.com |access-date=12 January 2009 }}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|[[Top Heatseekers|US Heat]]
! style="width:35px;"|[[Independent Albums|US Indie]]
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Bring It On (Gomez album)|Bring It On]]''
*Released: 13 April 1998
*Label: [[Hut Records|Hut]] / [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
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*[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite web | title = ''Bring It On'' British sales certification | url = http://bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=28756 | publisher = [[British Phonographic Industry]] | access-date = 18 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080220133205/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumRight.asp?rq=search_plat | archive-date = 20 February 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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| 1999
| ''[[Liquid Skin]]''
*Released: 13 September 1999
*Label: Hut / Virgin
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*BPI: Platinum<ref>{{cite web | title = ''Liquid Skin'' British sales certification | url = http://bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=31074 | publisher = [[British Phonographic Industry]] | access-date = 18 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080220133205/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumRight.asp?rq=search_plat | archive-date = 20 February 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
*[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Platinum<ref name=ARIACert01>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Gomez|type=album|certyear=2001|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>
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| 2002
| ''[[In Our Gun]]''
*Released: 18 March 2002
*Label: Hut / Virgin
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*BPI: Silver<ref>{{cite web | title = ''In Our Gun'' British sales certification | url = http://bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=30131 | publisher = [[British Phonographic Industry]] | access-date = 18 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080220133205/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumRight.asp?rq=search_plat | archive-date = 20 February 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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| 2004
| ''[[Split the Difference]]''
*Released: 17 May 2004
*Label: Hut / Virgin
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| 2006
| ''[[How We Operate]]''
*Released: 5 June 2006
*Label: [[ATO Records|ATO]] / [[Independiente Records|Independiente]]
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| 2009
| ''[[A New Tide]]''
*Released: 30 March 2009
*Label: [[ATO Records|ATO]], Eat Sleep
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| 2011
| ''[[Whatever's on Your Mind]]''
*Released: 6 June 2011
*Label: [[ATO Records|ATO]], Eat Sleep
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===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable"
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! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:210px;"|Title
! colspan="2"|Chart positions
|-
! style="width:35px;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Chartlog">{{cite web | title = UK Chartlog | url = http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_G.HTM | website= Zobbel.de |access-date=12 January 2009 }}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|[[Top Heatseekers|US Heat]]
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| 2005
| ''[[Out West (album)|Out West]]''
*Released: 7 June 2005
*Label: Independiente / ATO / [[Sony BMG]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 145
| style="text-align:center;"| 46
|}

===Compilations===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:210px;"|Title
! colspan="3"|Chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:130px;"|[[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] ([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])
|-
! style="width:35px;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Chartstats" />
! style="width:35px;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref name="Australia" />
! style="width:35px;"|[[Top Heatseekers|US Heat]]
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline]]''
*Released: 25 September 2000
*Label: Hut / Virgin
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| style="text-align:center;"| 75
| style="text-align:center;"| 44
|
*BPI: Silver<ref>{{cite web | title = ''Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline'' British sales certification | url = http://bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=29113 | publisher = [[British Phonographic Industry]] | access-date = 18 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080220133205/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumRight.asp?rq=search_plat | archive-date = 20 February 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Five Men in a Hut: A's, B's and Rarities 1998–2004|Five Men in a Hut]]''
*Released: 25 September 2006
*Label: Hut / Virgin
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 77
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|}

===EPs===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Machismo E.P.]]''
*Released: May 2000
*Label: Hut / Virgin
*Chart: No. 1 ([[UK Indie Chart|UK Indie]]), No. 48 ([[ARIA Charts|AUS]])<ref name="UK Chartlog" /><ref name="Australia" />
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Detroit Swing '66/Ping One Down]]''
*Released: 1 July 2002
*Label: Hut / Virgin
|-
| 2006
| ''See the World E.P.''
*Released: October 2006
|-
| 2006
| ''Girlshapedlovedrug E.P.''
*Released: 13 November 2006
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2| Year
! Title
! style="width:30px;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Chartlog"/><ref name="UK Chartstats" />
! style="width:30px;"|[[Adult Alternative Songs|US AAA]] <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gomez Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gomez/chart-history/aaa/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=6 February 2018}}</ref>
! Album
|-
|rowspan="3"|1998
|30 March
|"78 Stone Wobble"
| style="text-align:center;"|44
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|rowspan="3"|''Bring It On''
|-
|1 June
|"[[Get Myself Arrested]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|45
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|31 August
|"[[Whippin' Piccadilly]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|35
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|rowspan="3"|1999
|28 June
|"Bring It On"
| style="text-align:center;"|21
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|rowspan="3"|''Liquid Skin''
|-
|30 August
|"Rhythm & Blues Alibi"
| style="text-align:center;"|18
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|15 November
|"We Haven't Turned Around"
| style="text-align:center;"|38
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002
|4 March
|"Shot Shot"
| style="text-align:center;"|28
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|rowspan="2"|''In Our Gun''
|-
|3 June
|"Sound of Sounds"/"Ping One Down"
| style="text-align:center;"|48
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| 2004
|8 March
| "Catch Me Up"
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|rowspan="3"|''Split the Difference''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005
| 10 May
| "Silence"
| style="text-align:center;"|41
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|30 August
|"Sweet Virginia"
| style="text-align:center;"|42 (UK Indie)
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| rowspan="3"|2006
| 17 April
| "How We Operate"
| style="text-align:center;"|(US-only single)
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|rowspan="3"|''How We Operate''
|-
|29 May
|"Girlshapedlovedrug"
| style="text-align:center;"|66
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|4 September
|"See the World"
| style="text-align:center;"|107
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| 13 April
| "Airstream Driver"
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|rowspan="2"|''A New Tide''
|-
| 17 August
| "Little Pieces"
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|2011
|30 May
|"Options"
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|''Whatever's on Your Mind''
|}

===Videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Five Men in a Hut: Singles 1998–2004]]''
*Released: 25 September 2006
*Label: Hut / Virgin
|}

===Other songs===
*''[[The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show]]'' (2007) – "Wichita Lineman"
*''[[Dermot O'Leary|Dermot O'Leary Presents the Saturday Sessions]]'' (2011) – "The Only Living Boy in New York"
*''[[Like a Version|Triple J Like a Version, Vol. 3]]'' – "Breakfast in America"
*''[[Endless Highway: The Music of The Band]]'' – "Up On Cripple Creek"
*''[[The Lone Ranger (soundtrack)#The Lone Ranger: Wanted – Music Inspired by the Film|The Lone Ranger: Wanted]]'' (2013) – "Butch's Ballad"

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.gomeztheband.com/}}
* [https://archive.org/details/Gomez Gomez collection] at the [[Internet Archive]]
* {{AllMusic |id=p152831}}
* [http://somethingglorious.typepad.com/somethingglorious/2006/11/interview_gomez.html Interview with Tom Gray on SomethingGlorious.com]
* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15398142 Gomez Concerts and Interviews at NPR Music]
* [http://www.meg.ie/ben-ottewell-interview/ Interview with Ben Ottewell]

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