I, Gemini is the debut album by British pop duo Let's Eat Grandma, released 17 June 2016 via Transgressive Records.[4]

I, Gemini
A cartoonish drawing of a dark purple forest with one tall tree in the middle of a small clearing.
Studio album by
Released17 June 2016
GenrePop[1]
Length48:04
LabelTransgressive
ProducerWill Twynham
Let's Eat Grandma chronology
I, Gemini
(2016)
I'm All Ears
(2018)
Singles from I, Gemini
  1. "Deep Six Textbook"
    Released: 9 February 2016[2]
  2. "Eat Shiitake Mushrooms"
    Released: 21 April 2016[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[5]
Metacritic78/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [7]
Clash9/10[1]
DIY     [4]
Dork     [8]
The Guardian     [9]
The Independent     [10]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[11]
NME     [12]
Pitchfork7.3/10[13]
Under the Radar6.5/10[14]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, I, Gemini received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 17 critic scores.[6]

Year-end lists

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I, Gemini on year-end lists
Publication # Ref.
Clash 32 [15]
Crack 57 [16]
The Line of Best Fit 26 [17]
Loud and Quiet 14 [18]
Louder Than War 18 [19]
NME 34 [20]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth. All tracks are produced by Will Twynham

I, Gemini track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Deep Six Textbook"5:39
2."Eat Shiitake Mushrooms"6:12
3."Sax in the City"4:54
4."Chocolate Sludge Cake"6:36
5."Chimpanzees in Canopies"3:32
6."Rapunzel"5:20
7."Sleep Song"6:24
8."Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. I"2:47
9."Welcome to the Treehouse, Pt. II"4:38
10."Uke 6 Textbook"1:59
Total length:48:04

Personnel

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  • Jenny Louise Hollingworth – vocals, saxophone, keyboards, recorder, mandolin, drums, synthesizer, cello, triangle, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Rosa Jewel Walton – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums, bass guitar, harmonica, mandolin, chimes, electric guitar, percussion, piano, ukulele
  • Will Twynham – producer, mixing engineer
  • Mary Epworth – production assistant
  • Guy Davie – mastering engineer
  • Tim Webster – mixing engineer

References

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  1. ^ a b Beech, Dave (26 July 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini". Clash. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Matt (9 February 2016). "New Music of the Day: Let's Eat Grandma - Deep Six Textbook (NME Premiere)". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ Wilkinson, Matt (21 April 2016). "New Music of the Day: Let's Eat Grandma - Eat Shiitake Mushrooms". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Milton, Jamie. "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini". DIY. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ "I, Gemini by Let's Eat Grandma reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "I, Gemini by Let's Eat Grandma Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ^ Phares, Heather. "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. ^ Goodman, Jessica (17 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini". Dork. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ^ Mumford, Gwilym (16 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini review – creepily catchy outsider pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ^ Gill, Andy (23 June 2016). "Album reviews round-up: Let's Eat Grandma, DJ Shadow, Mumford & Sons, Public Service Broadcasting and more". The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. ^ Nash, Ed (8 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma sound like nothing you've ever heard". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  12. ^ Homewood, Ben (16 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma – I, Gemini Review". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  13. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (30 June 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  14. ^ Hamilton, Billy (14 July 2016). "Let's Eat Grandma: I, Gemini (Transgressive) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  15. ^ Beech, Dave (13 December 2016). "Clash Albums of the Year 2016". Clash. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  16. ^ Black, Billy (1 December 2016). "Albums of the Year 2016". Crack. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  17. ^ "The Best Fit Fifty Essential Albums of 2016". The Line of Best Fit. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  18. ^ "The Loud and Quiet top 40 albums of 2016". Loud and Quiet. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Albums of the Year 2016". Louder Than War. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  20. ^ Bartleet, Larry (27 November 2016). "NME's Albums of the Year 2016". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2022.