Goldmine (Kimbra song)

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"Goldmine"
Kimbra - Goldmine.jpg
Single by Kimbra
from the album The Golden Echo
Released15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) [1]
Recorded2014 (2014)
Genre
Length4:40
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) [4]
Producer(s)
[5]
Kimbra singles chronology
"Miracle"
(2014)
"Goldmine"
(2015)
"Sweet Relief"
(2016)
Music video
"Goldmine" on YouTube

"Goldmine" is a song co-written, co-produced and performed by New Zealand recording artist Kimbra, [4] [5] issued as the third single from her second studio album The Golden Echo .

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Critical reception

"Goldmine" has received positive reviews from critics, with many complimenting the song's R&B-ish sound. Stan Mahoney of The Guardian complimented the song's "rising R&B chant" as a seemingly welcome "departure from [Kimbra's] art pop stereotype"; [6] while Sasha Geffen of Consequence of Sound called Kimbra's vocals on the song "elastic" while also stating that the song has the strongest chorus on the album. [7] Ryan Reed of Paste echoed this notion, highlighting the song as "the album's true centerpiece". [8]

Music video

The official music video for "Goldmine" was filmed in a factory in Berlin. [9] It was shot in black-and-white using a high amount of stop-motion animation; and was directed by Chester Travis and Timothy Armstrong. [10] [11]

Critical reception

The music video has received critical acclaim. Rolling Stone called the video "stunning"; [11] while Paley Martin of Billboard proclaimed it as "an artful and edgy [...] piece set to a soul-piercing soundtrack". [9] Scott Heins of Okayplayer described the video as "hypnotic". [12]

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References

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