Lux Prima | ||||
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Studio album by Karen O and Danger Mouse | ||||
Released | March 15, 2019 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:42 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Producer | Danger Mouse | |||
Karen O chronology | ||||
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Danger Mouse chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10 [1] |
Metacritic | 79/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Clash | 7/10 [4] |
Consequence | B+ [5] |
Crack | 4/10 [6] |
DIY | [7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
The Irish Times | [9] |
musicOMH | [10] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [11] |
Rolling Stone | [12] |
Lux Prima is a collaborative studio album by American singer-songwriter Karen O and Danger Mouse. It was released in March 2019 under BMG Records.
With Lux Prima, the duo craft "sprawling, soulful [and] cinematic" psych rock. [13] 1960s orchestral pop and the "packed and dusty" sound of 1990s trip hop are also worked in. [14] [11] Other styles featured include disco, funk, soul, [5] and lounge-pop. [8]
All music produced by Danger Mouse.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lux Prima" | 9:02 | |
2. | "Ministry" |
| 5:06 |
3. | "Turn the Light" |
| 3:19 |
4. | "Woman" |
| 2:54 |
5. | "Redeemer" |
| 3:49 |
6. | "Drown" |
| 3:26 |
7. | "Leopard's Tongue" |
| 3:13 |
8. | "Reveries" |
| 3:44 |
9. | "Nox Lumina" |
| 6:09 |
Total length: | 40:42 |
Karen O & Danger Mouse
Additional musicians
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [15] | 28 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 104 |
French Albums (SNEP) [17] | 173 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [18] | 17 |
UK Albums (OCC) [19] | 35 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [20] | 1 |
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