Good Looking Blues

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]

Good Looking Blues
Studio album by
Laika
Released28 February 2000 (2000-02-28)
GenreTrip hop
Length55:10
LabelToo Pure
Producer
Laika chronology
Sounds of the Satellites
(1997)		 Good Looking Blues
(2000)		 Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing
(2003)
Singles from Good Looking Blues
  1. "Uneasy"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Black Cat Bone"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Badtimes"
    Released: 2000

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press4/5[5]
The Guardian[6]
The List[7]
Muzik[8]
NME7/10[9]
Pitchfork7.5/10[10]
Select4/5[11]
Uncut[12]
Wall of Sound78/100[13]

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."[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Margaret Fiedler and Guy Fixsen.

No.TitleLength
1."Black Cat Bone"4:24
2."Moccasin"4:31
3."T. Street"6:10
4."Uneasy"4:57
5."Good Looking Blues"5:45
6."Widow's Weed"7:46
7."Glory Cloud"3:44
8."Go Fish"4:35
9."Badtimes"4:51
10."Knowing Too Little"8:27
Total length:55:10
Japanese / US edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Lie Low"4:40
12."A Single Word"5:02
Total length:64:52

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[2] 37

References
  1. "Laika". Too Pure. Archived from the original on 16 April 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  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. "Laika: Good Looking Blues". Alternative Press (146): 101. September 2000.
  6. Costa, Maddy (3 March 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues (Too Pure)". The Guardian.
  7. McDermott, Leon (17 February 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues (Too Pure)". The List (380): 42. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. Bush, Calvin (March 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues (Too Pure)". Muzik (58): 111.
  9. Johns, Darren (1 March 2000). "Laika – Good Looking Blues". NME. Archived from the original on 15 June 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  10. Hooker, Zach (18 April 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  11. Barnes, Mike (March 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues". Select (117): 78.
  12. "Laika: Good Looking Blues". Uncut (34): 77. March 2000.
  13. Remstein, Bob (2000). "Laika – Good Looking Blues". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 30 September 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  14. Vanderloo, Lydia (September 2000). "Laika: Good Looking Blues". CMJ New Music Monthly: 56.
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