Mapping the Rendezvous

"Mapping the Rendezvous" is the fifth studio album from British indie rock band The Courteeners, released on 28 October 2016 through Ignition Records. Recorded in Paris and at Real World Studios, and produced by the band’s regular collaborator Joe Cross. The CD version has eleven tracks with the deluxe format including a DVD of the band’s sold out headline gig at Heaton Park on 5th June 2015 which saw them play to a huge audience of over 30,000. On its release, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". AllMusic wrote --- Mapping the Rendezvous might not appease those fans still waiting for the return of St. Jude, but eight years after their debut, the Courteeners have grown up and streamlined their sound, resulting in a tight, energetic blast of dance-rock.