Ten Fold
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| Released | May 10, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary R&B[1] | |||
| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Big Dada | |||
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Ten Fold is a 2024 studio album by American contemporary R&B artist Yaya Bey. The work is Bey's first without a specific theme or narrative[2] and it has received positive reviews from critics. The album was promoted with single releases, music videos, and a concert tour.[3]
Reception
[edit]According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Ten Fold received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 89 out of 100 from seven critic scores.[4]
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Andy Kellman writing that "Ten Fold sidles up with a relaxed soul-jazz groove for Yaya Bey to partially summarize what she's been through since the release of her first Big Dada album" that makes an album that "couldn't feel more personal, from the in-the-moment experiential songwriting to sampled and recorded appearances from her father, Juice Crew associate Grand Daddy I.U."[5] A review of the notable releases of the week in BrooklynVegan included Ten Fold with a mixing o genres and themes that and ended his review: "Everything Yaya does on this album sounds cool and confident, from the constant genre-blurring to the way she delivers even some of the most dreadful topics with a sense of humor. It's an album that's deceptively chill, with much more than meets the eye (or ear) on a cursory listen."[6] Shahzaib Hussain reviewed this album at Clash Music, where he rated it an 8 out of 10, summing up, "Bey channels the destabilising loss of her father and its attendant grief into something transcendent yet eminently relatable. Ten Fold, like the best journeying album, takes you along for the ride whilst serenading your anguish."[7]
In i, Emily Bootle called this release "wonderfully cathartic" but also able to include optimism.[8] Noah Barker of The Line of Best Fit rated Ten Fold an 8 out of 10, stating that it displays "Bey's talent as an instrumental storyteller; genres are sequenced and held for their parts, yet respected like caged animals" and that "she's a voice for all environments, a chameleon turning the world around it a different shade".[1] At musicOMH, Ben Devlin rated Ten Fold 4 out of 5 stars and called this "a series of relatively brief songs about self-worth, grief and solidarity".[9]
Kitty Empire of The Observer rated Ten Fold 4 out of 5 stars for pairing "catchy dancefloor bangers alongside soulful odes", resulting in an album that "is just as free-ranging, and as catchy, as" Bey's 2022 release North Star.[10] Editors at Pitchfork included this among a list of eight albums to listen to this week due to its "R&B earworms"[11] and they scored this release 8.4 out of 10, declaring it among the Best New Music, with critic Jessica Kariisa stating that "Bey deepens her connection to homespun funk and R&B while transforming grief, insecurities, and depletion into a full embrace of life" with songs that are "snapshots of an artist moving through loss as she navigates financial and emotional precarity and the vicissitudes of romance".[12] Rolling Stone Australia's Sarah Downs authored a 2024 profile on Bey that characterized this album as "a dazzling and diverse collection that further solidifies her position as one of R&B's most promising rising stars".[13] Margaret Farrell gave this work an A in Spin for Bey's "life-affirming" expression and "nourishing voice" that is supported by solid production.[14]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crying Through My Teeth" |
| 2:20 | |
| 2. | "The Evidence" |
| Fonville | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Chrysanthemums" |
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| 2:27 |
| 4. | "Sir Princess Bad Bitch" |
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| 2:38 |
| 5. | "East Coast Mami" |
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| 2:31 |
| 6. | "Chasing the Bus" |
| Marc | 3:08 |
| 7. | "All Around Los Angeles" |
| Flwr Chyld | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Slow Dancing in the Kitchen" |
| Daniel | 2:19 |
| 9. | "So Fantastic" (featuring Grand Daddy I.U.) |
| Chery | 1:10 |
| 10. | "Eric Adams in the Club" (featuring Exaktly) |
| Exaktly | 2:16 |
| 11. | "Me and All My Niggas" |
| Fonville | 1:54 |
| 12. | "Iloveyoufrankiebeverly" |
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| 3:02 |
| 13. | "Career Day" |
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| 2:19 |
| 14. | "Carl Thomas Sliding Down the Wall" |
| Fonville | 2:20 |
| 15. | "Yvette's Cooking Show" |
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| 3:29 |
| 16. | "Let Go" |
| Daniel | 1:58 |
| Total length: | 39:17 | |||
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Hidaiyah Bey – vocals
- Corey Fonville – drums (tracks 3, 4, 12, 13, 15), keyboard bass (4), bass (13)
- Nigel Hall – keyboards (track 3)
- DJ Harrison – keyboards (track 4), piano (12)
- Karriem Riggins – drums (track 5)
- Andrew Randazzo – bass (track 12)
- Morgan Burrs – guitar, keyboards (track 13)
- Tennishu – horn (track 15)
- Soundgenesius – SP-404 (track 15)
Additional contributors
- Max Gilkes – mastering
- Spenser Williams – mixing
- Jade Ping – graphic design
- Nikita Freyemuth – photography
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Barker, Noah (May 8, 2024). "Yaya Bey: Ten Fold Review – sultry introspection". Album Reviews. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Ukiomogbe, Juliana (May 9, 2024). "Yaya Bey Probably Won't Read This Interview". Culture. Elle USA. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Renshaw, David (January 30, 2024). "Yaya Bey shares details of new album Ten Fold". Music / R&B. The Fader. ISSN 1533-5194. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Ten Fold by Yaya Bey Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Kellman, Andy (n.d.). "Ten Fold – Yaya Bey". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (May 10, 2024). "Album Reviews: Knocked Loose, Yaya Bey, Hot Water Music & more". Album Reviews. BrooklynVegan. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Hussain, Shahzaib (May 10, 2024). "Yaya Bey – Ten Fold". Reviews. Clash Music. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Bootle, Emily (May 10, 2024). "Yaya Bey, Ten Fold review: Cathartic, optimistic R&B". i. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via MSN News.
- ^ Devlin, Ben (May 16, 2024). "Yaya Bey – Ten Fold". Album Reviews. musicOMH. ISSN 2516-6220. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (May 10, 2024). "Yaya Bey: Ten Fold review – a free-ranging tribute". Music. The Observer. Guardian Media Group. ISSN 0029-7712. OCLC 50230244. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina; Monroe, Jazz; Strauss, Matthew (May 13, 2024). "8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Yaya Bey, Amen Dunes, and More". News. Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Kariisa, Jessica (May 15, 2024). "Yaya Bey: Ten Fold Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Downs, Sarah (May 13, 2024). "Yaya Bey Channelled Grief to Make Her Self-Affirming New Album". Music > Music Features. Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Farrell, Margaret (May 10, 2024). "On Ten Fold, Yaya Bey Channels Grief Into Reflective, Versatile Soul". Spin. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ten Fold at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Ten Fold at Big Dada's site
