I, Gemini

{{Infobox album

| name = I, Gemini

| type = studio

| artist = Let's Eat Grandma

| cover = Let's Eat Grandma - I, Gemini.png

| alt = A cartoonish drawing of a dark purple forest with one tall tree in the middle of a small clearing.

| released = 17 June 2016

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Pop

| length = 48:04

| label = Transgressive

| producer = Will Twynham

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = I'm All Ears

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Singles

| name = I, Gemini

| type = studio

| single1 = Deep Six Textbook

| single1date = 9 February 2016{{Cite news |author=Wilkinson, Matt |date=9 February 2016 |title=New Music of the Day: Let's Eat Grandma - Deep Six Textbook (NME Premiere) |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/new-music-of-the-day-lets-eat-grandma-deep-six-textbook-nme-premiere-11308 |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| single2 = Eat Shiitake Mushrooms

| single2date = 21 April 2016{{Cite news |author=Wilkinson, Matt |date=21 April 2016 |title=New Music of the Day: Let's Eat Grandma - Eat Shiitake Mushrooms |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/new-music-of-the-day-let-s-eat-grandma-eat-shiitake-mushrooms-9147 |access-date=12 November 2021}}

}}

I, Gemini is the debut album by British pop duo Let's Eat Grandma, released 17 June 2016 via Transgressive Records.

Reception

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 7.3/10{{Cite web |title=I, Gemini by Let's Eat Grandma reviews |work=AnyDecentMusic? |url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/8094/Lets-Eat-Grandma-I-Gemini.aspx |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| MC = 78/100{{Cite web |title=I, Gemini by Let's Eat Grandma Reviews and Tracks |work=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/i-gemini/lets-eat-grandma |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |author=Phares, Heather |title=Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini Album Reviews, Songs & More |work=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-gemini-mw0002935704 |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 9/10{{Cite web |author=Beech, Dave |date=26 July 2016 |title=Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini |work=Clash |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lets-eat-grandma-i-gemini |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev3 = DIY

| rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite news |author=Milton, Jamie |title=Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini |work=DIY |url=https://diymag.com/2016/06/17/lets-eat-grandma-i-gemini-album-review |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev4 = Dork

| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |author=Goodman, Jessica |date=17 June 2016 |title=Let’s Eat Grandma – I, Gemini |work=Dork |url=https://readdork.com/albums/lets-eat-grandma-gemini/ |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |author=Mumford, Gwilym |date=16 June 2016 |title=Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini review – creepily catchy outsider pop |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/16/lets-eat-grandma-i-gemini-review |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev6 = The Independent

| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |author=Gill, Andy |date=23 June 2016 |title=Album reviews round-up: Let's Eat Grandma, DJ Shadow, Mumford & Sons, Public Service Broadcasting and more |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-roundup-let-s-eat-grandma-dj-shadow-mumford-sons-public-service-broadcasting-and-more-a7097116.html |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev7 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev7score = 9/10{{Cite web |author=Nash, Ed |date=8 June 2016 |title=Let's Eat Grandma sound like nothing you've ever heard |website=The Line of Best Fit |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/lets-eat-grandma-i-gemini |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev8 = NME

| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |author=Homewood, Ben |date=16 June 2016 |title=Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini Review |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-various-artists-16499-305324 |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev9 = Pitchfork

| rev9score = 7.3/10{{Cite web |author=Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby |date=30 June 2016 |title=Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini Album Review |website=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22029-i-gemini/ |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| rev10 = Under the Radar

| rev10score = 6.5/10{{Cite web |author=Hamilton, Billy |date=14 July 2016 |title=Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini (Transgressive) Review |website=Under the Radar |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/lets_eat_grandma_i_gemini/ |access-date=12 November 2021}}

