Zig Zaj is the third solo studio album by Boom Bip.[1] It was released through Lex Records on September 26, 2011.[1] It features guest appearances from Alex Kapranos, Money Mark, Luke Steele, and Josh Klinghoffer.[2]
| Zig Zaj | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 26, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 49:13 | |||
| Label | Lex Records | |||
| Producer | Boom Bip | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| BBC | favorable[5] |
| Dusted Magazine | unfavorable[6] |
| The Phoenix | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.6/10[8] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "compared to Seed to Sun or Blue Eyed in the Red Room, whose fascination with sound was positively contagious, Zig Zaj sounds like an overly safe record, the type that most producers would avoid if they wanted to keep innovating."[4]
In 2011, The Guardian included it on the "Top 10 Autumn Albums" list,[9] while Mike Diver of BBC included it on the "Best Albums of September 2011" list.[10]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Hands" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Goodbye Lovers & Friends" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Pele" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Do as I Do" | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Reveal" | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Manabozh" | 3:49 |
| 7. | "New Order" | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Automaton" | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Tumtum" | 9:46 |
| 10. | "Mascot & the Moth" | 3:56 |
| Total length: | 49:13 | |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Boom Bip – music
- Mike Noyce – vocals (1)
- Josiah Steinbrick – acoustic guitar (1), bass guitar (7, 9), synthesizer (7, 9), percussion (7, 9)
- Alex Kapranos – vocals (2)
- Kevin Stevens – drums (2)
- Cate Le Bon – vocals (4)
- Money Mark – vocals (6), effects (6)
- Luke Steele – vocals (7)
- Marty Sataman – synthesizer (7)
- Josh Klinghoffer – guitar (7, 9), synthesizer (7, 9), percussion (7, 9)
- Chris Shaw – mixing
- Ehquestionmark – artwork
References edit
- ^ a b Mitchell, Paul (August 29, 2011). "Boom Bip: Me And People". The Skinny. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Cragg, Michael (September 8, 2011). "New music: Boom Bip – New Order". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "Zig Zaj by Boom Bip". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Boom Bip - Zig Zaj". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Stubbs, David (2011). "Boom Bip - Zig Zaj - Review". BBC. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Burnett, Joseph (October 18, 2011). "Dusted Reviews: Boom Bip - Zig Zaj". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Lundy, Zeth (October 4, 2011). "Boom Bip - Zig Zaj". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Neyland, Nick (September 21, 2011). "Boom Bip: Zig Zaj". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Empire, Kitty; Bainbridge, Luke; Hoby, Hermione; Jonze, Tim; Cragg, Michael (September 4, 2011). "Top 10 autumn albums - review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Diver, Mike (October 3, 2011). "The best albums of September 2011". BBC. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.