{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Lux Prima | type = studio | artist = Karen O and Danger Mouse | cover = Karen O and Danger Mouse - Lux Prima.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2019|03|15}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = *Psychedelic rock *orchestral pop *trip hop | length = {{Duration|m=40|s=42}} | label = BMG | producer = Danger Mouse | chronology = Karen O | prev_title = Crush Songs | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Danger Mouse | type = studio | prev_title = After the Disco | prev_year = 2014 | title = Lux Prima | year = 2019 | next_title = Cheat Codes | next_year = 2022}} }} {{Music ratings | ADM = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9779/Karen-O--Danger-Mouse-Lux-Prima.aspx|title=Lux Prima by Karen O & Danger Mouse reviews {{!}} Any Decent Music|work=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210223421/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9779/Karen-O--Danger-Mouse-Lux-Prima.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> |MC=79/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/lux-prima/karen-o/critic-reviews?sort-by=publication|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=March 19, 2019|archive-date=August 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808230931/https://www.metacritic.com/music/lux-prima/karen-o/critic-reviews?sort-by=publication|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev1=AllMusic |rev1Score={{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lux-prima-mw0003242720 |title=allmusic |access-date=2019-06-07 |archive-date=2019-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529135232/https://www.allmusic.com/album/lux-prima-mw0003242720 |url-status=live }}</ref> |rev2=''Clash'' |rev2Score=7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima|title=Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima|work=Clash|last=Rogerson|first=Johnny|date=March 13, 2019|accessdate=March 15, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804221404/https://clashmusic.com/reviews/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Consequence'' | rev3Score = B+<ref name="CoS">{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/03/album-of-the-week-karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima/|last=Graves|first=Wren|date=March 15, 2019|title=Album of the Week: Karen O and Danger Mouse Radiate Warmth and Mystery on the Vibrant Lux Prima|work=Consequence|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210221830/https://consequence.net/2019/03/album-of-the-week-karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima/|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Crack'' | rev4Score = 4/10<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://crackmagazine.net/article/album-reviews/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima/|last=Mallon|first=Steve|title=Karen O & Danger Mouse - 'Lux Prima' review|work=Crack|access-date=February 10, 2022}}</ref> |rev5 = ''DIY'' |rev5Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2019/03/12/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-album-review|title=Album Review|magazine=DIY|last=Wright|first=Lisa|accessdate=March 15, 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422010907/http://diymag.com/2019/03/12/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-album-review|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev6 = ''The Guardian'' |rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/15/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-review-yeah-yeah-yeahs-bmg|title=Karen O & Danger Mouse: Lux Prima Review - complex and lingering|work=The Guardian|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=March 15, 2019|accessdate=March 16, 2019|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426173738/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/15/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-review-yeah-yeah-yeahs-bmg|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev7 = ''The Irish Times'' | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-review-constructive-anger-1.3823030|last=Kane|first=Siobhan|date=March 15, 2019|title=Karen O & Danger Mouse: Lux Prima review – Constructive anger|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808230944/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-review-constructive-anger-1.3823030|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev8 = ''musicOMH'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima|last=Horton|first=Ross|date=March 19, 2019|title=Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima {{!}} Album Review {{!}} musicOMH|work=musicOMH|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808231006/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev9 = ''Pitchfork'' |rev9Score = 7.3/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima/|title=Karen O/Danger Mouse: Lux Prima Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Cardew|first=Ben|date=March 18, 2019|accessdate=March 18, 2019|archive-date=March 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319012641/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-811285/|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|title=Review: Karen O, Danger Mouse Have an Excellent Adventure on 'Lux Prima'|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808230931/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-811285/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
'''''Lux Prima''''' is a collaborative studio album by American singer-songwriter Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Danger Mouse. It was released in March 2019 under BMG Records.
==Composition== With ''Lux Prima'', the duo craft "sprawling, soulful [and] cinematic" psych rock.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/arts/music/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima.html|last=Ganz|first=Caryn|date=March 6, 2019|title=Karen O and Danger Mouse Made an Album. It Only Took 11 Years.|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330222526/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/arts/music/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 1960s orchestral pop and the "packed and dusty" sound of 1990s trip hop are also worked in.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/reviews/album-review-karen-o-danger-mouses-lux-prima-1203164322/|last=Ashad|first=Jem|date=March 15, 2019|title=Album Review: Karen O & Danger Mouse's 'Lux Prima'|work=Variety|access-date=February 22, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808230932/https://variety.com/2019/music/reviews/album-review-karen-o-danger-mouses-lux-prima-1203164322/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = Pitchfork /> Other styles featured include disco, funk, soul,<ref name = CoS /> and lounge-pop.<ref name = Guardian />
==Reception== ''Lux Prima'' was well received by critics upon release. ''The Guardian'' called it "complex and lingering", praising Karen O's songwriting in particular.<ref name="The Guardian 2019-03-15">{{cite news |title=Karen O & Danger Mouse: Lux Prima review – complex and lingering |work=The Guardian |date=2019-03-15 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/15/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-review-yeah-yeah-yeahs-bmg |accessdate=2024-08-06 |archive-date=2019-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426173738/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/15/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima-review-yeah-yeah-yeahs-bmg |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Pitchfork'' also praised the album, recognizing Karen O and Danger Mouse had "concocted a lush, vivid world on their dreamy and poignant collaboration". ''Pitchfork'' did criticize the choruses on the record, saying "''Lux Prima'' works better as a journey than a destination"..."that never sounds better when going nowhere fast." They awarded the album a score of 7.3.<ref name="Pitchfork 2019-03-18">{{cite news |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima/ |title=Lux Prima |work=Pitchfork |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2019-03-18 |accessdate=2024-08-06 |archive-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806130521/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/karen-o-danger-mouse-lux-prima/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Track listing== All music produced by Danger Mouse.
