I, Gemini

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I, Gemini
Let's Eat Grandma - I, Gemini.png
Studio album by
Released17 June 2016
Genre Pop [1]
Length48:04
Label Transgressive
Producer Will Twynham
Let's Eat Grandma chronology
I, Gemini
(2016)
I'm All Ears
(2018)
Singles from I, Gemini
  1. "Deep Six Textbook"
    Released: 9 February 2016 [2]
  2. "Eat Shiitake Mushrooms"
    Released: 21 April 2016 [3]

I, Gemini is the debut album by British pop duo Let's Eat Grandma, released 17 June 2016 via Transgressive Records. [4]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.3/10 [5]
Metacritic 78/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Clash 9/10 [1]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [11]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [13]
Under the Radar 6.5/10 [14]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , I, Gemini received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 17 critic scores. [6]

Year-end lists

I, Gemini on year-end lists
Publication#Ref.
Clash 32 [15]
Crack 57 [16]
The Line of Best Fit 26 [17]
Loud and Quiet 14 [18]
Louder Than War 18 [19]
NME 34 [20]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth. All tracks are produced by Will Twynham

I, Gemini track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Deep Six Textbook"5:39
2."Eat Shiitake Mushrooms"6:12
3."Sax in the City"4:54
4."Chocolate Sludge Cake"6:36
5."Chimpanzees in Canopies"3:32
6."Rapunzel"5:20
7."Sleep Song"6:24
8."Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. I"2:47
9."Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. II"4:38
10."Uke 6 Textbook"1:59
Total length:48:04

Personnel

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