A Humdrum Star

A Humdrum Star
Studio album by
GoGo Penguin
Released9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
Recorded10–23 June 2017 (2017-06-10 – 2017-06-23)
StudiosLow Four, Manchester, England
Length50:41
LabelBlue Note
GoGo Penguin chronology
Man Made Object
(2016)		 A Humdrum Star
(2018)		 GoGo Penguin
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Clash8/10
The Line of Best FitStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Tom HullB+ ((1-star Honorable Mention))

A Humdrum Star is the fourth studio album by the English band GoGo Penguin. It was released in February 2018 by Blue Note Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Prayer"2:54
2."Raven"4:57
3."Bardo"7:14
4."A Hundred Moons"4:27
5."Strid"8:10
6."Transient State"5:59
7."Return to Text"5:22
8."Reactor"6:17
9."Window"5:21

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)46
French Albums (SNEP)86
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)158
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)192
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)69
UK Albums (Official Charts)73
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)28
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (Official Charts)1
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)
33
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)5

References

  1. 1 2 Collar, Matt. "GoGo Penguin - A Humdrum Star". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "A Humdrum Star". Blue Note Records. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "A Humdrum Star by GoGo Penguin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Robin Murray (20 February 2018). "GoGo Penguin - A Humdrum Star". Clash. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Brookman, Jacob (22 February 2018). "GoGo Penguin mission into the unknown on A Humdrum Star". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 16/2/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 16/2/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 16/2/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart on 16/2/2018 – Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart on 16/2/2018 - Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "GoGo Penguin Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2018.