England Is a Garden

England Is a Garden is a studio album by British indie rock band Cornershop. It was released on 6 March 2020 under the band's own label, Ample Play Records.[9]

England Is a Garden
Studio album by
Cornershop
Released6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
Length48:20
LabelAmple Play
Cornershop chronology
Hold On It's Easy
(2015)		 England Is a Garden
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year75/100[1]
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[2]
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Independent[5]
MusicOMH[6]
NME[7]
The Observer[8]

The first single from the album, "No Rock: Save in Roll" was released on 26 November 2019.[10]

Critical reception

England Is a Garden was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 10 reviews.[3]

Track listing
England Is a Garden track listing
No.TitleLength
1."St Marie Under Canon"4:12
2."Slingshot"5:15
3."No Rock: Save in Roll"3:42
4."Everywhere That Wog Army Roam"5:09
5."King Kongs"0:09
6."Highly Amplified"4:49
7."England Is a Garden"1:45
8."Cash Money"5:19
9."Morning Ben"0:18
10."I’m a Wooden Soldier"5:00
11."One Uncareful Lady Owner"3:52
12."The Holy Name"8:50

Charts
Chart performance for England Is a Garden
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 76
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] 13
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References
  1. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. Bray, Elisa (4 March 2020). "Cornershop review, England is a Garden: Band are no less musically ambitious nearly 30 years later". The Independent. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. Johnson, Steven (9 March 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. Beaumont, Mark (4 March 2020). "Cornershop – 'England Is A Garden' review: DIY-'til-we-die anthems for their devoted cult following". NME. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  8. Morris, Damien (8 March 2020). "Cornershop: England Is a Garden review – liberation, celebration". The Observer. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  9. Roberts, Christopher (26 November 2019). "Cornershop Announce New Album". Under the Radar. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. Bloom, Madison (26 November 2019). "Cornershop Announce First Album in 8 Years, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  12. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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