Gigi's Recovery

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Gigi's Recovery
Gigi's Recovery.jpg
Studio album by
the Murder Capital
Released20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
Length45:15
Label Human Season
Producer John Congleton
The Murder Capital chronology
When I Have Fears
(2019)		Gigi's Recovery
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8.4/10 [1]
Metacritic 85/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [4]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]

Gigi's Recovery is the second studio album by Irish post-punk band the Murder Capital. The album was released via the band's own record label, Human Season Records, on 20 January 2023.

Contents

Singles

The lead single, "Only Good Things", was released on 20 July 2022. [9] Three more singles, "A Thousand Lives", "Ethel", and "Return My Head", were also released in the lead up to the album's release.

Critical reception

Gigi's Recovery received a score of 85 out of 100 based on 11 critics' reviews on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". [2]

Track listing

Gigi's Recovery track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Existence"1:05
2."Crying"5:12
3."Return My Head"2:45
4."Ethel"4:29
5."The Stars Will Leave Their Stage"4:40
6."Belonging"3:20
7."The Lie Becomes the Self"5:04
8."A Thousand Lives"4:14
9."We Had to Disappear"3:52
10."Only Good Things"3:15
11."Gigi's Recovery"5:51
12."Exist"1:28
Total length:45:15

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Gigi's Recovery
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 106
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 78
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 90
Irish Albums (OCC) [13] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 4
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 16
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16] 3

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References

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