Good Looking Blues Explained

Good Looking Blues
Type:studio
Artist:Laika
Cover:Laika Good Looking Blues.jpg
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Genre:Trip hop
Label:Too Pure
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Good Looking Blues is the third studio album by British band Laika. It was released through Too Pure on 28 February 2000.[1] The album peaked at number 37 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Good Looking Blues received an average score of 82 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Amy Schroeder of AllMusic wrote, "even though you wouldn't call the sound upbeat, it is indeed mesmerizing, tranquil, and head-bobbing." Lydia Vanderloo of CMJ New Music Monthly said: "As on previous efforts, the songs here share an aggressive rhythmic undertow that's equal parts dub and trip-hop."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laika. Too Pure. https://web.archive.org/web/20010416022502/http://www.toopure.com/artists/laika/index.htm. 16 April 2001. 30 April 2018.
  2. Laika: Good Looking Blues. CMJ New Music Monthly. Lydia. Vanderloo. September 2000. 56.