Compass (Jamie Lidell album)

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Compass
Jamie-lidell-compass.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 2010
GenreSoul, folk, blues
LabelWarp Records
ProducerJamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell chronology
JIM
(2008)
Compass
(2010)
Jamie Lidell
(2013)

Compass is a 2010 album by Jamie Lidell, released May 18. It is produced by Lidell and features additional production by Beck, Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor, Lindsey Rome and Robbie Lackritz.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Jamie Lidell, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Completely Exposed" 3:24
2."Your Sweet Boom" 3:13
3."She Needs Me" 5:55
4."I Wanna Be Your Telephone"Lidell & Snax3:29
5."Enough's Enough" 2:55
6."The Ring" 3:44
7."You Are Waking" 3:42
8."I Can Love Again" 2:10
9."It's a Kiss" 3:47
10."Compass" 5:33
11."Gypsy Blood" 2:16
12."Coma Chameleon"Lidell & Beck Hansen3:20
13."Big Drift"Lidell, Hansen, Leslie Feist & Lindsey Rome4:45
14."You See My Light" 2:09
15."Completely Exposed – Heavy Ramble" (iTunes Bonus track) 8:30
Deluxe edition bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Turn It Around" 
2."Lies Inside" 
3."Your Sweet Boom Dub" 
4."Pat's Compass" 
5."Lies Inside Cold Dub" 
6."Enhanced: A Video Introduction To Compass" 

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
BBC MusicPositive[3]
The Boston GlobePositive[4]
Clash8/10 stars[5]
In One Ear4/5 stars[6]
NME6/10 stars[7]
NU.nl8/10 stars[8]
One Thirty BPM78%[9]
Pitchfork Media6.6/10[10]
Slant4/5 stars[11]
Spin3.5/5 stars[12]
Times Online4/5 stars[13]
Washington City PaperPositive[14]
XLR8R7.5/10 stars[15]

Compass received generally favorable reviews upon its release, earning a rating of 76 out of 100 on review aggregator website Metacritic.[1]

Credits[]

  • Jamie Lidell: Production, vocals, vocal effects, beat box, synths, Moog, piano, drum machine, guitar, tambourine, percussion, drums, mixing
  • Bryan Baird (Feist): Shaker, trumpet, French horn, fugel
  • Jesse Baird (Feist): Drums, percussion
  • Chris Bautista: Trumpet
  • Chris Bear (Grizzly Bear): Drums, percussion, tambourine
  • Nikka Costa: Vocals
  • Matt Demeritt: Tenor sax
  • Leslie Feist: Vocals, shouts, percussion, guitar
  • James Gadson (Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye): Drums, percussion
  • Daniel Raymond Gahn: Drums
  • Chilly Gonzales: Piano
  • Beck Hansen: Production, guitar, Juno synth, vocals
  • Robbie Lackritz (Feist): Production
  • Brian Lebarton (Beck): Percussion, electronic drums, synth, keys, vocals
  • Carlin Nicholson (Zeus): Bass
  • Mike O'Brien (Zeus): Guitar
  • David Ralicke: Trombone, sax
  • Lindsey Rome: Production, vocals, percussion, design, photos and artwork
  • Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear): Guitar
  • Dan Rothschild: Bass
  • Pat Sansone (Wilco): Wurlitzer, bass, rhodes, mellotron, percussion, gongs, celeste, vocals, mallets
  • Justin Stanley (Beck): Drums, Mexican bass, percussion
  • Snax: Vocals, synth
  • Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear): Production, mixing, bass, synth, guitar, bass clarinet, flute, sax

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jamie Lidell: Compass (2010): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  2. ^ Compass at AllMusic
  3. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/b5hf
  4. ^ https://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/05/17/jamie_lidell_compass/
  5. ^ http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jamie-lidell-compass
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20100606223112/http://inoneear.co.uk/reviews/8823-jamie-lidell-compass
  7. ^ https://www.nme.com/reviews/11305
  8. ^ Oitmann, Pierre. "Review: Compass". NU.nl. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  9. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20100619074022/http://onethirtybpm.com/2010/05/19/album-review-jamie-lidell-compass/
  10. ^ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14273-compass/
  11. ^ https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jamie-lidell-compass/2110
  12. ^ http://spinmag.com/reviews/jamie-lidell-compass-warp
  13. ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article7123111.ece
  14. ^ http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/38892/reviewed-jamie-lidells-compass
  15. ^ http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/jamie-lidell/compass



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