Pleased To Meet You

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Andrew Paine of NME considered it the "best James record in a long while and there are some near-inspirational moments. English Beefcake" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" were included on the band's third compilation album The Collection (2004). Vocalist Tim Booth left the band after their December UK tour; the final show of which was released as the Getting Away with It. Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" was included on the band's fourth compilation album Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles (2007). It was originally titled We Want Our Money Back, [5] before being re-titled Space, [15] and eventually Pleased to Meet You.

Two versions were released on CD: one with "Make It Alright" and "So Swell", and the other with "Stand" and a live version of "The Shining". Eno likened the process to when artists make their debut record: "they're full of enthusiasm and excitement and they know what they're doing and it's a pleasure. A year after its release, it occurred to Booth that the song was about his son, whose middle name was Daniel, and his goddaughter Grace. Fine" is a percussion-led song that is followed by "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)", a slow-building indie rock track with a psychedelic bridge section. Most of the finished album was made up from live takes and demos that were made before recording with Eno.At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 65, based on six reviews. Playlouder's Sarah Bee considered it a "more low-key" affair that was "less brash" than Millionaires. Inspired by playing the new songs live, the band decided to gather in a circle and record live-in-the-studio [8] at Ridge Farm Studios in Capel, Surrey with engineer Gary Langan. Though the band had planned to use a different producer for the main sessions, [3] Eno and guitarist/violinist Saul Davies were enlisted to produce most of the recordings. The final show of their December tour was filmed, [41] and later released as the live/video album Getting Away with It.

Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 18 May 2001; the band appeared on Later. House in the Woods studios; producer credit was split between Brian Eno, guitarist/violinist Saul Davies, KK and the band. Though noting it wasn't as "adventurous" of a release as Wah Wah is, the band made a record "whose songs are often times spacious and funky at the same time. In March 2000, the band revealed they had been writing new material and planned to record later in the year, with the aim of releasing an album in January 2001.

It was promoted with an appearance on Top of the Pops and various festivals across three months in the UK, Spain and Portugal. Space" begins as a Radiohead-esque track with an electro intro before shifting into chorus sections in the vein of Simple Minds.

He’s been christened James, obviously, and will appear on the sleeve of the forthcoming album, Pleased To Meet You. Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" was released as a single on 25 June, [29] after being delayed a week from its original release date. They had written over 30 tracks for inclusion on their next record; on the opening night, the band played seven of these new songs. What Is It Good For" was engineered by Pettit and mixed by him, James and Bascombe at House in the Woods and Whitfield. He expanded: "It's their tightest, freshest, most contemporary batch of songs, weatherproofed to stand the test of time.English Beefcake" stars a man who ends relationships, while being hesitant in causing pain as a result of them. The Shining", "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" and "Alaskan Pipeline" were engineered by James Loughrey. Although he doesn’t play any instruments, he’s so life-like that there’s already speculation about his “personality”. The remainder of the tracks were credited to different producers: "Falling Down" by Eno and KK; "The Shining", "Give It Away" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" by James and Eno; "Gaudi" by James and Baynton-Power; "What Is It Good For" by James; "Fine" by James, Eno and KK; and "Alaskan Pipeline" by James. This is about finding a way to represent our collective spirit,” says James frontman Tim Booth, discussing the band’s curious new figurehead.

Ben Folds was initially scheduled to support the band for their UK stint, but was replaced by Turin Brakes. The UK special edition included the bonus songs "Gaudi" and "What Is It Good For" as 9th and 10th tracks. ChartAttack wrote that fans of the band's earlier hits, such as "Sit Down" and "Laid", would be "disappointed with this disc," however, "longtime James fans should find much to enjoy. On 19 June, Dotmusic revealed the album's artwork, which is a computer-generated image that merged all of the members' faces. Scratchcard" and "I Thought You Were", outtakes from the album's sessions, were included on the career-spanning box set The Gathering Sound (2012), alongside the music video for "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)".On 29 October, Booth announced he would be leaving the band after their current tour engagements, with the band aiming to continue recording. On 31 May, Pleased to Meet You was announced for release in July, and the track listing was revealed. In a review for The Guardian, Caroline Sullivan wrote that the band "continue their run of mini-symphonies by and for men who don't cringe at terms such as 'birthing partner'.