Pop Negro

Pop Negro
Studio album by
el Guincho
Released13 September 2010 (2010-09-13)
Genre
Length33:58
LanguageSpanish
LabelYoung Turks
Producer
El Guincho chronology
Piratas de Sudamérica, Vol. 1
(2010) 		Pop Negro
(2010) 		Hiperasia
(2016)

Pop Negro is the third studio album by el Guincho. It was released on 13 September 2010 by Young Turks. Pop Negro was named best Spanish album of 2010 by Rockdelux, while the single "Bombay" and its music video, directed by Nicolás Méndez, were named best song and best music video.[1] The music video for "Bombay" also serves as part of the trailer for a larger film by Méndez, with music by el Guincho.[2] Bombay is also on the soundtrack for the 2011 video game FIFA 12.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[3]
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
MusicOMH[7]
NME[8]
No Ripcord8/10[9]
Pitchfork6.1/10[10]
PopMatters8/10[11]
Sputnikmusic2.5/5[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 74 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4] Laura Snapes of NME described the style of the album as "all the tropicalia and beach-lusting melodies of Animal Collective, Panda Bear and Fool's Gold put together."[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bombay" 3:39
2."Novias" 3:23
3."Ghetto Fácil" 2:44
4."Soca Del Eclipse" 4:10
5."Lycra Mistral" 3:49
6."Fm Tan Sexy" 3:41
7."Muerte Midi"Santiago Auseron3:46
8."(Chica-Oh) Drims" 3:39
9."Danza Invinto" 5:07

References

  1. ^ "El Guincho arrasa en los mejores de 2010 de 'Rockdelux'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  2. ^ Kim, Brandon. "Video Premiere: El Guincho "Bombay" (warning NSFW)". IFC. AMC Networks. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Pop Negro by el Guincho (reviews)". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Pop Negro by el Guincho Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ Sendra, Tim. Review of Pop Negro at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ Monroe, Jazz (20 September 2010). "El Guincho - Pop Negro". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ^ Paton, Daniel (13 September 2010). "El Guincho - Pop Negro". MusicOMH. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b Snapes, Laura (13 September 2010). "Album review: El Guincho – Pop Negro (Young Turks)". NME. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ^ Pareti, Andy. "El Guincho – Pop Negro". No Ripcord. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (15 September 2010). "El Guincho - Pop Negro". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ^ Gabriele, Timothy (24 October 2010). "El Guincho - Pop Negro". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  12. ^ Kiran (16 September 2010). "El Guincho - Pop Negro". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2022.