Good Looking Blues
studio
ArtistLaika
CoverLaika Good Looking Blues.jpg
Released28 February 2000
GenreTrip hop
LabelToo Pure
ProducerMargaret Fiedler · Guy Fixsen
Prev year1997
Next year2003

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.[2]

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".[3]

Amy Schroeder of AllMusic wrote, "even though you wouldn't call the sound upbeat, it is indeed mesmerizing, tranquil, and head-bobbing."[4] 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."[5]

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position

References

  1. ^ "Laika". Too Pure. Archived 16 April 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ officialcharts
  3. ^ "Reviews for Good Looking Blues by Laika". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ Schroeder, Amy. "Good Looking Blues – Laika". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ Vanderloo, Lydia (September 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues". CMJ New Music Monthly