Gemini (Wild Nothing album)
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Gemini is the debut album from American indie rock act Wild Nothing, released on May 25, 2010, on Captured Tracks.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[2] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
Gemini received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics.
Ian Cohen of Pitchfork Media praised the album, stating, "Wild Nothing doesn't feel like a facile genre exercise so much as honest personal expression borne of intense musical fanhood. And in a strange way, it becomes something of a deceptively joyous affair, a reminder of why so many songwriters retreat to bedrooms or garages to lose themselves in the music-making process. Gemini is grand when it sulks, and even better when it's in motion-- check the falsetto hooks of "Confirmation" and "Summer Holidays", or the clattering, kinetic "Chinatown". Tatum carves a tunnel from Ibiza's beaches to Manchester's rain-soaked fairgrounds, and in the process, captures a lot of what is exciting about underground music's current classic indie-pop fixation."[2]
Pitchfork listed "Chinatown" at No. 73 on their Top Tracks of 2010 and Gemini at No. 49 on their Top Albums of 2010,[4] with Pitchfork reviewer Zach Kelly stating, "Wild Nothing's 'Chinatown' finds just the right mix of melancholy and urgency."[5]
Stereogum placed "Gemini" ninth on their Top 50 Albums of 2010 list.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jack Tatum
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Live in Dreams" | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Summer Holiday" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Drifter" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Pessimist" | 1:47 |
| 5. | "O, Lilac" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Bored Games" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Confirmation" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "My Angel Lonely" | 2:58 |
| 9. | "The Witching Hour" | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Chinatown" | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Our Composition Book" | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Gemini" | 5:25 |
| Total length: | 42:37 | |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ a b Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2010". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Top 100 Tracks of 2010". Pitchfork Media. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ The 50 Best Albums of 2010 Referenced December 24, 2010