The Golden Echo

The Golden Echo
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)		 The Golden Echo
(2014)
Singles from The Golden Echo
  1. "90s Music"
    Released: 19 May 2014[2]
  2. "Miracle"
    Released: 24 July 2014[3]
  3. "Goldmine"
    Released: 15 July 2015[4]

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."[5]

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".[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Consequence of SoundB-[9]
Exclaim!8/10[10]
Los Angeles Times[11]
Paste7/10[12]
Pitchfork4.3/10[13]
PopMatters[14]
Rolling Stone Australia[15]
Spin7/10[16]
Sputnikmusic[17]

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.[7]

Track listing

The Golden Echo — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Teen Heat"  Kimbra Johnson, Daniel JohnsRich Costey, Johnson4:44
2."90s Music"  Johnson, Mark Foster, Timon Martin, Stephen McQuinn, Matt MorrisCostey, Johnson, Major Dudes3:36
3."Carolina"  Johnson, Keith Ciancia, Zachary Dawes, Tyler Parkford, Michael ShumanJohnson, Keefus Ciancia4:18
4."Goldmine"  Johnson, Fraser T SmithCostey, Johnson, John Hill, Al Shux, M-Phazes (add.)4:40
5."Miracle"  Johnson, Stephen Bruner, JohnsCostey, Johnson, Mystery Skulls (add.)4:49
6."Rescue Him"  Johnson, Surahn SidhuJohnson, Sidhu5:34
7."Madhouse"  Johnson, S. Bruner, Joel Whitley, Ron BrunerCostey, Johnson, M-Phazes (add.)4:04
8."Everlovin' Ya" (featuring Bilal)Johnson, Taylor GravesJohnson, Graves, Costey (co.)4:44
9."As You Are"  Johnson, JohnsJohnson, Costey (co.)5:21
10."Love in High Places"  Johnson, Ciancia, Sonny J Mason, Matt Morris, Kaveh RastegarJohnson, Ciancia5:15
11."Nobody But You"  Johnson, John Legend, Sidhu, Dave TozerCostey, Johnson, Dave Tozer (co.), Sidhu (co.)5:22
12."Waltz Me to the Grave"  Johnson, Fagan WilcoxJohnson, Wilcox, Costey (co.)7:30
Total length:60:03

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Golden Echo[19]

  • Kimbra Johnson - vocals (all tracks); production (all tracks)
  • Matt Bellamy - guitar (track 2)
  • Bilal - featured artist
  • Mario Borgatta - assistant
  • Ron Bruner - writer (track 7)
  • Thundercat - writer (tracks 5, 7)
  • Keefus Ciancia - production (track 3)
  • Martin Cooke - engineer
  • Rich Costey - production (tracks 2, 4-5, 7-9, 11-12); executive producer; mixing
  • Zachary Dawes - writer (track 3)
  • Mark Foster - writer (track 2)
  • Nicolas Fournier - engineer
  • Fraser T. Smith - writer (track 4)
  • Taylor Graves - writer and production (track 8)
  • Nick Haussling - A&R
  • Bo Hill - engineer
  • John Hill - engineer
  • Daniel Johns - writer (tracks 1, 5, 9)
  • Thom Kerr - artwork and photography
  • John Legend - writer (track 11)
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering
  • M-Phazes - production (track 5)
  • Major Dudes - production (track 2)
  • Timon Martin - writer (track 2)
  • Sonny J. Mason - writer (track 10)
  • Stephen McQuinn - writer (track 2)
  • Matt Morris - writer (tracks 2, 10)
  • Tyler Parkford - writer (track 3)
  • Kaveh Rastegar - writer (track 10)
  • John "JR" Robinson-drums
  • Michael Shuman - writer (track 3)
  • Surahn "Sid" Sidhu - writing and production (track 6)
  • Alex Tenta - design and layout
  • Dave Tozer - writing and production (track 11)
  • Lenny Waronker - A&R
  • Joel Whitley - writer (track 7)
  • Fagan Wilcox - writing and production (track 12)

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 5
US Billboard 200[22] 43

References

  1. ↑ "Review: Kimbra - The Golden Echo - Sputnikmusic". Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Amazon.com: 90s Music: Kimbra: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Amazon.com: Miracle: Kimbra: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Kimbra (15 July 2015). "Goldmine - Kimbra | The Official Website Videos". Kimbramusic.com. Warner Bros. Records. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kimbra". urbanscapes.com.my. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  6. ↑ "The Golden Echo - Kimbra - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews for The Golden Echo by Kimbra". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Golden Echo - Kimbra". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  9. ↑ "Kimbra – The Golden Echo". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  10. ↑ "Kimbra - The Golden Echo • Pop & Rock Reviews • exclaim.ca". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  11. ↑ "Review: Kimbra cooks up virtual layer cake of sound - LA Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  12. ↑ "Kimbra: The Golden Echo Review :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  13. ↑ "Kimbra: The Golden Echo - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  14. ↑ "Kimbra: The Golden Echo - PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  15. ↑ "Rolling Stone Australia — Kimbra - The Golden Echo". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  16. ↑ "Kimbra, 'The Golden Echo' Review". Spin. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  17. ↑ "Review: Kimbra - The Golden Echo -Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  18. ↑ "Amazon.com - The Golden Echo (Deluxe Version) by Kimbra". Amazon.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  19. ↑ The Golden Echo (CD liner notes). Kimbra. Warner Bros. Records. 2014.
  20. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Kimbra – The Golden Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Kimbra – The Golden Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  22. ↑ "Kimbra – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kimbra. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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