Make My Bed
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Released | June 15, 2018 | |||
Genre | Electropop[1] | |||
Length | 15:03 | |||
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Make My Bed is the debut extended play by American singer-songwriter King Princess. It was released on June 15, 2018 through Zelig Records and Columbia Records. It was promoted by the singles "1950" and "Talia".
Reception[]
The EP garnered positive reviews from critics. Owen Torrey of Exclaim! compared the EP favorably to the work of Lorde and Troye Sivan and praised the emotional honesty and focus on themes of queer identity and relationships.[2] Jackson Howard of Pitchfork echoed the Lorde and Sivan comparisons and also invited comparisons to Imogen Heap and Jack Antonoff, as well as praising its open discussion of queer sexuality and young adult romance.[3]
Publication | Accolade | Rank |
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Exclaim![4] | Exclaim!'s Top 11 EPs of the Year - Best of 2018 | 8
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Idolator[5] | The 20 Best EPs, Mixtapes & Playlists Of 2018 | 8
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Rolling Stone[6] | 20 Best Pop Albums of 2018 | 10
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Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Make My Bed" | Mikaela Straus |
| 1:26 |
2. | "Talia" | Straus |
| 3:27 |
3. | "Upper West Side" |
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| 3:31 |
4. | "Holy" |
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| 2:54 |
5. | "1950" |
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| 3:45 |
Personnel[]
Musicians[]
- King Princess – vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks), production (all tracks), programming (2, 5), bass (tracks 2–5), guitar (tracks 2–4), keyboards (tracks 2–4), synthesizer (track 2), drums (tracks 3, 4)
- Mike Malchicoff – production (all tracks)
- Nick Long – songwriting (tracks 3, 5), guitar (track 3)
- Daniel Gidlung – songwriting (track 4)
Technical[]
- Dave Kutch – mastering engineer (tracks 1–3, 5)
- Patrick Karnik – mastering engineer (track 4)
- Mike Malchicoff – recording engineer (all tracks), mixing engineer (tracks 1, 3–5)
- Tommy Brenneck – mixing engineer (track 5)
- Rob Kinelski – mixing engineer (track 2)
- David Baker – assistant engineer (track 2)
References[]
- ^ "Make My Bed – EP". Apple Music. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Torrey, Owen (June 25, 2018). "King Princess Make My Bed". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Howard, Jackson (June 18, 2018). "King Princess: Make My Bed EP Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Exclaim! Staff (December 14, 2018). "Exclaim!'s Top 11 EPs of the Year - Best of 2018". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ Wass, Mike. "The 20 Best EPs, Mixtapes & Playlists Of 2018". Idolator. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ Spanos, Brittany; Sheffield, Rob (December 14, 2018). "20 Best Pop Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
Categories:
- 2018 debut EPs
- Columbia Records EPs
- Electropop EPs
- King Princess albums
- LGBT-related music