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Good Looking Blues
Studio album by
Laika
Released28 February 2000 (2000-02-28)
GenreTrip hop
Length55:10
LabelToo Pure
Producer
Laika chronology
Sounds of the Satellites
(1997) 		Good Looking Blues
(2000) 		Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing
(2003)
Singles from Good Looking Blues
  1. "Uneasy"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Black Cat Bone"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Badtimes"
    Released: 2000

Good Looking Blues is the third studio album by British band Laika. It was released through Too Pure on 28 February 2000.[1] The album peaked at number 37 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press4/5[5]
The Guardian[6]
The List[7]
Muzik[8]
NME7/10[9]
Pitchfork7.5/10[10]
Select4/5[11]
Uncut[12]
Wall of Sound78/100[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Good Looking Blues received an average score of 82 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]

Amy Schroeder of AllMusic wrote, "even though you wouldn't call the sound upbeat, it is indeed mesmerizing, tranquil, and head-bobbing."[4] Lydia Vanderloo of CMJ New Music Monthly said: "As on previous efforts, the songs here share an aggressive rhythmic undertow that's equal parts dub and trip-hop."[14]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Margaret Fiedler and Guy Fixsen

No.TitleLength
1."Black Cat Bone"4:24
2."Moccasin"4:31
3."T. Street"6:10
4."Uneasy"4:57
5."Good Looking Blues"5:45
6."Widow's Weed"7:46
7."Glory Cloud"3:44
8."Go Fish"4:35
9."Badtimes"4:51
10."Knowing Too Little"8:27
Total length:55:10
Japanese / US edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Lie Low"4:40
12."A Single Word"5:02
Total length:64:52

Charts[edit]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[2] 37

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Laika". Too Pure. Archived from the original on 16 April 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for Good Looking Blues by Laika". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b Schroeder, Amy. "Good Looking Blues – Laika". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Laika: Good Looking Blues". Alternative Press (146): 101. September 2000.
  6. ^ Costa, Maddy (3 March 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues (Too Pure)". The Guardian.
  7. ^ McDermott, Leon (17 February 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues (Too Pure)". The List (380): 42. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. ^ Bush, Calvin (March 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues (Too Pure)". Muzik (58): 111.
  9. ^ Johns, Darren (1 March 2000). "Laika – Good Looking Blues". NME. Archived from the original on 15 June 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  10. ^ Hooker, Zach (18 April 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  11. ^ Barnes, Mike (March 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues". Select (117): 78.
  12. ^ "Laika: Good Looking Blues". Uncut (34): 77. March 2000.
  13. ^ Remstein, Bob (2000). "Laika – Good Looking Blues". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 30 September 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  14. ^ Vanderloo, Lydia (September 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues". CMJ New Music Monthly: 56.

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