Lucky Shiner
Lucky Shiner is the debut studio album by English electronic music producer Gold Panda. It was released on 7 September 2010 through Ghostly International in the United States,[1] while Notown Records released it on 12 October 2010 in the United Kingdom.
Lucky Shiner | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 7 September 2010 | |||
Recorded | December 2009 – January 2010 | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Length | 47:05 | |||
Label | Ghostly International | |||
Producer | Gold Panda | |||
Gold Panda chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lucky Shiner | ||||
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Production
Gold Panda recorded Lucky Shiner in two weeks over Christmas at his aunt and uncle's house in the Essex countryside.[1] The album is named after his grandmother.[1]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[2] |
Metacritic | 80/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
The Irish Times | [6] |
Mojo | [7] |
MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A−[8] |
NME | 8/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10[10] |
Q | [11] |
Spin | 7/10[12] |
XLR8R | 8/10[13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Lucky Shiner received an average score of 80 based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
It received an honorable mention at Pitchfork's "Albums of the Year 2010" list.[14] MusicOMH named it the 50th best album of 2010.[15] Stereogum named it the 39th best album of 2010.[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gold Panda.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You" | 3:36 |
2. | "Vanilla Minus" | 4:03 |
3. | "Parents" | 2:01 |
4. | "Same Dream China" | 4:14 |
5. | "Snow & Taxis" | 4:40 |
6. | "Before We Talked" | 5:20 |
7. | "Marriage" | 4:41 |
8. | "I'm with You but I'm Lonely" | 5:14 |
9. | "After We Talked" | 3:39 |
10. | "India Lately" | 6:35 |
11. | "You." | 3:02 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Greek Style" | 2:58 |
13. | "Casio Daisy" | 2:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Rush Job" | 3:58 |
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 155 |
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[18] | 8 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] | 20 |
References
- "Gold Panda presents Lucky Shiner". Ghostly International. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- "Lucky Shiner by Gold Panda reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- "Reviews for Lucky Shiner by Gold Panda". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- Hoffman, K. Ross. "Lucky Shiner – Gold Panda". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- Dean, Will (7 October 2010). "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- Carroll, Jim (8 October 2010). "Gold Panda". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner". Mojo (204): 109. November 2010.
- Christgau, Robert (28 January 2011). "Gold Panda/Standard Fare". MSN Music. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- Doran, John (8 October 2010). "Album review: Gold Panda – 'Lucky Shiner'". NME. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- Dombal, Ryan (13 October 2010). "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner". Q (292): 109. November 2010.
- Kornhaber, Spencer (1 October 2010). "Gold Panda, 'Lucky Shiner' (Ghostly International)". Spin. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- Fallon, Patric (16 November 2010). "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Albums of the Year 2010: Honorable Mention". Pitchfork. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2010: 50–41". MusicOMH. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2010". Stereogum. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2010". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
External links
- Lucky Shiner at Discogs (list of releases)