Eastwood is the Cuban Boys' first and only major label album. It was released in 2000, after some delay, following the band's only UK hit single, "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia". The album is named after Steve Eastwood, music review editor at Teletext who had given the band early coverage and features sleeve-notes by John Peel.

Critical reception

Eastwood received a very poor review in the NME—who labelled the album "a 19-track procession of pretend disco and A-level Aqua novelty wank" —and sold poorly.

Track listing

Singles and chart positions

Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia reached number 4 on the UK Singles chart on 25 December 1999. It was also number 1 in John Peel's Festive Fifty in 1999. "Kenny" had previously been released in a different version called "Oh My God They Killed Kenny" and failed to chart, although it reached number 6 in the 1998 Festive Fifty. Following the band's split from EMI, "Inertia Kicks" was released as a self-published limited edition single in a five track format ineligible for inclusion in the UK Singles Chart.

Release history