Dumb Luck (album)
Dumb Luck is a studio album by American electronic music artist Dntel. It was released through Sub Pop on April 24, 2007.[7] Recorded between 2002 and 2006,[8] it includes vocal contributions from Ed Droste (Grizzly Bear), Valerie Trebeljahr and Markus Acher (Lali Puna), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Grant Olsen and Sonya Westcott (Arthur & Yu), Mia Doi Todd, Andrew Broder (Fog), Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), and Christopher and Jennifer Gunst (Mystic Chords of Memory).[9]
Dumb Luck | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 24, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2002–2006 | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Length | 41:20 | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
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Singles from Dumb Luck | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 60/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | B[3] |
Pitchfork | 6.8/10[4] |
PopMatters | |
Slant Magazine |
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Dumb Luck received an average score of 60% based on 22 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[1]
Jimmy Newlin of Slant Magazine gave the album 2 stars out of 5 and called it "a work that is genuinely, though only sporadically, beautiful, but no less emotionally dull."[6] Jason Crock of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10 and commented that "While some of the album's songs are terrifically cloying, I can't call it a disappointment; it's more a case of diminishing returns."[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dumb Luck" | 5:20 |
2. | "To a Fault" | 6:32 |
3. | "I'd Like to Know" | 3:47 |
4. | "Roll On" | 3:40 |
5. | "The Distance" | 4:05 |
6. | "Rock My Boat" | 3:52 |
7. | "Natural Resources" | 4:38 |
8. | "Breakfast in Bed" | 3:52 |
9. | "Dreams" | 5:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Everything's Tricks" | 4:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Rock My Boat (Roger O'Donnell Mix)" | 3:29 |
11. | "Natural Resources (Gudrun Gut's Natural Mix)" | 4:58 |
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[10] | 7 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] | 28 |
References
- "Dumb Luck by Dntel". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- Phares, Heather. "Dumb Luck - Dntel". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- Modell, Josh (April 24, 2007). "Dntel: Dumb Luck". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- Crock, Jason (April 25, 2007). "Dntel: Dumb Luck". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- O'Neil, Tim (May 17, 2007). "Dntel: Dumb Luck". PopMatters. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- Newlin, Jimmy (April 8, 2007). "Dntel: Dumb Luck". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- Octigan, Cameron (February 12, 2007). "Dntel Releases a New Album, Finally". XLR8R. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- McKibbin, Adam (May 2007). "Dntel: A conversation with Jimmy Tamborello". The Red Alert. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- "Dntel - Dumb Luck". Sub Pop. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- "Dntel - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- "Dntel - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2017.