Blue Eyed in the Red Room

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Blue Eyed in the Red Room
Studio album by
Boom Bip
ReleasedMarch 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)
GenrePop
Length47:42
LabelLex Records
ProducerBoom Bip
Boom Bip chronology
Seed to Sun
(2002) 		Blue Eyed in the Red Room
(2005) 		Zig Zaj
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Cokemachineglow66/100[2]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[3]
The Guardian4/5 stars[4]
Pitchfork7.5/10[5]
PopMatters8/10 stars[6]
Stylus MagazineC−[7]
XLR8Rfavorable[8]

Blue Eyed in the Red Room is the second solo studio album by Boom Bip. It was released through Lex Records on March 8, 2005. It features guest appearances from Gruff Rhys and Nina Nastasia.[9]

Critical 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, which indicated "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Brian Howe of Pitchfork 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."[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Cimple"5:05
2."The Move"4:40
3."Do's & Don'ts" (featuring Gruff Rhys)6:02
4."Girl Toy"5:26
5."Dumb Day"5:15
6."Eyelashings"6:24
7."Soft & Open"2:20
8."One Eye Round the Warm Corner"5:10
9."Aplomb"3:40
10."The Matter (of Our Discussion)" (featuring Nina Nastasia)3:50

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Boom Bip – writing, performance, mixing
  • Gruff Rhys – lyrics (3), vocals (3)
  • Nina Nastasia – lyrics (10), vocals (10)
  • Marty Delafongio – vocal recording (3)
  • Paul Bryan – vocal recording (10)
  • Robert Curcio – mixing
  • Noel Sommerville – engineering, mastering

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Blue Eyed In The Red Room by Boom Bip". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Betz, Chet (February 2, 2005). "Boom Bip: Blue Eyed in the Red Room". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ O'Connell, Jake (February 2, 2005). "Boom Bip - Blue Eyed in the Red Room". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Peschek, David (February 18, 2005). "Boom Bip, Blue Eyed in the Red Room". The Guardian. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Howe, Brian (February 3, 2005). "Boom Bip: Blue Eyed in the Red Room". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Braidwood, Stefan (March 7, 2005). "Boom Bip: Blue Eyed in the Red Room". PopMatters. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. ^ Merwin, Charles (February 10, 2005). "Boom Bip - Blue Eyed in the Red Room". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Serwer, Jesse (March 1, 2005). "Boom Bip: Blue Eyed in the Red Room". XLR8R. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  9. ^ Redfern, Mark (April 2, 2005). "Boom Bip". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

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