A Humdrum Star
| A Humdrum Star | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 February 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 10–23 June 2017 [1] | |||
| Studio | Low Four, Manchester, England[2] | |||
| Length | 50:41 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| GoGo Penguin chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Clash | 8/10[4] |
| The Line of Best Fit |   [5] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[6] |
A Humdrum Star is the fourth studio album by the English band GoGo Penguin. It was released in February 2018 by Blue Note Records.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prayer" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Raven" | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Bardo" | 7:14 |
| 4. | "A Hundred Moons" | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Strid" | 8:10 |
| 6. | "Transient State" | 5:59 |
| 7. | "Return to Text" | 5:22 |
| 8. | "Reactor" | 6:17 |
| 9. | "Window" | 5:21 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 75 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 46 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 86 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 41 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 158 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 192 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 73 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[14] | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Collar, Matt. "GoGo Penguin - A Humdrum Star". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "A Humdrum Star". Blue Note Records. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "A Humdrum Star by GoGo Penguin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Robin Murray (20 February 2018). "GoGo Penguin - A Humdrum Star". Clash. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Brookman, Jacob (22 February 2018). "GoGo Penguin mission into the unknown on A Humdrum Star". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "GoGo Penguin Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
