Boys and Diamonds
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| Released | February 28, 2011 (Europe), March 1, 2011 (North America) | |||
| Genre | Electronic music, electropop | |||
| Length | 41:37 | |||
| Label | Kompakt | |||
| Producer | Danny Preston | |||
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Boys and Diamonds is the debut studio album by husband-and-wife electronica duo Rainbow Arabia. It was released on German electronic record label Kompakt on February 28, 2011, and on March 1, 2011, in the United States.
Critical reception
[edit]Boys and Diamonds received widely varying reviews from critics, ranging from an F from Consequence of Sound[1] to an A− from Robert Christgau.[2] Critics who gave the album negative reviews often criticized it for being derivative of world music, or for not living up to the potential of mixing it with electronic pop, as had been Rainbow Arabia's intention.[3] Other critics, though, like Chris Power, praised the album in spite of its derivativeness,[4] because of its memorable hooks, while Allmusic's Rick Anderson wrote that the album exhibited "a well-developed and highly personal sound that draws from any number of exotic musical cultures without depending too much on any one of them."[5]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (61%)[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | F[1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[3] |
| Filter | 80%[9] |
| Pitchfork Media | 4.9/10[7] |
| PopMatters |   [10] |
| Robert Christgau | A–[2] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |    [8] |
Track listing
[edit]- Boys and Diamonds
- Without You
- Blind
- Nothin Gonna Be Undone
- Papai
- Jungle Bear
- Hai
- Mechanical
- This Life is Practice
- Sayer
- Sequenced
Personnel
[edit]- Mark Chalecki – mastering
- Mudrock – mixing, producer
- Rainbow Arabia – engineer, primary artist, producer
- Dylan Ryan – drums
- Devin Troy Strother – artwork
References
[edit]- ^ a b Young, Alex (12 April 2011). "Album Review: Rainbow Arabia Boys and Diamonds". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b CG: Rainbow Arabia
- ^ a b Cooke, Robert (9 March 2011). "Boys and Diamonds Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Power, Chris (2011). "Rainbow Arabia Boys and Diamonds Review". BBC iPlayer. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Boys and Diamonds Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Boys and Diamonds by Rainbow Arabia". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ Pytlik, Mark (18 March 2011). "Boys and Diamonds Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ DNC. "Boys and Diamonds". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Rondeau, Bernardo (12 April 2011). "Boys and Diamonds Review". Filter. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Nickum, Stefan (2011-03-09). "Rainbow Arabia: Boys and Diamonds". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
