GoGo Penguin (album)

GoGo Penguin is the eponymous fifth studio album by English band GoGo Penguin. It was released on 5 June 2020 under Blue Note Records.[5]

GoGo Penguin
Studio album by
GoGo Penguin
Released5 June 2020 (2020-06-05)
Length43:45
LabelBlue Note
GoGo Penguin chronology
A Humdrum Star
(2018)		 GoGo Penguin
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Loud and Quiet8/10[3]
MusicOMH[4]

Critical reception

GoGo Penguin was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 5 reviews.[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Chris Illingworth, Nick Blacka and Rob Turner

Gogo Penguin track listing
No.TitleLength
1."1_#"2:02
2."Atomised"4:23
3."Signal in the Noise"6:03
4."Open"4:47
5."F Maj Pixie"5:48
6."Kora"5:34
7."Totem"3:54
8."Embers"3:00
9."To the Nth"4:34
10."Don't Go"3:40
11."Petit_A (Japan-only bonus track)"4:23

Personnel
  • Chris Illingworth — artwork, piano
  • Nick Blacka — bass
  • Rob Turner - drums
  • Norman NItzsche — mastering
  • Joseph Reiser — engineer, mixer, producer
  • Brendan Williams — engineer, mixer, producer

Charts
Chart performance for GoGo Penguin
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 83
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 200
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 114
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 26
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[11] 6
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[12] 19

References
  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. Younis, Reef (1 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. White, Chris (8 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. "GoGo Penguin Announce New Self-titled Album". Blue Note Records. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. "Ultratop.be – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. "Ultratop.be – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. "Lescharts.com – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – GoGo Penguin – GoGo Penguin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. "GoGo Penguin Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. "GoGo Penguin Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2020.



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