Gideon Gaye

Gideon Gaye
Studio album by
The High Llamas
Released1994 (1994)
RecordedLate 1993 – early 1994[1]
Genre
Length54:48
LabelTarget
Producer
The High Llamas chronology
Santa Barbara
(1992) 		Gideon Gaye
(1994) 		Hawaii
(1996)
Singles from Gideon Gaye
  1. "Checking in, Checking Out"
    Released: 5 October 1995

Gideon Gaye is the second studio album by the Anglo-Irish avant-pop band the High Llamas, released in 1994 on the Brighton-based Target label.[1] Notable for anticipating the mid 1990s easy-listening revivalism,[4] the album's music was influenced by Brian Wilson, Steely Dan, Brazilian bossa nova and European film soundtracks,[5] and was recorded with a £4000 budget.[6] It was met with high praise by the British press.[7] Q dubbed the LP "the best Beach Boys album since 1968's Friends".[8][9] In the US, the album was indifferently promoted.[7]

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  5. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Checking In, Checking Out – The High Llamas". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Buckley, Peter, ed. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 494. ISBN 978-1-85828-457-6.
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  8. ^ Harrington, Richard (20 February 2004). "High Llamas Keeping It Simple". The Washington Post.
  9. ^ Lester, Paul (June 1998). "The High Llamas: Hump Up the Volume". Uncut. No. 13.