I, Gemini
Appearance
I, Gemini | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 June 2016 | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 48:04 | |||
Label | Transgressive | |||
Producer | Will Twynham | |||
Let's Eat Grandma chronology | ||||
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Singles from I, Gemini | ||||
I, Gemini is the debut album by British pop duo Let's Eat Grandma, released 17 June 2016 via Transgressive Records.[4]
Reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10[5] |
Metacritic | 78/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Clash | 9/10[1] |
DIY | [4] |
Dork | [8] |
The Guardian | [9] |
The Independent | [10] |
The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[11] |
NME | [12] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[13] |
Under the Radar | 6.5/10[14] |
On the review aggregator website Metacritic, I, Gemini received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 17 critics.[6]
Year-end lists
[edit]Publication | # | Ref. |
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Clash | 32 | [15] |
Crack | 57 | [16] |
The Line of Best Fit | 26 | [17] |
Loud and Quiet | 14 | [18] |
Louder Than War | 18 | [19] |
NME | 34 | [20] |
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth. All tracks are produced by Will Twynham
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Deep Six Textbook" | 5:39 |
2. | "Eat Shiitake Mushrooms" | 6:12 |
3. | "Sax in the City" | 4:54 |
4. | "Chocolate Sludge Cake" | 6:36 |
5. | "Chimpanzees in Canopies" | 3:32 |
6. | "Rapunzel" | 5:20 |
7. | "Sleep Song" | 6:24 |
8. | "Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. I" | 2:47 |
9. | "Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. II" | 4:38 |
10. | "Uke 6 Textbook" | 1:59 |
Total length: | 48:04 |
Personnel
[edit]- Jenny Louise Hollingworth – vocals, saxophone, keyboards, recorder, mandolin, drums, synthesizer, cello, triangle, percussion, glockenspiel
- Rosa Jewel Walton – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums, bass guitar, harmonica, mandolin, chimes, electric guitar, percussion, piano, ukulele
- Will Twynham – producer, mixing engineer
- Mary Epworth – production assistant
- Guy Davie – mastering engineer
- Tim Webster – mixing engineer
References
[edit]- ^ a b Beech, Dave (26 July 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini". Clash. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Wilkinson, Matt (9 February 2016). "New Music of the Day: Let's Eat Grandma - Deep Six Textbook (NME Premiere)". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Wilkinson, Matt (21 April 2016). "New Music of the Day: Let's Eat Grandma - Eat Shiitake Mushrooms". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Milton, Jamie. "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini". DIY. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "I, Gemini by Let's Eat Grandma reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "I, Gemini by Let's Eat Grandma Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Goodman, Jessica (17 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini". Dork. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Mumford, Gwilym (16 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini review – creepily catchy outsider pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Andy (23 June 2016). "Album reviews round-up: Let's Eat Grandma, DJ Shadow, Mumford & Sons, Public Service Broadcasting and more". The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Nash, Ed (8 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma sound like nothing you've ever heard". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Homewood, Ben (16 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini Review". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (30 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, Billy (14 July 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini (Transgressive) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beech, Dave (13 December 2016). "Clash Albums of the Year 2016". Clash. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Black, Billy (1 December 2016). "Albums of the Year 2016". Crack. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "The Best Fit Fifty Essential Albums of 2016". The Line of Best Fit. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "The Loud and Quiet top 40 albums of 2016". Loud and Quiet. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Albums of the Year 2016". Louder Than War. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Bartleet, Larry (27 November 2016). "NME's Albums of the Year 2016". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2022.