Lux Prima
Studio album by
Karen O and Danger Mouse
ReleasedMarch 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)
Genre
Length40:42
LabelBMG
ProducerDanger Mouse
Karen O chronology
Crush Songs
(2014) 		Lux Prima
(2019)
Danger Mouse chronology
After the Disco
(2014) 		Lux Prima
(2019) 		Cheat Codes
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash7/10[4]
ConsequenceB+[5]
Crack4/10[6]
DIY[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Irish Times[9]
musicOMH[10]
Pitchfork7.3/10[11]
Rolling Stone[12]

Lux Prima is a collaborative studio album by American singer-songwriter Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Danger Mouse. It was released in March 2019 under BMG Records.

Composition

With Lux Prima, the duo craft "sprawling, soulful [and] cinematic" psych rock.[13] 1960s orchestral pop and the "packed and dusty" sound of 1990s trip hop are also worked in.[14][11] Other styles featured include disco, funk, soul,[5] and lounge-pop.[8]

Track listing

All music produced by Danger Mouse.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lux Prima"
9:02
2."Ministry"
5:06
3."Turn the Light"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
  • Cohen
3:19
4."Woman"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
2:54
5."Redeemer"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
3:49
6."Drown"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
3:26
7."Leopard's Tongue"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
  • Cohen
  • David Christian
3:13
8."Reveries"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
3:44
9."Nox Lumina"
  • Orzolek
  • Burton
6:09
Total length:40:42

Personnel

Sourced from AllMusic.[3]

Karen O & Danger Mouse

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Lux Prima
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[15] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 104
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 173
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 35
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 1

References

  1. ^ "Lux Prima by Karen O & Danger Mouse reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. ^ a b allmusic
  4. ^ Rogerson, Johnny (March 13, 2019). "Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima". Clash. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Graves, Wren (March 15, 2019). "Album of the Week: Karen O and Danger Mouse Radiate Warmth and Mystery on the Vibrant Lux Prima". Consequence. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  6. ^ Mallon, Steve. "Karen O & Danger Mouse - 'Lux Prima' review". Crack. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Wright, Lisa. "Album Review". DIY. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (March 15, 2019). "Karen O & Danger Mouse: Lux Prima Review - complex and lingering". The Guardian. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  9. ^ Kane, Siobhan (March 15, 2019). "Karen O & Danger Mouse: Lux Prima review – Constructive anger". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Horton, Ross (March 19, 2019). "Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima | Album Review | musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Cardew, Ben (March 18, 2019). "Karen O/Danger Mouse: Lux Prima Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  12. ^ Spanos, Brittany. "Review: Karen O, Danger Mouse Have an Excellent Adventure on 'Lux Prima'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  13. ^ Ganz, Caryn (March 6, 2019). "Karen O and Danger Mouse Made an Album. It Only Took 11 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  14. ^ Ashad, Jem (March 15, 2019). "Album Review: Karen O & Danger Mouse's 'Lux Prima'". Variety. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Karen O & Danger Mouse – Lux Prima" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – Karen O & Danger Mouse – Lux Prima". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  20. ^ "Karen O Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2019.


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