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2020 studio album by GoGo Penguin
GoGo Penguin
Studio album by GoGo Penguin
Released5 June 2020 (2020-06-05)
Recorded16–27 September 2019 (2019-09-16 – 2019-09-27)
Length43:45
LabelBlue Note
GoGo Penguin chronology
A Humdrum Star
(2018) 		GoGo Penguin
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Loud and Quiet8/10
MusicOMH

GoGo Penguin is the eponymous fifth studio album by English band GoGo Penguin. It was released on 5 June 2020 under Blue Note Records.

Critical reception

GoGo Penguin was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 5 reviews.

Track listing

All music is composed by Chris Illingworth, Nick Blacka and Rob Turner

Gogo Penguin track listing
No.TitleLength
1."1_#"2:02
2."Atomised"4:23
3."Signal in the Noise"6:03
4."Open"4:47
5."F Maj Pixie"5:48
6."Kora"5:34
7."Totem"3:54
8."Embers"3:00
9."To the N"4:34
10."Don't Go"3:40
11."Petit_A (Japan-only bonus track)"4:23

Personnel

  • Chris Illingworth — artwork, piano
  • Nick Blacka — bass
  • Rob Turner - drums
  • Norman NItzsche — mastering
  • Joseph Reiser — engineer, mixer, producer
  • Brendan Williams — engineer, mixer, producer

Charts

Chart performance for GoGo Penguin
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 83
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 200
French Albums (SNEP) 114
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 26
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) 6
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) 19

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. Younis, Reef (1 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. White, Chris (8 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. "GoGo Penguin Announce New Self-titled Album". Blue Note Records. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. "Ultratop.be – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. "Ultratop.be – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. "Lescharts.com – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. "GoGo Penguin Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. "GoGo Penguin Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
GoGo Penguin
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
  • Chris Illingworth
  • Nick Blacka
  • Jon Scott
  • Rob Turner
  • Grant Russell
Albums
  • Fanfares (2012)
  • v2.0 (2013)
  • Man Made Object (2015)
  • A Humdrum Star (2017)
  • GoGo Penguin (2019)
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