Lucky Shiner | ||||
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Studio album by Gold Panda | ||||
Released | 7 September 2010 | |||
Recorded | December 2009—January 2010 | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Length | 47:05 | |||
Label | Ghostly International | |||
Producer | Gold Panda | |||
Gold Panda chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lucky Shiner | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
BBC Music | favorable |
Clash | 9/10 |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10 |
The Guardian | |
MusicOMH | |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10 |
PopMatters | |
Spin | favorable |
Tiny Mix Tapes |
Lucky Shiner is the debut studio album by English electronic producer Gold Panda. It was released on 7 September 2010 through Ghostly International in the United States, while Notown Records released it on 12 October 2010 in the United Kingdom.
Gold Panda recorded Lucky Shiner in two weeks over Christmas at his aunt and uncle's house in the Essex countryside. The album is named after his grandmother.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Lucky Shiner received an average score of 80% based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
It received an honorable mention at Pitchfork's "Albums of the Year 2010" list.MusicOMH named it the 50th best album of 2010.Stereogum named it the 39th best album of 2010.
All tracks written by Gold Panda.