Blue Eyed in the Red Room

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Blue Eyed in the Red Room
File:Blue Eyed in the Red Room.jpg
Studio album by
Boom Bip
ReleasedMarch 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)
Genre Pop
Length47:42
Label Lex Records
Producer Boom Bip
Boom Bip chronology
Seed to Sun
(2002)		Blue Eyed in the Red Room
(2005)		 Zig Zaj
(2011)

Blue Eyed in the Red Room is the second solo studio album by Boom Bip. It was released through Lex Records on March 8, 2005. It features guest appearances from Gruff Rhys and Nina Nastasia. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Cokemachineglow 66% [3]
Dusted Magazinefavorable [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Stylus Magazine C− [8]
XLR8R favorable [9]

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, which indicated "generally favorable reviews". [2]

Brian Howe of Pitchfork 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." [6] He added, "I'm sure the remixes of Blue Eyed in a Red Room will be profligate and terrific; but in this instance, the source material itself is well worth your while." [6] Chet Betz of Cokemachineglow gave the album a rating of 66%, saying, "While not any real cause for concern amongst Boom Bip fans, Blue Eyed in the Red Room is not the masterpiece that they might be hoping for." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cimple"5:05
2."The Move"4:40
3."Do's & Don'ts" (featuring Gruff Rhys)6:02
4."Girl Toy"5:26
5."Dumb Day"5:15
6."Eyelashings"6:24
7."Soft & Open"2:20
8."One Eye Round the Warm Corner"5:10
9."Aplomb"3:40
10."The Matter (of Our Discussion)" (featuring Nina Nastasia)3:50
Total length:47:42
Limited edition CD bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Red Room"13:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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