| The Blue God | ||||
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| Studio album by Martina Topley-Bird | ||||
| Released | 12 May 2008 | |||
| Genre | Trip-hop, electronic, rock, soul | |||
| Label | Independiente Records | |||
| Producer | Martina Topley-Bird Danger Mouse |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Sun | [1] |
| BBC.co.uk | (positive)[2] |
| Manchester Evening News | [3] |
| musicOMH | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (4.6/10)[5] |
| The Times | [6] |
| Twisted Ear | [7] |
The Blue God is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Martina Topley-Bird, her first in five years. Released on May 12, 2008,[8] the album had been complete since at least September 2007.[9] Since then, Topley-Bird slowly revealed track titles and posted songs from the album on her official website[10] and her MySpace page.[11] The Blue God was produced by Danger Mouse. The album was preceded by its first single, "Carnies," on March 3, 2008.[12] "Poison," the second single, was released May 5, 2008. The single's B-side is a collaboration with Gorillaz & Roots Manuva which interpolates certain elements of the Gorillaz' demo "Snakes & Ladders" the B-Side is called: "Soldier Boy".[11] The third single from the album, "Baby Blue," was released as a digital download on September 7, 2008.[13][14]
The album reached number 88 on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release.[15]