''The Golden Echo'' is the second
studio album
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by New Zealand recording artist
Kimbra, released by
Warner Bros. Records in the United States on 19 August 2014.
Background
Kimbra was inspired by Greek mythology for the album and spent time in a small sheep farm in the middle of Los Angeles. Kimbra went to the farm the day after the
2013 Grammys. "I'd been caught up with all the Grammy and
Gotye
Wouter André De Backer (; born 21 May 1980), known professionally as Gotye ( , , ), is a Belgian-born Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" (featuring Kimbr ...
stuff happening, and the touring, the constant affirmation— or praise, or criticism, or self-reflection— everywhere," she said. "You get wrapped up in it. Then here I was chilling with a bunch of sheep. And they don't give a crap who you are. You're not special to them. You spend time with them and there's this beautiful kind of harmony of how everything works in that environment. It was a really great space to create."
Cover
The cover and all the photographs of ''The Golden Echo's'' booklet were shot by Thom Kerr, who also directed the music video for "Miracle".
Critical reception
''The Golden Echo'' received generally positive reviews from critics. On
Metacritic
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, the album obtained a normalised score of 70 out of 100, based on reviews from 12 selected mainstream critics.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Golden Echo''
*
Kimbra Johnson - vocals ; production
*
Matt Bellamy
Matthew James Bellamy (born 9 June 1978) is an English singer, songwriter and producer. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and lyricist for the English rock band Muse. He is recognised for his eccentric stage persona, wide tenor vocal ...
- guitar
*
Bilal - featured artist
* Mario Borgatta - assistant
* Ron Bruner - writer
*
Thundercat - writer
* Keefus Ciancia - production
* Martin Cooke - engineer
* Rich Costey - production ; executive producer; mixing
* Zachary Dawes - writer
* Mark Foster - writer
* Nicolas Fournier - engineer
*
Fraser T. Smith - writer
* Taylor Graves - writer and production
* Nick Haussling -
A&R
* Bo Hill - engineer
* John Hill - engineer
* Daniel Johns - writer
* Thom Kerr - artwork and photography
*
John Legend
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Every ...
- writer
* Bob Ludwig - mastering
* M-Phazes - production
* Major Dudes - production
* Timon Martin - writer
* Sonny J. Mason - writer, drums
* Stephen McQuinn - writer
* Matt Morris - writer
* Tyler Parkford - writer
* Kaveh Rastegar - writer
* John "JR" Robinson - drums
*
Omar Rodríguez-López - guitar
* Michael Shuman - writer
* Surahn "Sid" Sidhu - writing and production
* Alex Tenta - design and layout
*
Dave Tozer - writing and production
* Lenny Waronker - A&R
*
Ben Weinman - guitar
* Joel Whitley - writer
* PolySlyme - writing and production
Charts
References
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2014 albums
Kimbra albums
Warner Records albums
Albums produced by Keefus Ciancia