The Golden Echo
The Golden Echo | ||||
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Studio album by Kimbra | ||||
Released | 15 August 2014 | |||
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Length | 60:03 | |||
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Producer | Keefus Ciancia, Rich Costey (exec.), Taylor Graves, John Hill, Kimbra Johnson, Major Dudes, Mystery Skulls, M-Phazes, Al Shux, Surahn Sidhu, Dave Tozer, Fagan Wilcox | |||
Kimbra chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Golden Echo | ||||
The Golden Echo is the second studio album by New Zealand recording artist Kimbra, released by Warner Bros. Records in the United States on 19 August 2014.
Contents
Background
Kimbra was inspired by Greek mythology for the album and spent time in a small sheep farm in the middle of Los Angeles. Kimbra went to the farm the day after the 2013 Grammys. "I'd been caught up with all the Grammy and Gotye stuff happening, and the touring, the constant affirmation— or praise, or criticism, or self-reflection— everywhere," she said. "You get wrapped up in it. Then here I was chilling with a bunch of sheep. And they don't give a crap who you are. You're not special to them. You spend time with them and there's this beautiful kind of harmony of how everything works in that environment. It was a really great space to create."[8]
Cover
The cover and all the photographs of The Golden Echo's booklet were shot by Thom Kerr, who also directed the music video for "Miracle".[9]
Reception
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
Consequence of Sound | B-[12] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[13] |
Los Angeles Times | [14] |
Paste | 7/10[15] |
Pitchfork | 4.3/10[16] |
PopMatters | [17] |
Rolling Stone Australia | [18] |
Spin | 7/10[19] |
Sputnikmusic | [20] |
The Golden Echo received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album obtained a normalised score of 70 out of 100, based on reviews from 12 selected mainstream critics.[10]
Track listing
The Golden Echo — Standard edition | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Teen Heat" | Kimbra Johnson, Daniel Johns | Rich Costey, Johnson | 4:44 |
2. | "90s Music" | Johnson, Mark Foster, Timon Martin, Stephen McQuinn, Matt Morris | Costey, Johnson, Major Dudes | 3:36 |
3. | "Carolina" | Johnson, Keith Ciancia, Zachary Dawes, Tyler Parkford, Michael Shuman | Johnson, Keefus Ciancia | 4:18 |
4. | "Goldmine" | Johnson, Fraser T Smith | Costey, Johnson, John Hill, Al Shux, M-Phazes (add.) | 4:40 |
5. | "Miracle" | Johnson, Stephen Bruner, Johns | Costey, Johnson, Mystery Skulls (add.) | 4:49 |
6. | "Rescue Him" | Johnson, Surahn Sidhu | Johnson, Sidhu | 5:34 |
7. | "Madhouse" | Johnson, S. Bruner, Joel Whitley, Ron Bruner | Costey, Johnson, M-Phazes (add.) | 4:04 |
8. | "Everlovin' Ya" (featuring Bilal) | Johnson, Taylor Graves | Johnson, Graves, Costey (co.) | 4:44 |
9. | "As You Are" | Johnson, Johns | Johnson, Costey (co.) | 5:21 |
10. | "Love in High Places" | Johnson, Ciancia, Sonny J Mason, Matt Morris, Kaveh Rastegar | Johnson, Ciancia | 5:15 |
11. | "Nobody But You" | Johnson, John Legend, Sidhu, Dave Tozer | Costey, Johnson, Tozer (co.), Sidhu (co.) | 5:22 |
12. | "Waltz Me to the Grave" | Johnson, Fagan Wilcox | Johnson, Wilcox, Costey (co.) | 7:30 |
Total length:
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60:03 |
The Golden Echo — Vinyl edition | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
13. | "Vanity Fair" | 3:52 |
Total length:
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63:55 |
The Golden Echo — Deluxe edition[21] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
13. | "Slum Love" | Johnson, Wilcox | 5:04 |
14. | "Sugar Lies" | Johnson, Francis White | 4:10 |
15. | "The Magic Hour" | Johnson, White | 4:31 |
Total length:
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73:49 |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Golden Echo[22]
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Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] | 5 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] | 5 |
US Billboard 200[25] | 43 |
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- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Kimbra – The Golden Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Kimbra – The Golden Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Kimbra – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kimbra. Retrieved 29 August 2014.