Lucky Shiner

Lucky Shiner is the debut studio album by English electronic music producer Gold Panda. It was released on 7 September 2010 through Ghostly International in the United States,^[1] while Notown Records released it on 12 October 2010 in the United Kingdom.

Lucky Shiner
Studio album by Gold Panda
Released	7 September 2010 (2010-09-07)
Recorded	December 2009 – January 2010
Genre	Electronic
Length	47:05
Label	Ghostly International
Producer	Gold Panda
Gold Panda chronology
Lucky Shiner (2010) Half of Where You Live (2013)
Singles from Lucky Shiner
"You" Released: 15 June 2010

Production

Gold Panda recorded Lucky Shiner in two weeks over Christmas at his aunt and uncle's house in the Essex countryside.^[1] The album is named after his grandmother.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10[2]
Metacritic	80/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
Mojo	[7]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)	A−[8]
NME	8/10[9]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[10]
Q	[11]
Spin	7/10[12]
XLR8R	8/10[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Lucky Shiner received an average score of 80 based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

It received an honorable mention at Pitchfork's "Albums of the Year 2010" list.^[14] MusicOMH named it the 50th best album of 2010.^[15] Stereogum named it the 39th best album of 2010.^[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You"	3:36
2.	"Vanilla Minus"	4:03
3.	"Parents"	2:01
4.	"Same Dream China"	4:14
5.	"Snow & Taxis"	4:40
6.	"Before We Talked"	5:20
7.	"Marriage"	4:41
8.	"I'm with You but I'm Lonely"	5:14
9.	"After We Talked"	3:39
10.	"India Lately"	6:35
11.	"You."	3:02

All tracks are written by Gold Panda

Digital bonus

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Greek Style"	2:58
13.	"Casio Daisy"	2:48

The Ghostly Store digital bonus

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Rush Job"	3:58

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	155
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[18]	8
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19]	20

References

1. "Gold Panda presents Lucky Shiner". Ghostly International. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
2. "Lucky Shiner by Gold Panda reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
3. "Reviews for Lucky Shiner by Gold Panda". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
4. Hoffman, K. Ross. "Lucky Shiner – Gold Panda". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
5. Dean, Will (7 October 2010). "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
6. Carroll, Jim (8 October 2010). "Gold Panda". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
7. "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner". Mojo (204): 109. November 2010.
8. Christgau, Robert (28 January 2011). "Gold Panda/Standard Fare". MSN Music. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
9. Doran, John (8 October 2010). "Album review: Gold Panda – 'Lucky Shiner'". NME. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
10. Dombal, Ryan (13 October 2010). "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
11. "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner". Q (292): 109. November 2010.
12. Kornhaber, Spencer (1 October 2010). "Gold Panda, 'Lucky Shiner' (Ghostly International)". Spin. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
13. Fallon, Patric (16 November 2010). "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
14. "Albums of the Year 2010: Honorable Mention". Pitchfork. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
15. "musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2010: 50–41". MusicOMH. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
16. "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2010". Stereogum. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
17. "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2010". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
18. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
19. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

External links

• Lucky Shiner at Discogs (list of releases)