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This Is Normal

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This Is Normal
Studio album by
GusGus
Released27 April 1999
Genre
Length53:35
Label4AD
Producer
  • GusGus
  • Páll Borg
  • Alfred More
GusGus chronology
Polydistortion
(1997) 		This Is Normal
(1999) 		Gus Gus vs. T-World
(2000)
Singles from This Is Normal
  1. "Ladyshave"
    Released: 1 March 1999
  2. "Starlovers"
    Released: 12 April 1999
  3. "V.I.P."
    Released: 23 August 1999

This Is Normal is the third studio album by Icelandic electronic music band GusGus. It was released on 27 April 1999 on 4AD.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
The Guardian[3]
Melody Maker[4]
Muzik[5]
NME6/10[6]
Q[7]
Spin8/10[8]

AllMusic called This Is Normal "a fine blend of accessibility and invention".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Ladyshave"3:57
2."Teenage Sensation"4:14
3."Starlovers"4:43
4."Superhuman"6:20
5."Very Important People"5:51
6."Bambi"3:47
7."Snoozer"4:01
8."Blue Mug"4:11
9."Acid Milk"6:43
10."Love vs. Hate"4:33
11."Dominique"5:15

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[9] 69
United Kingdom (OCC) 94

References

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  1. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "This Is Normal – GusGus". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ Hermes, Will (30 April 1999). "This Is Normal". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (30 April 1999). "GusGus: This Is Normal (4AD)". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "GusGus: This Is Normal". Melody Maker: 36. 24 April 1999.
  5. ^ Da Bank, Rob (June 1999). "Gus Gus: This Is Normal (4AD)". Muzik (49): 84.
  6. ^ Ward, Christian (27 April 1999). "GusGus – This Is Normal". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. ^ "GusGus: This Is Normal". Q (153): 105. June 1999.
  8. ^ Walters, Barry (June 1999). "Jimi Tenor: Organism / Gus Gus: This Is Normal". Spin. 15 (6): 136. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 122.
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