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| Released | October 18, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Experimental pop[1] | |||
| Length | 14:02 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
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The Architect is a 2023 extended play by American experimental pop musician Dawn Richard.
Reception
The Architect was preceded by the single "Bubblegum" in April 2023, when Robin Murray of Clash Music called it "a zesty slice of electronic-saturated R&B bedlam that evades standard genre descriptors".[4] Editors at Stereogum chose it as the best song of the week, with critic Tom Breihan calling it "a hard-slamming booty-shake anthem" that sounds like Richard's previous group Danity Kane.[5] It was also listed among the 22 best songs of the past two weeks by Mark Redfern of Under the Radar.[6]
This EP was shortlisted by BrooklynVegan among the best songs of the week.[7] Shahzaib Hussain of Clash Music called this release "a dose of exquisite experimental-pop alchemy".[1] In Rolling Stone, Charisma Madarang praised "Babe Ruth"'s music video for its color and choreography and called the song "hard-hitting".[8] Mark Redfern of Under the Radar included "Babe Ruth" among the 12 best songs of the week.[9] Grant Sharples of Uproxx also included this among the best new indie music of the week, calling "further evidence of Richard’s undeniable artistic prowess".[10]
Jon Pareles of The New York Times chose "Babe Ruth" as one of the best songs of the week, characterizing it as "a blurry, glitchy intro [that] segues into an electro thump, a house bounce and a jazz-rock guitar solo that ends as if awaiting another metamorphosis".[11]
At Stereogum, James Rettig included this among the best EPs of 2023.[12] Editors at Spin chose this as the second best EP of 2023.[13]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Dawn Richard.
- "Your Love / Legends" (Taylor Dexter, Connor McElwain, Richard, and Wesley Singerman) – 6:41
- "Bubblegum" (Dexter, Andy McCauley, Richard, Gabe Steiner, and Singerman) – 2:43
- "Babe Ruth" (Dexter, Gina Jeanz, Richard, Singerman, and Kieran Watters) – 4:38
Personnel
- Dawn Richard – instrumentation, vocals
- Chris Athens – mastering
- Bubbs – production on "Bubblegum"
- Taylor Dexter – production
- The Idiot – production on "Babe Ruth"
- Gina Jeanz – production on "Babe Ruth"
- Alex Komlos – mixing
- Andy McCauley – production on "Bubblegum"
- Connor McElwain – production on "Your Love / Legends"
- Wesley Singerman – production
See also
References
- ^ a b Hussain, Shahzaib (October 18, 2023). "Dawn Richard Shares New Epoch 'The Architect'". News. Clash Music. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Rettig, James (April 12, 2023). "Dawn Richard Shares New Single "Bubblegum"". New Music. Stereogum. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Rettig, James (October 18, 2023). "Dawn Richard Releases New Project 'The Architect'". New Music. Stereogum. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Murray, Robin (April 12, 2023). "Dawn Richard's 'Bubblegum' Is A Joyful Outburst". News. Clash Music. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (April 14, 2023). "Dawn Richard, billy woods, & The Week's Best New Songs". The 5 Best Songs Of The Week. Stereogum. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Redfern, Mark (April 14, 2023). "22 Best Songs of the Last Two Weeks: Jessie Ware, Alison Goldfrapp, Nation of Language, and More". News. Under the Radar. ISSN 1553-2305. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "New Songs: Caroline Polachek, Kevin Abstract, Paint It Black, more". New Songs. BrooklynVegan. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Madarang, Charisma (October 18, 2023). "Dawn Richard's 'Babe Ruth' Single Knocks It Out of the Park". Music > Music News. Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Redfern, Mark (October 20, 2023). "12 Best Songs of the Week: Mannequin Pussy, IAN SWEET, The American Analog Set, and More". News. Under the Radar. ISSN 1553-2305. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Sharples, Grant (October 24, 2023). "All The Best New Indie Music From This Week". Indie Mixtape. Uproxx. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (October 20, 2023). "The Rolling Stones' Ragged Plea, and 8 More New Songs". The Playlist. The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Rettig, James (December 6, 2023). "Best EPs Of 2023". 2023 in Review. Stereogum. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ Shipley, Al (December 19, 2023). "The Best EPs Of 2023". Lists >> Year-End Lists. Spin. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
External links
- The Architect at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Press release from Merge
This page was last edited on 3 March 2024, at 21:30