Good Advice (album)
| Good Advice | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 12, 2016 | |||
| Genres | Indie pop Folk | |||
| Length | 35:57 | |||
| Label | Secret City | |||
| Producer | Jim James | |||
| Basia Bulat chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| MusicOMH | [5] |
| The Observer | [6] |
| Paste | 7.8/10[7] |
| PopMatters | [8] |
| The Skinny | [9] |
Good Advice is the fourth studio album by Canadian recording artist Basia Bulat, released on February 12, 2016 by Secret City Records.[10] The album was produced by Jim James.[11]
Critical reception
Good Advice was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 73, based on 15 reviews.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Basia Bulat.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La La Lie" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Long Goodbye" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Let Me in" | 2:45 |
| 4. | "In the Name of" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Time" | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Good Advice" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Infamous" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Fool" | 2:43 |
| 9. | "The Garden" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Someday Soon" | 4:23 |
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 23 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[13] | 36 |
References
- 1 2 "Good Advice by Basia Bulat Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Good Advice - Basia Bulat". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ↑ Ladouceur, Liisa (February 10, 2016). "Basia Bulat - Good Advice". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (11 February 2016). "Basia Bulat: Good Advice review – Canadian folk singer embraces technicolour pop". The Guardian. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ↑ Murphy, John (February 12, 2016). "Basia Bulat - Good Advice - Album Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Mackay, Emily (February 14, 2016). "Basia Bulat: Good Advice review – a rich and raw return". The Observer. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Lee (February 9, 2016). "Basia Bulat: Good Advice". Paste. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Basia Bulat: Good Advice". PopMatters. 10 February 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ↑ Kaill, Gary (January 26, 2016). "Basia Bulat: Good Advice - Album Review". The Skinny. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Four albums from Toronto artists coming early in 2016". The Globe and Mail, December 31, 2015.
- ↑ "First Play: Basia Bulat, Good Advice" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, February 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Basia Bulat Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 19/2/2016 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2026.