So This Is Goodbye | ||||
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Studio album by Junior Boys | ||||
Released | September 11, 2006 | |||
Genre | Synthpop, electropop | |||
Length | 48:56 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
Producer | Junior Boys | |||
Junior Boys chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | A− |
The Boston Phoenix | |
The Guardian | |
Los Angeles Times | |
NME | 7/10 |
Pitchfork Media | 9.0/10 |
Q | |
Rolling Stone | |
Spin |
So This is Goodbye is the second album by Canadian electronic music group Junior Boys, released in Canada on August 22, 2006. Written by Jeremy Greenspan and Matthew Didemus, it features a cover of the Frank Sinatra song "When No One Cares". The album was recorded in Hamilton, Canada.
So This Is Goodbye was shortlisted for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize.
Pitchfork Media named So This Is Goodbye the eleventh best album of 2006.Resident Advisor named So This Is Goodbye as the third best album of 2006. They also named it the 45th best album of the decade.
Acclaimed Music, a site which aggregates hundreds of critics' lists from around the world into an all-time ranking, declares the album as the 1133rd most acclaimed of all-time.
All songs written by Junior Boys (Matt Didemus, Jeremy Greenspan), except where noted.
On June 5, 2007, Junior Boys released the original album along with a Bonus CD as the special edition of So This Is Goodbye.