- new wave, synth-pop
- 39 min
- 10 tracks
- Domino
Coastal Grooves is the debut studio album by Blood Orange. It was released on 30 August 2011 under Domino Recording Company. The album features no guest appearances and was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid in Los Angeles. Domino Recording Company described the album as highlighting the glamour and drama of New York City in the 1980s.
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Character-led, grave, classical in form and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
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Metacritic 72/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Drowned in Sound9/10
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- Loud and Quiet7/10
- NME3.5/5 ★
- Pitchfork5.9/10
- The Skinny3/5 ★
- Tiny Mix Tapes3.5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
- Under the Radar5/10
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Tracks
- 1Forget It3:56
- 2Sutphin Boulevard3:33
- 3I’m Sorry We Lied4:00
- 4Can We Go Inside Now?3:51
- 5S’cooled3:10
- 6Complete Failure3:35
- 7Instantly Blank (The Goodness)2:53
- 8The Complete Knock5:03
- 9Are You Sure You’re Really Busy?4:21
- 10Champagne Coast4:52
10 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Blood Orange
- Label
- Domino
- Released
- 2011
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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