}}

= Year-end lists =

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scope="row" \| Clash \| 32 \| {{Cite news \|last=Beech \|first=Dave \|date=13 December 2016 \|title=Clash Albums of the Year 2016 \|work=Clash \|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/clash-albums-of-the-year-2016-40-31/ \|access-date=11 December 2022}}
scope="row" \| Crack \| 57 \| {{Cite news \|last=Black \|first=Billy \|date=1 December 2016 \|title=Albums of the Year 2016 \|work=Crack \|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/end-of-year-lists/aoty16/?paging=5 \|access-date=11 December 2022}}
scope="row" \| The Line of Best Fit \| 26 \| {{Cite news \|date=14 December 2016 \|title=The Best Fit Fifty Essential Albums of 2016 \|work=The Line of Best Fit \|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/lists/fifty-best-albums-2016?page=3 \|access-date=11 December 2022}}
scope="row" \| Loud and Quiet \| 14 \| {{Cite news \|date=9 December 2016 \|title=The Loud and Quiet top 40 albums of 2016 \|work=Loud and Quiet \|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/best-albums-of-2016-the-loud-and-quiet-top-40/ \|access-date=11 December 2022}}
scope="row" \| Louder Than War \| 18 \| {{Cite news \|date=12 December 2016 \|title=Albums of the Year 2016 \|work=Louder Than War \|url=https://louderthanwar.com/albums-year-2016/ \|access-date=11 December 2022}}
scope="row" \| NME \| 34 \| {{Cite news \|last=Bartleet \|first=Larry \|date=27 November 2016 \|title=NME{{'}}s Albums of the Year 2016 \|work=NME \|url=https://www.nme.com/list/nme-best-albums-2016-1869261 \|access-date=11 December 2022}}

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scope="row" | Clash

| 32

| {{Cite news |last=Beech |first=Dave |date=13 December 2016 |title=Clash Albums of the Year 2016 |work=Clash |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/clash-albums-of-the-year-2016-40-31/ |access-date=11 December 2022}}

scope="row" | Crack

| 57

| {{Cite news |last=Black |first=Billy |date=1 December 2016 |title=Albums of the Year 2016 |work=Crack |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/end-of-year-lists/aoty16/?paging=5 |access-date=11 December 2022}}

scope="row" | The Line of Best Fit

| 26

| {{Cite news |date=14 December 2016 |title=The Best Fit Fifty Essential Albums of 2016 |work=The Line of Best Fit |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/lists/fifty-best-albums-2016?page=3 |access-date=11 December 2022}}

scope="row" | Loud and Quiet

| 14

| {{Cite news |date=9 December 2016 |title=The Loud and Quiet top 40 albums of 2016 |work=Loud and Quiet |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/best-albums-of-2016-the-loud-and-quiet-top-40/ |access-date=11 December 2022}}

scope="row" | Louder Than War

| 18

| {{Cite news |date=12 December 2016 |title=Albums of the Year 2016 |work=Louder Than War |url=https://louderthanwar.com/albums-year-2016/ |access-date=11 December 2022}}

scope="row" | NME

| 34

| {{Cite news |last=Bartleet |first=Larry |date=27 November 2016 |title=NME{{'}}s Albums of the Year 2016 |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/list/nme-best-albums-2016-1869261 |access-date=11 December 2022}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = I, Gemini track listing

| total_length= 48:04

| all_writing = Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth. All tracks are produced by Will Twynham

| title1 = Deep Six Textbook

| length1 = 5:39

| title2 = Eat Shiitake Mushrooms

| length2 = 6:12

| title3 = Sax in the City

| length3 = 4:54

| title4 = Chocolate Sludge Cake

| length4 = 6:36

| title5 = Chimpanzees in Canopies

| length5 = 3:32

| title6 = Rapunzel

| length6 = 5:20

| title7 = Sleep Song

| length7 = 6:24

| title8 = Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. I

| length8 = 2:47

| title9 = Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. II

| length9 = 4:38

| title10 = Uke 6 Textbook

| length10 = 1:59

}}

Personnel

Jenny Louise Hollingworth – vocals, saxophone, keyboards, recorder, mandolin, drums, synthesizer, cello, triangle, percussion, glockenspiel
Rosa Jewel Walton – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums, bass guitar, harmonica, mandolin, chimes, electric guitar, percussion, piano, ukulele
Will Twynham – producer, mixing engineer
Mary Epworth – production assistant
Guy Davie – mastering engineer
Tim Webster – mixing engineer

References

Category:2016 debut albums

Category:Let's Eat Grandma albums

Category:Transgressive Records albums