Blue Eyed in the Red Room

Blue Eyed in the Red Room
Studio album by Boom Bip
Released March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)
Genre Pop
Length 47:47
Label Lex Records
Producer Boom Bip
Boom Bip chronology
Seed to Sun
(2002)Seed to Sun2002		 Blue Eyed in the Red Room
(2005)		 Zig Zaj
(2011)Zig Zaj2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound8/10[2]
The Guardian[3]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes[6]
XLR8Rfavorable[7]

Blue Eyed in the Red Room is the second studio album by American record producer Boom Bip. It was released on Lex Records in 2005. It features guest appearances from Gruff Rhys and Nina Nastasia.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Brian Howe of Pitchfork Media gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, describing it as "a restful wash of clean, simple lines, unfractured beats, and neon-tinted melodies."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cimple"5:05
2."The Move"4:41
3."Do's & Don'ts" (featuring Gruff Rhys)6:02
4."Girl Toy"5:26
5."Dumb Day"5:15
6."Eyelashings"6:23
7."Soft & Open"2:19
8."One Eye Round the Warm Corner"5:11
9."Aplomb"3:41
10."The Matter (of Our Discussion)" (featuring Nina Nastasia)3:49

References

  1. 1 2 "Blue Eyed In The Red Room by Boom Bip". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Dobson, Gareth (February 23, 2005). "Boom Bip - Blue Eyed In The Red Room". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Peschek, David (February 18, 2005). "Boom Bip, Blue Eyed in the Red Room". The Guardian. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Howe, Brian (February 3, 2005). "Boom Bip: Blue Eyed in the Red Room". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Braidwood, Stefan (March 7, 2005). "Boom Bip: Blue Eyed in the Red Room". PopMatters. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ranta, Alan. "Boom Bip - Blue Eyed In The Red Room". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ Serwer, Jesse (March 1, 2005). "Boom Bip - Blue Eyed in the Red Room". XLR8R. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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