Good Luck (Debby Friday album)
Good Luck | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 24, 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
Studio | Candle Recording Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] | |||
Genre | Electronic music | |||
Length | 33:16 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer |
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Debby Friday chronology | ||||
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Good Luck is the debut
on March 24, 2023. The album has received positive reviews from critics.Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0⁄10 (5 reviews)[2] |
Metacritic | 77⁄100 (8 reviews)[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Daily Telegraph | [5] |
Exclaim! | 8⁄10[6] |
Loud and Quiet | 8⁄10[7] |
Slant Magazine | [8] |
Editors at AnyDecentMusic? rated this album a 7.0 out of 10, based on five reviews.[2] Good Luck received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on eight reviews.[3]
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Paul Simpson writing that this is "a refinement of her style that reveals a wider array of emotions than" her previous EPs and the "music is always dramatic, honest, and futuristic".[4] The Daily Telegraph scored this release 4 out of 5 stars, with reviewer Cat Woods writing that Friday has "got talent in spades" and favorably compares this work to Fatima Al Qadiri, Massive Attack, Santigold, and Yves Tumor.[5] In Exclaim!, Chris Bryson gave this release an 8 out of 10 for "grounding duelling flames of love and longing, perseverance and grace, and life and death in genre-fluid experimentalism".[6] Writing for Loud and Quiet—where this was named Album of the Week—Zara Hedderman gave Good Luck an 8 out of 10, summing up "if there’s only one thing to be said about Debby Friday’s poised debut it’s that she most certainly gave it all that she’s got".[7]
The album was the winner of the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[13] In Exclaim!, this was rated the 10th best album of 2023.[14] This was included in the 40 best independent albums of 2023 in BrooklynVegan's Indie Basement.[15]
Track listing
- "Good Luck" – 3:10
- "So Hard to Tell" – 3:05
- "I Got It" – 3:48
- "Hot Love"" – 3:23
- "Heartbreakerrr" – 3:11
- "What a Man" – 3:23
- "Safe" – 4:07
- "Let U Down" – 5:07
- "Pluto Baby" – 2:08
- "Wake Up" – 1:53
Personnel
- Debby Friday – instrumentation, vocals, mixing, production
- mastering
- Uñas – vocals on "I Got It"
- Graham Walsh– mixing, production
See also
References
- ^ "DEBBY FRIDAY GOOD LUCK Her Incredible, Full-Length Debut Will Be Released March 24th". News. Sub Pop. January 5, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Good Luck by Debby Friday reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. n.d. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Fandom, Inc.n.d. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Simpson, Paul (n.d.). "Debby Friday – Good Luck". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ OCLC 49632006. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Bryson, Chris (March 24, 2023). "DEBBY FRIDAY Makes Her Own 'GOOD LUCK'". Album Reviews. Exclaim!. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Hedderman, Zara (March 20, 2023). "Debby Friday – GOOD LUCK – Album Review". Loud and Quiet. No. 158. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Erickson, Steve (March 20, 2023). "Debby Friday 'Good Luck' Review: A Mosh Pit on the Dance Floor". Music. Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Farah, Amanda (March 29, 2023). "Debby Friday". The Quietus. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Mickles, Kiana (April 21, 2023). "Debby Friday – Good Luck". Reviews · Albums. Resident Advisor. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Rettig, James (March 21, 2023). "Debby Friday 'GOOD LUCK' Review". Album Of The Week. Stereogum. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Rettig, James (June 6, 2023). "The 50 Best Albums Of 2023 So Far". Album List. Stereogum. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (December 21, 2023). "Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2023". Indie Basement. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
External links
- Good Luck at Discogs (list of releases)
- Good Luck at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Aggregate reviews from Album of the Year