{{Track listing |title1 = Lux Prima |writer1 = {{hlist|Karen Orzolek|Brian Burton|Sam Cohen}} |length1 = 9:02
|title2 = Ministry |writer2 = {{hlist|Orzolek|Burton|Cohen|Héctor Delgado}} |length2 = 5:06
|title3 = Turn the Light |writer3 = {{hlist|Orzolek|Burton|Cohen}} |length3 = 3:19
|title4 = Woman |writer4 = {{hlist|Orzolek|Burton}} |length4 = 2:54
|title5 = Redeemer |writer5 = {{hlist|Orzolek|Burton}} |length5 = 3:49
|title6 = Drown |writer6 = {{hlist|Orzolek|Burton}} |length6 = 3:26
|title7 = Leopard's Tongue |writer7 = {{hlist|Orzolek|Burton|Cohen|David Christian}} |length7 = 3:13
|title8 = Reveries |writer8 = {{hlist|Orzolek|Burton}} |length8 = 3:44
|title9 = Nox Lumina |writer9 = {{hlist|Orzolek|Burton}} |length9 = 6:09
|total_length = 40:42 }}
==Personnel== Sourced from AllMusic.<ref name = AM />
'''Karen O & Danger Mouse''' * Karen Orzolek - lead & background vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}, synthesizers {{small|(tracks 4, 6)}}, electric guitar {{small|(track 6)}}, acoustic guitar {{small|(tracks 8, 9)}}; string arrangements * Brian Burton - background vocals {{small|(tracks 2, 6)}}, synth bass {{small|(tracks 1, 2)}}, Wurlitzer {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 7)}}, synthesizers {{small|(tracks 1, 3–5, 7–9)}}, percussion {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 9)}}, drum programming {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}}, electric guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}}, acoustic guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 9)}}, bass {{small|(tracks 2, 4, 8, 9)}}, drums {{small|(track 4)}}, strings {{small|(track 6)}}, organ {{small|(track 7)}}, Mellotron {{small|(track 8)}}, programming {{small|(track 8)}}; horn & string arrangements
'''Additional musicians''' * Sam Cohen - bass {{small|(tracks 1–4, 6–8)}}, electric guitar {{small|(tracks 1–3, 5–7)}}, synthesizer {{small|(tracks 1, 3)}}, drums {{small|(track 2)}} * David Christian - drums {{small|(tracks 1 [parts I and IV], 4–7)}} * Héctor Delgado - drum programming {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}} * Jared Samuel - piano {{small|(track 4)}}, Wurlitzer {{small|(track 5)}}, Rhodes {{small|(track 6)}} * Nick Zinner - electric guitars {{small|(tracks 4, 8)}} * Daniele Luppi - string arrangements, string conductor ** Mei Chang, Sharon Jackson, Marina Manukian, Cameron Patrick, Benjamin Powell, Kathleen Robertson, Erika Walczak - violin ** Adriana Zoppo - viola ** Stefanie Fife - cello * Chris Tedesco - music contractor, trombone & trumpet {{small|(tracks 1, 5, 6)}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Lux Prima'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/CF60D26C961677A1DE82A21464F4D403123A6593446E42AF0B776FB2F538A083/ARIA%20Digital%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=24|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=March 25, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323115811/http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/CF60D26C961677A1DE82A21464F4D403123A6593446E42AF0B776FB2F538A083/ARIA%20Digital%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=24|url-status=live}}</ref> | 28 |- {{album chart|Flanders|104|artist=Karen O & Danger Mouse|album=Lux Prima|rowheader=true|access-date=March 23, 2019}} |- {{album chart|France|173|artist=Karen O & Danger Mouse|album=Lux Prima|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|17|date=20190322|rowheader=true|access-date=March 23, 2019}} |- {{album chart|UK2|35|date=20190322|rowheader=true|access-date=March 23, 2019}} |- {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|1|artist=Karen O|rowheader=true|access-date=April 13, 2019}} |}
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