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Gemini Rights
Studio album by
Steve Lacy
ReleasedJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
StudioThe Village
Genre
Length34:57
LabelRCA
Producer
Steve Lacy chronology
Apollo XXI
(2019) 		Gemini Rights
(2022)
Singles from Gemini Rights
  1. "Mercury"
    Released: June 16, 2022
  2. "Bad Habit"
    Released: June 29, 2022
  3. "Sunshine"
    Released: July 13, 2022

Gemini Rights is the second studio album by American musician Steve Lacy. It was released on July 15, 2022, by RCA Records. It follows Lacy's debut album Apollo XXI (2019), and was preceded by the singles "Mercury",[4] "Bad Habit"[5] and "Sunshine".[6] "Bad Habit" later became Lacy's first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 and later top it.

The album includes guest appearances from Fousheé, and Lacy's The Internet bandmate, keyboardist Matt Martians. Incorporating a variety of genres, the album has been described as an amalgamation of indie rock and alternative R&B, with elements of funk, jazz, and psychedelia.

Gemini Rights received positive reception from music critics upon its release. The album reached the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart, and topped the Top Rock Albums chart.

Background

Lacy produced "about 90% of the record" and came up with the title while "tipsy" at a bar, also telling Zane Lowe that he wanted Gemini Rights to be concise so listeners could "make a decision to want to keep playing it again".[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[9]
The Guardian[2]
Hot Press8/10[10]
Loud and Quiet6/10[11]
The Music[12]
NME[13]
Pitchfork7.1/10[1]
Rolling Stone[3]

Gemini Rights received a score of 80 out of 100, based on eight critics' reviews, at review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews”.[8] Mankaprr Conteh of Rolling Stone wrote that the album "feels like the product of a grand jam session" and a "tight collection of rock and R&B, funk and jazz, psych and hip-hop that's as warm and airy as the cusp of summer, when Geminis are born".[3] Reviewing the album for NME, Thomas Smith found Lacy's "musical palette is more refined and vibrant than ever", describing the album as a "fearlessly funky" and "seriously steamy" follow-up with "bold leaps forward and artistic flourishes" that is a "more polished and assured work than his debut".[13]

Shahzaib Hussain stated that Lacy "taps into the legacy of The Love Below-era André 3000" as he "channels the musical touchstones of yesteryear into something reachable for a generation exploring more than ever before concepts of personal autonomy and identity", although "the heady high of hedonism" offered by the album "is only ever fleeting and it never really fills the void".[9] Luke Cartledge of Loud and Quiet acknowledged that the album is "not without flaws: occasionally, the lozenge-smooth nature of the production allows some tracks to drift into coffee-table politeness" and "easygoing groove or pseudo-improv [...] But such shortcomings are easily forgiven; the self-assurance of Steve Lacy is far from unearned".[11]

Track listing

Gemini Rights track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Static"
2:36
2."Helmet"
3:21
3."Mercury"
4:55
4."Buttons"
  • Lacy
  • Natche
  • Rise
3:04
5."Bad Habit"
  • Lacy
  • Fousheé
  • Gordon
  • Kirby
  • Matthew Castellanos
3:52
6."2Gether (Enterlude)" (with Matt Martians)
0:50
7."Cody Freestyle"
  • Lacy
  • Fousheé
4:00
8."Amber"Lacy2:53
9."Sunshine" (featuring Fousheé)
4:53
10."Give You the World"
  • Lacy
  • Natche
  • Rise
4:33
Total length:34:57

Personnel

Musicians

  • Steve Lacy – vocals (all tracks), bass (3, 5), guitar (3)
  • Ely Rise – keyboards (1), piano (2), synthesizer (3, 4)
  • Asia Lacy – background vocals (2, 8, 10)
  • Vage Webb – background vocals (2, 8, 10)
  • Valerie Lacy – background vocals (2, 8, 10)
  • Valyn Spottsville – background vocals (2, 8, 10)
  • Crystal Torres – horn (3)
  • John Carroll Kirby – organ (3), synthesizer (5–10)
  • Karriem Riggins – drums (9)
  • Denise Stoudmire – background vocals (10)

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Gemini Rights
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 104
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 164
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 10
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 32
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 161
Irish Albums (OCC)[20] 41
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[21] 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 13
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 98
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 42
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 47
US Billboard 200[28] 7
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[29] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

References

  1. ^ a b Kearse, Stephen (July 20, 2022). "Steve Lacy: Gemini Rights Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Joshi, Tara (July 17, 2022). "Steve Lacy: Gemini Rights review – a sumptuous listen". The Guardian. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Conteh, Mankaprr (July 15, 2022). "Steve Lacy's 'Gemini Rights' Is Brilliantly Mercurial". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Strauss, Matthew (June 16, 2022). "Steve Lacy Announces New Album Gemini Rights, Shares New Song 'Mercury': Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Saunders, Brycen (June 29, 2022). "Steve Lacy Drops New Track 'Bad Habit'". Hypebeast. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Breihan, Tom (July 13, 2022). "Steve Lacy Teams Up With Fousheé On New Single "Sunshine": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Price, Joe (July 16, 2022). "Steve Lacy Releases New Album 'Gemini Rights' f/ Matt Martians and Fousheé". Complex. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Hussain, Shahzaib (July 15, 2022). "Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Holland, Nora (July 15, 2022). "Album Review: Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights". Hot Press. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Cartledge, Luke (July 15, 2022). "Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights – Album Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  12. ^ Tritsiniotis, Parry (July 15, 2022). "Steve Lacy / Gemini Rights". The Music. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Smith, Thomas (July 15, 2022). "Steve Lacy – 'Gemini Rights' review: a fearlessly funky follow-up from The Internet guitarist". NME. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
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  18. ^ "Steve Lacy: Gemini Rights" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Lescharts.com – Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  20. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  21. ^ "2022 29-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  22. ^ "Charts.nz – Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  23. ^ "Album 2022 uke 34". VG-lista. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  24. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  25. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 38". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  26. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  28. ^ "Steve Lacy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  29. ^ "Steve Lacy Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  30. ^ "Steve Lacy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  31. ^ "Steve Lacy Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
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