Django Django (album)

Django Django
Studio album by Django Django
Released 30 January 2012
Recorded 2011
Genre Art rock, neo-psychedelia, electronic rock
Length 48:30
Label Because Music
Producer Django Django

Django Django is the debut album by British art rock band Django Django. The album was released on 30 January 2012 in the United Kingdom via Because Music, and charted on the UK Albums Chart at #33.

The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Music Prize. It was certified gold by the UPFI in 2012,[1] and then platinum in 2013.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 82/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
Earbuddy (9.4/10)[4]
The Guardian [5]
NME [6]
BBC Music favourable[7]
The Observer [8]
Drowned in Sound [9]
The Fly [10]
musicOMH [11]
Pitchfork 7.2/10[12]
The Quietus favourable[13]
Allmusic [14]

The Guardian gave the album 5 stars out of 5, with reviewer Michael Hann praising the album's 'top-notch' songwriting and 'updated psychedelia that beguiles and delights'. Hann finished by saying 'surely this debut won't be topped in 2012'.[15] and NME rated the album 8 out 10.[16] Metacritic's aggregate score for the album is 82, indicating 'Universal Acclaim'.[17]

The album was listed at #26 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "Drummer-producer David Maclean is the MVP, building trippy tracks around indelible grooves." [18]

Track listing

  1. "Introduction" – 2:12
  2. "Hail Bop" – 4:03
  3. "Default" – 3:07
  4. "Firewater" – 4:49
  5. "Waveforms" – 4:26
  6. "Zumm Zumm" – 5:19
  7. "Hand of Man" – 2:36
  8. "Love's Dart" – 3.49
  9. "WOR" – 4:49
  10. "Storm" – 3:14
  11. "Life's a Beach" – 3:05
  12. "Skies Over Cairo" – 3:32
  13. "Silver Rays" – 3.50

Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed

Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed is a remix album with the same exact track listing as Django Django excluding the introduction. It was given away for free with purchase of the original album in certain stores as well as being sold as a download and CD. Remixers include Tom Furse, Adrian Sherwood, and Steve Mason.

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (UPFI)[19] Gold 50,000[20]
France (UPFI)[19] Platinum 100,000[21]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Palmarès 2012 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Palmarès 2013 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Django Django – Django Django". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Gilmore, Matthew (2012-10-12). "Django Django - Django Django Review". Earbuddy. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  5. ↑ Hann, Michael (26 January 2012). "Django Django: Django Django - Review". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Fullerton, Jamie (27 January 2012). "Django Django: Django Django". NME. nme.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  7. ↑ Diver, Mike (30 January 2012). "Django Django - Django Django Review". BBC Music. BBC Online. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  8. ↑ Fox, Killian (29 January 2012). "Django Django: Django Django – review". The Observer. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Kennedy, Andrew (30 January 2012). "Django Django – Django Django". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  10. ↑ Pia, Camilla (27 January 2012). "Django Django - Django Django". The Fly (magazine). the-fly.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  11. ↑ Bonadio, Paul (23 January 2012). "Django Django - Django Django". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  12. ↑ Snapes, Laura (23 January 2012). "Django Django - Django Django". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  13. ↑ Mackay, Emily (3 February 2012). "Reviews: Django Django - Django Django". The Quietus. thequietus.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  14. ↑ O'Brien, Jon (30 January 2012). "Reviews: Django Django - Django Django". allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  15. ↑ Michael Hann (27 January 2012). "Django Django: Django Django – review | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "NME Album Reviews - Django Django - 'Django Django'". Nme.Com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Django Django – Django Django". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  18. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2012-20121205/django-django-django-django-19691231
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "French album certifications – Django Django – Django Django" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Palmarès 2012 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Palmarès 2013 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Retrieved 12 August 2014.