Blue Eyed in the Red Room
| Blue Eyed in the Red Room | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Boom Bip | ||||
| Released | March 8, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 47:47 | |||
| Label | Lex Records | |||
| Producer | Boom Bip | |||
| Boom Bip chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[2] |
| The Guardian |   [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10[4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [6] |
| XLR8R | favorable[7] |
Blue Eyed in the Red Room is the second studio album by American record producer Boom Bip. It was released on Lex Records in 2005. It features guest appearances from Gruff Rhys and Nina Nastasia.
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Brian Howe of Pitchfork Media gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, describing it as "a restful wash of clean, simple lines, unfractured beats, and neon-tinted melodies."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cimple" | 5:05 |
| 2. | "The Move" | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Do's & Don'ts" (featuring Gruff Rhys) | 6:02 |
| 4. | "Girl Toy" | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Dumb Day" | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Eyelashings" | 6:23 |
| 7. | "Soft & Open" | 2:19 |
| 8. | "One Eye Round the Warm Corner" | 5:11 |
| 9. | "Aplomb" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "The Matter (of Our Discussion)" (featuring Nina Nastasia) | 3:49 |
References
- 1 2 "Blue Eyed In The Red Room by Boom Bip". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Dobson, Gareth (February 23, 2005). "Boom Bip - Blue Eyed In The Red Room". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Peschek, David (February 18, 2005). "Boom Bip, Blue Eyed in the Red Room". The Guardian. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- 1 2 Howe, Brian (February 3, 2005). "Boom Bip: Blue Eyed in the Red Room". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Braidwood, Stefan (March 7, 2005). "Boom Bip: Blue Eyed in the Red Room". PopMatters. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Ranta, Alan. "Boom Bip - Blue Eyed In The Red Room". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Serwer, Jesse (March 1, 2005). "Boom Bip - Blue Eyed in the Red Room". XLR8R. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
External links
- Blue Eyed in the Red Room at Discogs (list of releases)
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