Blue Eyed in the Red Room

Blue Eyed in the Red Room is the second solo studio album by Boom Bip. It was released through Lex Records on March 8, 2005. It features guest appearances from Gruff Rhys and Nina Nastasia.^[1]

Blue Eyed in the Red Room
Studio album by Boom Bip
Released	March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)
Genre	Pop
Length	47:42
Label	Lex Records
Producer	Boom Bip
Boom Bip chronology
Seed to Sun (2002) Blue Eyed in the Red Room (2005) Zig Zaj (2011)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Cokemachineglow	66%[3]
Dusted Magazine	favorable[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Stylus Magazine	C−[8]
XLR8R	favorable[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 20 reviews, which indicated "generally favorable reviews".^[2]

Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, describing it as "a restful wash of clean, simple lines, unfractured beats, and neon-tinted melodies."^[6] He added, "I'm sure the remixes of Blue Eyed in a Red Room will be profligate and terrific; but in this instance, the source material itself is well worth your while."^[6] Chet Betz of Cokemachineglow gave the album a rating of 66%, saying, "While not any real cause for concern amongst Boom Bip fans, Blue Eyed in the Red Room is not the masterpiece that they might be hoping for."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cimple"	5:05
2.	"The Move"	4:40
3.	"Do's & Don'ts" (featuring Gruff Rhys)	6:02
4.	"Girl Toy"	5:26
5.	"Dumb Day"	5:15
6.	"Eyelashings"	6:24
7.	"Soft & Open"	2:20
8.	"One Eye Round the Warm Corner"	5:10
9.	"Aplomb"	3:40
10.	"The Matter (of Our Discussion)" (featuring Nina Nastasia)	3:50
Total length:		47:42

Limited edition CD bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Red Room"	13:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Boom Bip – music, mixing
• Gruff Rhys – lyrics (3), vocals (3)
• Nina Nastasia – lyrics (10), vocals (10)
• Marty Delafongio – vocal recording (3)
• Paul Bryan – vocal recording (10)
• Robert Curcio – mixing
• Noel Sommerville – engineering, mastering
• Ehquestionmark – artwork