GoGo Penguin (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = GoGo Penguin

| type = studio

| artist = GoGo Penguin

| cover = GoGo-Penguin-album-cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2020|06|05|df=y}}

| recorded ={{start and end dates|2019|9|16|2019|9|27|df=yes}}

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 43:45

| label = Blue Note

| producer =

| prev_title = A Humdrum Star

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{Album ratings

|MC=81/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/gogo-penguin/gogo-penguin|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=4 July 2020}}

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gogo-penguin-mw0003362926|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Jurek|first=Thom|accessdate=4 July 2020}}

|rev2=Loud and Quiet

|rev2score=8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/gogo-penguin-gogo-penguin/|title=Loud and Quiet Review|work=Loud and Quiet|last=Younis|first=Reef|date=1 June 2020|accessdate=4 July 2020}}

|rev3=MusicOMH

|rev3score={{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/gogo-penguin-gogo-penguin|title=MusicOMH Review|website=MusicOMH|last=White|first=Chris|date=8 June 2020|accessdate=4 July 2020}}

|noprose=yes

}}

GoGo Penguin is the eponymous fifth studio album by English band GoGo Penguin. It was released on 5 June 2020 under Blue Note Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.bluenote.com/gogo-penguin-announces-new-self-titled-album-out-may-1-lead-single-atomised-out-now/|title=GoGo Penguin Announce New Self-titled Album|website=Blue Note Records|accessdate=4 July 2020}}

Critical reception

GoGo Penguin was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 5 reviews.

Track listing

{{Tracklist

|headline =Gogo Penguin track listing

|all_music=Chris Illingworth, Nick Blacka and Rob Turner

|title1=1_#

|length1=2:02

|title2=Atomised

|length2=4:23

|title3=Signal in the Noise

|length3=6:03

|title4=Open

|length4=4:47

|title5=F Maj Pixie

|length5=5:48

|title6=Kora

|length6=5:34

|title7=Totem

|length7=3:54

|title8=Embers

|length8=3:00

|title9=To the N^th

|length9=4:34

|title10=Don't Go

|length10=3:40

|title11=Petit_A (Japan-only bonus track)

|length11=4:23

}}

Personnel

Chris Illingworth — artwork, piano
Nick Blacka — bass
Rob Turner - drums
Norman NItzsche — mastering
Joseph Reiser — engineer, mixer, producer
Brendan Williams — engineer, mixer, producer

Charts

Chart (2020) ! Peak position
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{{album chart\|Flanders\|83\|artist=GoGo Penguin\|album=GoGo Penguin\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=4 July 2020}}
{{album chart\|Wallonia\|200\|artist=GoGo Penguin\|album=GoGo Penguin\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=4 July 2020}}
{{album chart\|France\|114\|artist=GoGo Penguin\|album=GoGo Penguin\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=4 July 2020}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|29\|id=415355\|artist=GoGo Penguin\|album=GoGo Penguin\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=4 July 2020}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|26\|album=GoGo Penguin\|artist=GoGo Penguin\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=4 July 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardContemporaryJazz\|6\|artist=GoGo Penguin\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=4 July 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardJazz\|19\|artist=GoGo Penguin\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=4 July 2020}}

References

Category:2020 albums

Category:GoGo Penguin albums

Category:Blue Note Records albums