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Jun 20, 2016It’s an album that feels reflective but forward-thinking, observing a time and space but interpreting it in a way that all can appreciate.
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May 24, 2016So pretty, so welcoming, so ridiculously clever.
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May 31, 2016Better considered as an 11-track experience than a conventional record, Good Luck and Do Your Best is a work of admirable consistency and tonal clarity.
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May 27, 2016For an album that started out from just a very simple phrase, it is remarkable just how complete it is.
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May 27, 2016Inspired by a trip to Japan, Good Luck and Do Your Best is one of Gold Panda's warmest, sunniest releases, reflecting the colorful foliage of the island nation.
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May 26, 2016Bound to give you that warm, fuzzy feeling.
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May 25, 2016GLADYB doesn't really deviate from the path that was laid down by previous albums Lucky Shiner and Half of Where You Live, but--perhaps even more impressively--it stays decidedly on it, rounding out a beautiful trilogy of semi-danceable, definitely nod-able records. It may even be his best.
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May 24, 2016Choppy beats and rhythms along with shuffling percussion helps create a feeling of urban movement and flux. There is a swagger to the songs that is hard to ignore--Panda has created the album that he has always hinted at.
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May 24, 2016Executed with conviction and instilled with its spirited concept, Good Luck and Do Your Best is an excitingly off-beat take on a feel-good album. This is Gold Panda’s most accomplished and adventurous work yet.
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May 24, 2016As with previous releases, Gold Panda blends repetition with rich sonic textures that are so diverse that they are almost tactile. This is one of 2016's best electronic albums so far, and it's difficult to see how it can be topped.
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May 24, 2016There’s a sense of positivity throughout that recalls the lighter works of contemporaries like CFCF or early Baths. Utilizing that warmth, Gold Panda is able to master restraint and thoughtfulness.
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May 25, 2016It sounds quite unlike any of the electronic music being made in 2016, and is refreshingly unfashionable in that way.
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Jun 6, 20162013's Half Of Where You Live was largely built around recordings made while traveling the world, including Japan, so what's unique about Good Luck is how it sounds less like a specific place than a flurry of memories made there.
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Jun 3, 2016Despite not taking any drastic leaps, he’s once again delivered another wide-eyed, hypnotic set that finds a satisfactory compromise between quasi-ambient soundscapes and headphone-nodding grooves.
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Q MagazineJun 6, 2016This one feels more grounded, less frantic and, despite that constant pulsing movement, more at home. [#361, p.109]
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May 26, 2016Good Luck and Do Your Best is so far out there but at the same time feels right at home; making it one of Panda’s most thrilling pieces to date.
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May 31, 2016Good Luck and Do Your Best is dull, an affair that lacks curiosity because the answers are in front of him. None of the production is outright bad, just done before by the likes of Four Tet, Nujabes, and John Talabot.
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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Mixed: 0 out of 14
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Negative: 1 out of 14
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