Paradise | ||||
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Studio album by Slow Club | ||||
Released | December 9, 2011 | |||
Genre | Folk, indie pop | |||
Length | 44:58 | |||
Label | Moshi Moshi | |||
Producer | Luke Smith | |||
Slow Club chronology | ||||
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Singles from Paradise | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81% |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
No Ripcord | |
Under the Radar | (8/10) |
Pitchfork | (7.8/10) |
Rolling Stone | |
NME | (7/10) |
MusicOMH | (9/10) |
Paradise is the second studio album by English folk pop duo Slow Club. It was released on September 12, 2011 on independent record label Moshi Moshi Records. The record was produced by Luke Smith, former member of Clor and producer of Foals' Mercury-nominated Total Life Forever. The album received "universal acclaim" according to review aggregator Metacritic, and peaked at number 70 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart. The songs "Two Cousins" and "Where I'm Waking" were released as singles leading up to the album's release. The next single to be released was "Beginners", whose video features Harry Potter film star Daniel Radcliffe. The video for "Beginners" was filmed in the Faltering Fullback, a pub in Finsbury Park in London, and was shot in a single take.
The album has received widespread critical acclaim from critics. On Metacritic, a website which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 from reviews by mainstream critics, it currently holds a rating of 81/100, signifying Universal Acclaim.