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Luck (Tom Vek album)

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Luck
Studio album by
Released9 June 2014
Recorded2014
London
GenrePost-punk revival, indie rock, dance-punk, indietronica
LabelMoshi Moshi Records
Tom Vek chronology
Leisure Seizure
(2011)
Luck
(2014)
Singles from Luck
  1. "Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)"
    Released: 11 April 2014

Luck is the third studio album by artist Tom Vek, released on 9 June 2014. The first single "Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)" was released on 11 April 2014.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."How Am I Meant to Know"2:38
2."Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)"4:03
3."Broke"4:23
4."Pushing Your Luck"4:35
5."Ton of Bricks"5:36
6."Trying to Do Better"4:58
7."The Girl You Wouldn't Leave for Any Other Girl"4:19
8."A Mistake"4:06
9."You'll Stay"4:05
10."The Tongue Avoids the Teeth"4:06
11."Let's Pray"3:52

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME[2]
Drowned in Sound[3]
musicOMH[4]

Luck received generally favourable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a "weighted average" rating out of 100 from selected independent ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a Metascore of 72 based on 14 reviews.[5]

Sofie Jenkinson from The Line of Best Fit called the album, "the vehicle for one of the most unusual and malleable voices in Britain today." and gave the album a score of 85/100.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "Luck – Tom Vek : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ^ Haynes, Gavin (9 June 2014). "Luck – Tom Vek : : NME". NME. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ^ Yeung, Peter. "Luck – Tom Vek : : Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. ^ Maher, Amelia (7 June 2014). "Luck – Tom Vek : : musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Luck by Tom Vek". Metacritic.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Tom Vek - Luck". Retrieved 22 November 2015.