Luck is the third studio album by artist Tom Vek, released on 9 June 2014. The first single "Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)" was released on 11 April 2014.
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| Released | 9 June 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 London | |||
| Genre | Post-punk revival, indie rock, dance-punk, indietronica | |||
| Label | Moshi Moshi Records | |||
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| Singles from Luck | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "How Am I Meant to Know" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Broke" | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Pushing Your Luck" | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Ton of Bricks" | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Trying to Do Better" | 4:58 |
| 7. | "The Girl You Wouldn't Leave for Any Other Girl" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "A Mistake" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "You'll Stay" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "The Tongue Avoids the Teeth" | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Let's Pray" | 3:52 |
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| NME |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | [3] |
| musicOMH | [4] |
Luck received generally favourable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a "weighted average" rating out of 100 from selected independent ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a Metascore of 72 based on 14 reviews.[5]
Sofie Jenkinson from The Line of Best Fit called the album, "the vehicle for one of the most unusual and malleable voices in Britain today." and gave the album a score of 85/100.[6]
References
edit- ^ Phares, Heather. "Luck – Tom Vek : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Haynes, Gavin (9 June 2014). "Luck – Tom Vek : : NME". NME. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Yeung, Peter. "Luck – Tom Vek : : Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Maher, Amelia (7 June 2014). "Luck – Tom Vek : : musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Luck by Tom Vek". Metacritic.
- ^ "Album Review: Tom Vek - Luck". Retrieved 22 November 2015.