2007 studio album by Dntel
Dumb Luck is the fourth 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]
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
Title 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
UK edition bonus track Title 10. "Everything's Tricks" 4:08
iTunes edition bonus tracks Title 10. "Rock My Boat (Roger O'Donnell Mix)" 3:29 11. "Natural Resources (Gudrun Gut 's Natural Mix)" 4:58
Charts
References
^ a b "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 .
^ a b 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 .
^ a b 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 .
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