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Good Luck and Do Your Best
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the British electronic producer was influenced by his visits to Japan.
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  • Record Label: City Slang
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Rap, Electronica, Techno, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Experimental Techno
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In My Car
ooooooooooooo ooooooooooooo oooooooooooo OK I can you have any questions about the way of the way to be able to see you have a lot and I have a lot... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Record Collector
    Jun 20, 2016
    100
    It’s an album that feels reflective but forward-thinking, observing a time and space but interpreting it in a way that all can appreciate.
  2. AllMusic
    May 27, 2016
    80
    Inspired 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.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    May 24, 2016
    80
    Executed 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.
  4. PopMatters
    May 31, 2016
    80
    Better 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.
  5. Consequence
    May 24, 2016
    75
    There’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.
  6. Resident Advisor
    Jun 6, 2016
    72
    2013'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.
  7. Pretty Much Amazing
    May 31, 2016
    58
    Good 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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. PhoenixWachob
    May 27, 2016
    8
    This Album feels like a real emotional roller coaster during my first listen. "Metal Bird" starts the album out pretty energetic and fun alongThis Album feels like a real emotional roller coaster during my first listen. "Metal Bird" starts the album out pretty energetic and fun along with the next few songs. Such as, "Chiba Nights" which is a really fun and a great tune to dance to! Then it starts to change once you get to "Song For a Dead Friend". A feeling of heavy weight starts to fill up the album and the weight seems to get heavier as the album goes on until the album ends with "Your Good Times are Just Beginning" which definitely lifts up the mood of the album, but not to where the heightened feeling was at the start. Overall a really awesome album! I gave it an 8/10 because their we're some songs I felt to repetitive or the structure felt off to me.… Expand
  2. cnally13
    Jun 1, 2016
    8
    A very nice, smooth listen. Nothing quite tops the joy of "In Your Car" but the sounds are precise and engaging throughout. GreatA very nice, smooth listen. Nothing quite tops the joy of "In Your Car" but the sounds are precise and engaging throughout. Great background/reading music… Expand

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