Sunken Condos
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| Studio album by Donald Fagen | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2010-12 | |||
| Genre | Jazz funk | |||
| Length | 44:07 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Michael Leonhart, Donald Fagen | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
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| Mojo | |
| MSN Music | A− |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
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| Slant Magazine | |
| Uncut | 9/10 |
Sunken Condos is the fourth solo album from Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in October 2012 through Reprise Records. It contains eight new songs and a cover of Isaac Hayes' "Out of the Ghetto". Fagen began recording the album in 2010 and described it as having a lighter feel than his earlier work, rather than being a continuation of his Nightfly trilogy.
On September 17, Rolling Stone posted a full-length preview of the song "I'm Not the Same Without You". The song charted at number 28 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in October 2012. It also entered the official UK album chart at number 23 on October 21 and number 12 on the Billboard 200, becoming his highest charting solo album since 1993.
The album was listed at No. 25 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012. The magazine stated that "the music is deceitfully lush, a snazzy cascade of rock, R&B and swing, with production as costly as a Santa Monica beach house." They also named the song "Weather in My Head" the 21st best song of 2012.
Fagen appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and performed "Weather in My Head" to promote the album.
(All songs by Donald Fagen, except where noted)
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