The Golden Echo

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The Golden Echo
File:The Golden Echo by Kimbra.png
Studio album by Kimbra
Released 15 August 2014 (2014-08-15)
Genre
Length 60:03
Label
Producer Keefus Ciancia, Rich Costey (exec.), Taylor Graves, John Hill, Kimbra Johnson, Major Dudes, Mystery Skulls, M-Phazes, Al Shux, Surahn Sidhu, Dave Tozer, Fagan Wilcox
Kimbra chronology
Vows
(2011)Vows2011		 The Golden Echo
(2014)
Singles from The Golden Echo
  1. "90s Music"
    Released: 19 May 2014[5]
  2. "Miracle"
    Released: 24 July 2014[6]
  3. "Goldmine"
    Released: 15 July 2015[7]

The Golden Echo is the second studio album by New Zealand recording artist Kimbra, released by Warner Bros. Records in the United States on 19 August 2014.

Background

Kimbra was inspired by Greek mythology for the album and spent time in a small sheep farm in the middle of Los Angeles. Kimbra went to the farm the day after the 2013 Grammys. "I'd been caught up with all the Grammy and Gotye stuff happening, and the touring, the constant affirmation— or praise, or criticism, or self-reflection— everywhere," she said. "You get wrapped up in it. Then here I was chilling with a bunch of sheep. And they don't give a crap who you are. You're not special to them. You spend time with them and there's this beautiful kind of harmony of how everything works in that environment. It was a really great space to create."[8]

Cover

The cover and all the photographs of The Golden Echo's booklet were shot by Thom Kerr, who also directed the music video for "Miracle".[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 70/100[10]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[11]
Consequence of Sound B-[12]
Exclaim! 8/10[13]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[14]
Paste 7/10[15]
Pitchfork 4.3/10[16]
PopMatters 5/10 stars[17]
Rolling Stone Australia 4/5 stars[18]
Spin 7/10[19]
Sputnikmusic 5/5 stars[20]

The Golden Echo received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album obtained a normalised score of 70 out of 100, based on reviews from 12 selected mainstream critics.[10]

Track listing

The Golden Echo — Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Teen Heat"   Kimbra Johnson, Daniel Johns Rich Costey, Johnson 4:44
2. "90s Music"   Johnson, Mark Foster, Timon Martin, Stephen McQuinn, Matt Morris Costey, Johnson, Major Dudes 3:36
3. "Carolina"   Johnson, Keith Ciancia, Zachary Dawes, Tyler Parkford, Michael Shuman Johnson, Keefus Ciancia 4:18
4. "Goldmine"   Johnson, Fraser T Smith Costey, Johnson, John Hill, Al Shux, M-Phazes (add.) 4:40
5. "Miracle"   Johnson, Stephen Bruner, Johns Costey, Johnson, Mystery Skulls (add.) 4:49
6. "Rescue Him"   Johnson, Surahn Sidhu Johnson, Sidhu 5:34
7. "Madhouse"   Johnson, S. Bruner, Joel Whitley, Ron Bruner Costey, Johnson, M-Phazes (add.) 4:04
8. "Everlovin' Ya" (featuring Bilal) Johnson, Taylor Graves Johnson, Graves, Costey (co.) 4:44
9. "As You Are"   Johnson, Johns Johnson, Costey (co.) 5:21
10. "Love in High Places"   Johnson, Ciancia, Sonny J Mason, Matt Morris, Kaveh Rastegar Johnson, Ciancia 5:15
11. "Nobody But You"   Johnson, John Legend, Sidhu, Dave Tozer Costey, Johnson, Tozer (co.), Sidhu (co.) 5:22
12. "Waltz Me to the Grave"   Johnson, Fagan Wilcox Johnson, Wilcox, Costey (co.) 7:30
Total length:
 60:03

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Golden Echo[22]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 5
US Billboard 200[25] 43

References

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  23. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Kimbra – The Golden Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  24. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Kimbra – The Golden Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  25. ↑ "Kimbra – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kimbra. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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