Lux Prima

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Lux Prima
Karen O and Danger Mouse - Lux Prima.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)
Genre
Length40:42
Label BMG
Producer Danger Mouse
Karen O chronology
Crush Songs
(2014)
Lux Prima
(2019)
Danger Mouse chronology
After the Disco
(2014)
Lux Prima
(2019)
Cheat Codes
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10 [1]
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 7/10 [4]
Consequence B+ [5]
Crack 4/10 [6]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

Composition

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]

Track listing

All music produced by Danger Mouse.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lux Prima"9:02
2."Ministry"
5:06
3."Turn the Light"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
  • Cohen
3:19
4."Woman"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
2:54
5."Redeemer"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
3:49
6."Drown"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
3:26
7."Leopard's Tongue"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
  • Cohen
  • David Christian
3:13
8."Reveries"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
3:44
9."Nox Lumina"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
6:09
Total length:40:42

Personnel

Sourced from AllMusic. [3]

Karen O & Danger Mouse

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Lux Prima
Chart (2019)Peak
position
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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