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This album is fantastic at first I wasnt sure of a few songs but when I had listened to them more, I understood them and never stopped playing them!
The DVD covers the interesting story of how they made the video for the world cup song and the lads are always a joy to watch on film, plus the song it self is a great addition to an already great album.
Some of the greatest albums of all time were misunderstood on release but even though I wouldnt say this is the greatest of all time, it is certainly very good and an essential addition to any music collection.


Rating: 5 out of 5

This New Day is an album that no-one should miss out on now Embrace have made it better with their England song. This album will become your album of the summer!

Rating: 5 out of 5

Mr Lefandangobob doens't appear to have listened to This New Day - if he had, he'd realise that it's actually by far Embrace's most rocking and energetic record, with barely any violins but oodles of guitars, drums and ROCK!

World at Your Feet has been added to the tracklisting for this re-release, but rather than appended to the end of the record as an afterthought, it's been snuck in at track 4 (don't believe the erroneous listing Amazon have here) in the far poppier first side of the album, where it makes much more sense next to the astoundingly uptempo Target (surely a future single?) and the groovesome Sainted (like Duran Duran on steroids and then some!).

Whle the first half of the album is a rollicksome, infectious popfest, it's side 2 that's going to hold most long-term attraction, with dark, brooding, psychedelic rockers like Exploding Machines and Even Smaller Stones exploring previously unforeseen emotional territory for Embrace. The closing title track is lyrically one of the bleakest songs they've recorded, but still maintains the furious energy and rhythms of the rest of the album.

This New Day could easily be a concept album, but I'm not sure about what - unrequited love, winning the World Cup, or terrorism, who knows?! But it's fantastic! Probably Embrace's best record yet, and certainly their loudest and most rocking!

Rating: 5 out of 5

Well the original album was a load of violin tinged mindlessness, and with the Bonus World Cup song it gets worse. The abominal World at your feet Endorsed by Beckham is Embrace's worst effort yet. Embrace are the very worst protagnists of the Curse of British Indie Dross, violins ,benality,violins, benality .
They should have been swept away with the tide they stand in front of on the cover a long time ago but unfortunately thanks to Gravity and Chris martin they still sell records to the mindless indie minions and the followers of dross, aka the England football team

Rating: 2 out of 5

Well the original album was a load of violin tinged mindlessness, and with the Bonus World Cup song it gets worse. The abominal World at your feet Endorsed by Beckham is Embrace's worst effort yet. Embrace are the very worst protagnists of the Curse of British Indie Dross, violins ,benality,violins, benality .
They should have been swept away with the tide they stand in front of on the cover a long time ago but unfortunately thanks to Gravity and Chris martin they still sell records to the mindless indie minions and the followers of dross, aka the England football team

Rating: 2 out of 5