I'm Your Empress Of
Appearance
I'm Your Empress Of | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 3, 2020 | |||
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Length | 33:21 | |||
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Empress Of chronology | ||||
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Singles from I'm Your Empress Of | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10[1] |
Metacritic | 82/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Beats Per Minute | 80%[4] |
Dork | [5] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[6] |
Gigwise | 8/10[7] |
The Independent | [8] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[9] |
NME | [10] |
Paste | 8.2/10[11] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[12] |
I'm Your Empress Of is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Empress Of, released via Terrible Records and XL Recordings on April 3, 2020.[13] The album's first single "Give Me Another Chance" premiered on March 3, 2020, via Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show.[14]
Composition
[edit]On her third album, Empress Of crafts "breathtaking" avant-pop,[10] "energetic" dance-pop,[11] dream pop,[6][7] and "funky" R&B.[6] It also shows a Chicago house-inspired wonky pop style.[9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Empress Of, except for "Hold Me Like Water", written alongside Mikey "Ex Reyes" Hart.
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Your Empress Of" | 1:45 | |
2. | "Bit of Rain" |
| 3:30 |
3. | "Void" |
| 3:09 |
4. | "Love Is a Drug" |
| 2:40 |
5. | "U Give It Up" |
| 3:29 |
6. | "Should've" |
| 2:20 |
7. | "Give Me Another Chance" |
| 2:40 |
8. | "What's the Point" |
| 2:28 |
9. | "Maybe This Time" |
| 2:56 |
10. | "Not the One" |
| 3:11 |
11. | "Hold Me Like Water" |
| 2:54 |
12. | "Awful" |
| 2:21 |
References
[edit]- ^ "I'm Your Empress Of by Empress Of". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "I'm Your Empress Of by Empress Of". Metacritic. United States: CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "I'm Your Empress Of – Empress Of". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Grady Penna (April 8, 2020). "Album Review: Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of | Beats Per Minute". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Abigail Firth (September 16, 2020). "Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of | Dork". Dork. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c Morrison, Angela (April 28, 2020). "Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Laviea Thomas (April 1, 2020). "Album Review: Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of | Gigwise | Gigwise". Gigwise. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin (April 2, 2020). "Album reviews: Empress Of, 'I'm Your Empress Of' and Wilma Archer, 'A Western Circular'". The Independent. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Empress Of heads home once more with the help of family and some self-belief". The Line of Best Fit. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Mylrea, Hannah (April 3, 2020). "Empress Of – 'I'm Your Empress Of' review: electro-pop alchemy turns heartbreak into club-ready bangers". NME. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Clare Martin (April 7, 2020). "Empress Of Review: Crying In The Club With Lorely Rodriguez". Paste. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Myers, Owen (April 8, 2020). "Empress Of: I'm Your Empress Of Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Bloom, Madison (March 3, 2020). "Empress Of Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song". Pitchfork.
- ^ Rettig, James (March 3, 2020). "Empress Of – "Give Me Another Chance"". Stereogum.