Compass
Studio album by
Jamie Lidell
ReleasedMay 18, 2010
GenreSoul, folk, blues
LabelWarp Records
ProducerJamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell chronology
Jim
(2008) 		Compass
(2010) 		Jamie Lidell
(2013)

Compass is a 2010 album by Jamie Lidell, released May 18. It is produced by Lidell and features additional production by Beck, Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor, Lindsey Rome and Robbie Lackritz.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jamie Lidell, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Completely Exposed" 3:24
2."Your Sweet Boom" 3:13
3."She Needs Me" 5:55
4."I Wanna Be Your Telephone"Lidell & Snax3:29
5."Enough's Enough" 2:55
6."The Ring" 3:44
7."You Are Waking" 3:42
8."I Can Love Again" 2:10
9."It's a Kiss" 3:47
10."Compass" 5:33
11."Gypsy Blood" 2:16
12."Coma Chameleon"Lidell & Beck Hansen3:20
13."Big Drift"Lidell, Hansen, Leslie Feist & Lindsey Rome4:45
14."You See My Light" 2:09
15."Completely Exposed – Heavy Ramble" (iTunes Bonus track) 8:30
Deluxe edition bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Turn It Around" 
2."Lies Inside" 
3."Your Sweet Boom Dub" 
4."Pat's Compass" 
5."Lies Inside Cold Dub" 
6."Enhanced: A Video Introduction To Compass" 

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC MusicPositive[3]
The Boston GlobePositive[4]
Clash[5]
In One Ear[6]
NME[7]
NU.nl[8]
One Thirty BPM78%[9]
Pitchfork Media6.6/10[10]
Slant[11]
Spin[12]
Times Online[13]
Washington City PaperPositive[14]
XLR8R[15]

Compass received generally favorable reviews upon its release, earning a rating of 76 out of 100 on review aggregator website Metacritic.[1]

Credits

References

  1. ^ a b "Jamie Lidell: Compass (2010): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ^ Compass at AllMusic
  3. ^ "BBC - Music - Review of Jamie Lidell - Compass".
  4. ^ "Jamie Lidell, 'Compass'". Boston.com.
  5. ^ "Jamie Lidell - Compass". 17 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Jamie Lidell – Compass | in One Ear". inoneear.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Album review - Jamie Lidell - 'Compass' (Warp)". NME. 14 May 2010.
  8. ^ Oitmann, Pierre (11 May 2010). "Review: Compass". NU.nl. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Album Review: Jamie Lidell – Compass | One Thirty BPM". onethirtybpm.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Jamie Lidell: Compass". Pitchfork.
  11. ^ "Review: Jamie Lidell, Compass". Slant Magazine. 15 May 2010.
  12. ^ "Jamie Lidell, 'Compass' (Warp)". 21 May 2010.
  13. ^ "TLS - Times Literary Supplement".
  14. ^ "Reviewed: Jamie Lidell's Compass". 14 May 2010.
  15. ^ "Jamie Lidell Compass". June 2010.


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