Neon Golden

Neon Golden
Studio album by The Notwist
Released	14 January 2002 (Germany); 4 February 2002 (UK); 25 February 2003 (U.S.)
Genre	Indie rock, glitch-pop, indietronica
Length	41:32
Label	Virgin (Europe); Domino (U.S.)
The Notwist chronology
Shrink (1998) Neon Golden (2002) The Devil, You + Me (2008)

Neon Golden is the fifth studio album by German indie rock band The Notwist. It was released in 2002 in Europe and 2003 in the United States to favourable reviews. The album's release and its success in the US has secured the band a sizable fan community.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	89/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Drowned in Sound	10/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Hot Press	10/12[6]
Pitchfork Media	9.2/10[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Sputnikmusic	5/5[9]
Uncut	[10]
The Village Voice	B–[11]

Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Neon Golden at number 131 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s, ^[12] while placing the song "One with the Freaks" as the 318th best song of the 2000s.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Step Inside Doesn't Mean You Understand"	3:15
2.	"Pilot"	4:28
3.	"Pick Up the Phone"	3:55
4.	"Trashing Days"	3:24
5.	"This Room"	4:45
6.	"Solitaire"	3:29
7.	"One with the Freaks"	3:38
8.	"Neon Golden"	5:54
9.	"Off the Rails"	3:27
10.	"Consequence"	5:13
11.	"Scoop" (United States release only)	3:26
12.	"Propeller 9" (United States release only)	4:25
13.	"Formiga" (United States release only)	2:21

The United States release included the additional tracks "Scoop", "Propeller 9", and "Formiga" from the previously released EP Scoop.

References

1. "Reviews for Neon Golden by The Notwist". Metacritic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
2. Carlson, Dean. "Neon Golden – The Notwist". AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
3. "The Notwist: Neon Golden". Alternative Press (176): 92. March 2003.
4. Takru, Radhika (November 22, 2010). "Album Review: The Notwist – Neon Golden / On/Off The Record (Deluxe Edition)". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
5. "Teenage kicks". The Guardian. February 1, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
6. Porcelli, Kim (March 22, 2002). "Neon Golden". Hot Press. Retrieved January 12, 2015. (subscription required (help)).
7. Buckman, Luke (February 6, 2002). "The Notwist: Neon Golden". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
8. Gensler, Andy (March 20, 2003). "Notwist: Neon Golden". Rolling Stone (918). Archived from the original on June 27, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
9. The Katz brothers (April 27, 2006). "The Notwist – Neon Golden". Sputnikmusic. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
10. "The Notwist: Neon Golden". Uncut (70): 96–97. March 2003.
11. Christgau, Robert (February 10, 2004). "Consumer Guide: Parts of the Elephunk". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
12. Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.