Pop Negro
{{Short description|2010 studio album by el Guincho}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Pop Negro
| type = studio
| artist = el Guincho
| cover = Pop Negro (Front Cover).png
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2010|9|13|df=y}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|33:58}}
| language = Spanish
| label = Young Turks
| producer =
- Alejandro Mazzoni
- Pablo Díaz-Reixa
| prev_title = Piratas de Sudamérica, Vol. 1
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Hiperasia
| next_year = 2016
}}
Pop Negro is the third studio album by el Guincho. It was released on 13 September 2010 by Young Turks. Pop Negro was named best Spanish album of 2010 by Rockdelux, while the single "Bombay" and its music video, directed by Nicolás Méndez, were named best song and best music video.{{cite web|title=El Guincho arrasa en los mejores de 2010 de ‘Rockdelux’|url=http://www.rollingstone.es/noticias/view/el-guincho-arrasa-en-los-mejores-de-2010-de-rockdelux|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=27 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007235651/http://www.rollingstone.es/noticias/view/el-guincho-arrasa-en-los-mejores-de-2010-de-rockdelux|archive-date=7 October 2011|url-status=dead}} The music video for "Bombay" also serves as part of the trailer for a larger film by Méndez, with music by el Guincho.{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Brandon|title=Video Premiere: El Guincho "Bombay" (warning NSFW)|url=http://www.ifc.com/news/2010/09/video-premiere-el-guincho-bomb.php|work=IFC|publisher=AMC Networks|accessdate=27 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712092407/http://www.ifc.com/news/2010/09/video-premiere-el-guincho-bomb.php|archive-date=12 July 2011|url-status=dead}} Bombay is also on the soundtrack for the 2011 video game FIFA 12.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 74/100{{Cite web |title=Pop Negro by el Guincho Reviews and Tracks |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/pop-negro/el-guincho |access-date=22 May 2022 |publisher=Metacritic}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic |id=mw0002024350 |title=Review of Pop Negro |last=Sendra |first=Tim |access-date=21 May 2022}}
| rev2 = Drowned in Sound
| rev2score = 7/10{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=20 September 2010 |title=El Guincho - Pop Negro |url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/15692/reviews/4141084 |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=Drowned in Sound}}
| rev3 = MusicOMH
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Paton |first=Daniel |date=13 September 2010 |title=El Guincho - Pop Negro |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/el-guincho-pop-negro |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=MusicOMH}}
| rev4 = NME
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=13 September 2010 |title=Album review: El Guincho – Pop Negro (Young Turks) |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-el-guincho-2-11554 |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=NME}}
| rev5 = No Ripcord
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6score = 6.1/10{{Cite web |last=Fitzmaurice |first=Larry |date=15 September 2010 |title=El Guincho - Pop Negro |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14637-pop-negro |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=Pitchfork}}
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7score = 8/10{{Cite web |last=Gabriele |first=Timothy |date=24 October 2010 |title=El Guincho - Pop Negro |url=https://www.popmatters.com/131670-el-guincho-pop-negro-2496131643.html |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=PopMatters}}
| rev8 = Sputnikmusic
}}
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 74 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Laura Snapes of NME described the style of the album as "all the tropicalia and beach-lusting melodies of Animal Collective, Panda Bear and Fool's Gold put together."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| total length =33:58
| title1 = Bombay
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = Novias
| length2 = 3:23
| title3 = Ghetto Fácil
| length3 = 2:44
| title4 = Soca Del Eclipse
| length4 = 4:10
| title5 = Lycra Mistral
| length5 = 3:49
| title6 = Fm Tan Sexy
| length6 = 3:41
| title7 = Muerte Midi
| length7 = 3:46
| writer7 = Santiago Auseron
| title8 = (Chica-Oh) Drims
| length8 = 3:39
| title9 = Danza Invinto
| length9 = 5:07
}}
References
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External links
- [http://vimeo.com/15247292/ "Bombay," The Music Video]
- [http://www.bombay-themovie.com/ Bombay, The Film]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110122061234/http://theyoungturks.co.uk/el-guincho-pop-negro/ YOUNG TURKS, El Guincho: Pop Negro]
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