Odludek
2014 studio album by Jimi Goodwin
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Odludek is the debut solo album by Jimi Goodwin, released on Heavenly Recordings on 24 March 2014. The album follows a few years after his band, Doves, announced they were taking an "indefinite hiatus." The word odludek is a Polish word, meaning "pilgrim" or "loner."[7] Goodwin wrote and played almost everything on Odludek himself, with only a handful of guest musicians, including Elbow frontman Guy Garvey and former Dungen member Fredrik Bjorling, and the album was recorded and co-produced with Dan Austin at a studio in the Forest of Dean across 18 months. Goodwin said, "Initially I wanted to have loads of guests on it. Maybe I wasn't trusting my own instincts because I'd collaborated in a band for such a long time, but that idea soon went out the window. Very quickly I decided I wanted to get my Prince head on and play everything. I became very protective of it. There was no-one steering me. I made it myself and paid for it myself, and that was very free and liberating."[8]
| Odludek | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 24 March 2014 |
| Recorded | 2012–2014 |
| Studio | Studio in Forest of Dean |
| Genre | Rock, alternative pop |
| Length | 42:37 |
| Label | Heavenly Recordings |
| Producer | Jimi Goodwin and Dan Austin |
| Singles from Odludek | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[3] |
| musicOMH | [4] |
| NME | 7/10[5] |
| The Observer | [6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
Odludek spawned four promotional-only singles; second single "Live Like a River" was given a commercial release on 12" vinyl, featuring exclusive remixes of the title track and album opener "Terracotta Warrior". A dub remix of "Didsbury Girl" was released as a vinyl single for Record Store Day 2015.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jimi Goodwin unless stated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Terracotta Warrior" | 4:46 | |
| 2. | "Didsbury Girl" | Goodwin, Simon Dine | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Live Like a River" | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Hope" | Goodwin, Guy Garvey | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Man V Dingo" | Goodwin, Garvey, Brian Fahey | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Keep My Soul in Song" | Goodwin, Steve Martin | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Oh! Whiskey" | 5:20 | |
| 8. | "The Ghost of the Empties" | 3:56 | |
| 9. | "Lonely at the Drop" | Goodwin, Henri Texier | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Panic Tree" | Goodwin, Garvey | 2:36 |
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK Albums Chart | 39 |