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Gigi's Recovery

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Gigi's Recovery
Studio album by
the Murder Capital
Released20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
Length45:15
LabelHuman Season
ProducerJohn Congleton
The Murder Capital chronology
When I Have Fears
(2019) 		Gigi's Recovery
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.4/10[1]
Metacritic85/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[3]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[4]
musicOMH[5]
NME[6]
The Observer[7]
The Guardian[8]

Gigi's Recovery is the second studio album by Irish post-punk band the Murder Capital. The album was released via the band's own record label, Human Season Records, on 20 January 2023.

Singles

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The lead single, "Only Good Things", was released on 20 July 2022.[9] Three more singles, "A Thousand Lives", "Ethel", and "Return My Head", were also released in the lead up to the album's release.

Critical reception

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Gigi's Recovery received a score of 85 out of 100 based on 11 critics' reviews on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]

Track listing

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Gigi's Recovery track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Existence"1:05
2."Crying"5:12
3."Return My Head"2:45
4."Ethel"4:29
5."The Stars Will Leave Their Stage"4:40
6."Belonging"3:20
7."The Lie Becomes the Self"5:04
8."A Thousand Lives"4:14
9."We Had to Disappear"3:52
10."Only Good Things"3:15
11."Gigi's Recovery"5:51
12."Exist"1:28
Total length:45:15

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Gigi's Recovery
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 106
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 78
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 90
Irish Albums (OCC)[13] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Gigi's Recovery by The Murder Capital reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Gigi's Recovery by The Murder Capital". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ Thirlwell, Elvis (20 January 2023). "The Murder Capital – Gigi's Recovery review". DIY. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ Horton, Ross (18 January 2023). "The Murder Capital combine disparate elements into excellence on Gigi's Recovery". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ Wylde, Nicoletta (20 January 2023). "The Murder Capital – Gigi's Recovery | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ Trendell, Andrew (19 January 2023). "The Murder Capital – 'Gigi's Recovery' review: the first great guitar album of 2023". NME. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ Morris, Damien (23 January 2023). "The Murder Capital: Gigi's Recovery review – superlative downbeat rock thrills". The Observer. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ "The Murder Capital: Gigi's Recovery review – superlative downbeat rock thrills | Pop and rock | the Guardian".
  9. ^ Pearis, Bill (20 July 2022). "The Murder Capital share new single "Only Good Things"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Murder Capital – Gigi's Recovery" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Murder Capital – Gigi's Recovery" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Murder Capital – Gigi's Recovery" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 January 2023.


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