''Zig Zaj'' is the third solo studio album by

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. It was released through

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on September 26, 2011. It features guest appearances from

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, Luke Steele, and

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Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". John Bush of

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gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "compared to '' Seed to Sun'' or ''

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'', whose fascination with sound was positively contagious, ''Zig Zaj'' sounds like an overly safe record, the type that most producers would avoid if they wanted to keep innovating." In 2011, ''

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'' included it on the "Top 10 Autumn Albums" list, while Mike Diver of

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included it on the "Best Albums of September 2011" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– music * Mike Noyce – vocals (1) * Josiah Steinbrick – acoustic guitar (1), bass guitar (7, 9), synthesizer (7, 9), percussion (7, 9) *

– vocals (2) * Kevin Stevens – drums (2) * Cate Le Bon – vocals (4) *

– vocals (6), effects (6) * Luke Steele – vocals (7) * Marty Sataman – synthesizer (7) *

– guitar (7, 9), synthesizer (7, 9), percussion (7, 9) * Chris Shaw – mixing * Ehquestionmark – artwork

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2011 albums Boom Bip albums Lex Records albums