I, Gemini

I, Gemini is the debut album by British pop duo Let's Eat Grandma, released 17 June 2016 via Transgressive Records.[4]

I, Gemini
A cartoonish drawing of a dark purple forest with one tall tree in the middle of a small clearing.
Studio album by
Let's Eat Grandma
Released17 June 2016
GenrePop[1]
Length48:04
LabelTransgressive
ProducerWill Twynham
Let's Eat Grandma chronology
I, Gemini
(2016)		 I'm All Ears
(2018)
Singles from I, Gemini
  1. "Deep Six Textbook"
    Released: 9 February 2016[2]
  2. "Eat Shiitake Mushrooms"
    Released: 21 April 2016[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[5]
Metacritic78/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Clash9/10[1]
DIY[4]
Dork[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Independent[10]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[11]
NME[12]
Pitchfork7.3/10[13]
Under the Radar6.5/10[14]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, I, Gemini received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 17 critic scores.[6]

Year-end lists
I, Gemini year-end lists
Publication # Ref.
Clash 32 [15]
Crack 57 [16]
The Line of Best Fit 26 [17]
Loud and Quiet 14 [18]
Louder Than War 18 [19]
NME 34 [20]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth. All tracks are produced by Will Twynham

I, Gemini track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Deep Six Textbook"5:39
2."Eat Shiitake Mushrooms"6:12
3."Sax in the City"4:54
4."Chocolate Sludge Cake"6:36
5."Chimpanzees in Canopies"3:32
6."Rapunzel"5:20
7."Sleep Song"6:24
8."Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. I"2:47
9."Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. II"4:38
10."Uke 6 Textbook"1:59
Total length:48:04

Personnel
  • Jenny Louise Hollingworth – vocals, saxophone, keyboards, recorder, mandolin, drums, synthesizer, cello, triangle, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Rosa Jewel Walton – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums, bass guitar, harmonica, mandolin, chimes, electric guitar, percussion, piano, ukulele
  • Will Twynham – producer, mixing engineer
  • Mary Epworth – production assistant
  • Guy Davie – mastering engineer
  • Tim Webster – mixing engineer

References
  1. Beech, Dave (26 July 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini". Clash. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Wilkinson, Matt (9 February 2016). "New Music of the Day: Let's Eat Grandma - Deep Six Textbook (NME Premiere)". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. Wilkinson, Matt (21 April 2016). "New Music of the Day: Let's Eat Grandma - Eat Shiitake Mushrooms". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. Milton, Jamie. "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini". DIY. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. "I, Gemini by Let's Eat Grandma reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. "I, Gemini by Let's Eat Grandma Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. Phares, Heather. "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. Goodman, Jessica (17 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini". Dork. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. Mumford, Gwilym (16 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini review – creepily catchy outsider pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. Gill, Andy (23 June 2016). "Album reviews round-up: Let's Eat Grandma, DJ Shadow, Mumford & Sons, Public Service Broadcasting and more". The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. Nash, Ed (8 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma sound like nothing you've ever heard". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  12. Homewood, Ben (16 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini Review". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  13. Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (30 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  14. Hamilton, Billy (14 July 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini (Transgressive) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  15. Beech, Dave (13 December 2016). "Clash Albums of the Year 2016". Clash. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  16. Black, Billy (1 December 2016). "Albums of the Year 2016". Crack. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  17. "The Best Fit Fifty Essential Albums of 2016". The Line of Best Fit. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  18. "The Loud and Quiet top 40 albums of 2016". Loud and Quiet. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  19. "Albums of the Year 2016". Louder Than War. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  20. Bartleet, Larry (27 November 2016). "NME's Albums of the Year 2016". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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