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'''"Catch"''' is the debut single by Canadian singer-songwriter [[Allie X]], from her debut studio record, ''CollXtion I'' released initially on February 3, 2014, with a GIF designed in coordination with Logan White and Krissie Torgerson.<ref name="noiseyvice">{{cite interview|title=I don't want to be anyone's bitch|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/allie-x-i-dont-want-to-be-anyones-bitch |accessdate=April 6, 2015}}</ref> |
'''"Catch"''' is the debut single by Canadian singer-songwriter [[Allie X]], from her debut studio record, ''CollXtion I'' released initially on February 3, 2014, with a GIF designed in coordination with Logan White and Krissie Torgerson.<ref name="noiseyvice">{{cite interview|title=I don't want to be anyone's bitch|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/allie-x-i-dont-want-to-be-anyones-bitch |accessdate=April 6, 2015}}</ref> It is the first single under the name of Allie X.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rateyourmusic - Catch / Catch|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/allie_x/catch/ |accessdate= April 6, 2015}}</ref> |
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"Catch" is the debut single by Canadian singer-songwriter Allie X, from her debut studio record, CollXtion I released initially on February 3, 2014, with a GIF designed in coordination with Logan White and Krissie Torgerson.[4] It is the first single under the name of Allie X.[5]
Recording and composition
Production took nearly two years to complete, going through several massive changes in tempo, key, and genre.[6] Approximately 20 versions of the song exist, the first of which is a R&B track.[6] The song has been described as detailing a macabre doctor-patient relationship. She has also stated the song deals with her not wanting to submit to all of the addictions associated with fame.[6][4][7]
Critical response
- Upon the release of Catch, Jamie Milton of DIY magazine says, of Allie X and her single, "Allie X stepped on the scene like a bottle of wine at a wedding - everyone wanted a piece of her."[8]
- TIME's Jasmine Cox complemented the track, saying it "shines with a level of polish and craft that’s remarkable," and complemented X's "attention to detail."[9]
- Joshua Bote of The Daily Californian said of her September 2015 live performance at Rickshaw Stop of the songs from CollXtion I, "Her nearly flawless performance left a gaping hole where Allie X’s identity should have been." Bote also stated, "she launched into tune after tune from CollXtion and consistently maintained the awkward rigidity of her semi-dancing, semi-flailing routine. Each number was flawlessly performed, but her set lacked an identifiable persona that set her apart from any of the Top 40 divas."[10]
- Logan White of Billboard magazine called Catch "an expertly crafted, remarkably vulnerable synth-pop showcase."[1]
- Carl Williot from Idolator said that Catch was "everything that’s wonderful about under-the-radar pop music right now: immaculate hooks, pristine synth work, vocal versatility, bold atmospherics and a beating, bursting heart," and named it "the best song of 2014."[2]
Music video
Development
The music video was released on January 21, 2015 and was directed by Jérémie Saindon, with Shayne Laverdière serving as director of photography, and Louisa Schabas as the art director. It was edited by Sébastien Delporte, styled by Melissa Matos, and make up was done by Leslie-Ann Thomson. Production was done by Antler and VFX by SHED.[citation needed] The song Catch was performed live for the first time in a stripped down acoustic version for Nylon Magazine.[11]
Concept
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The music video for "Catch" continues with a GIF-like cinematography and jittering frames. The video depicts several things, beginning with Allie X seen standing on a platform with a spinning piano, wearing glasses with pink flowers in place of lenses, eventually moving on to show her simultaneously lying on a sofa and the floor, with an eyeball filling her open mouth. Next is a room filled with mirrors, and a legless mannequin, with a cloaked figure stands upon a chair while magically enlarging a black pyramid. The following few scenes depict her as: nude, with open anatomy with plastic organs, and with a missing torso which has been replaced with a rotating circle with an X in the middle of it. The video ends with her lying on the pool floor and a monarch butterfly's chrysalis is seen hatching from her mouth and flying away.
References
- ^ a b "Who Is Allie X? 'Catch' Singer Talks Katy Perry Shout-Out, Her Pop Takeover Plan" (Interview). Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Allie X's Journey To Dimension X: Idolator Interview" (Interview). Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ a b CollXtion I (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). UMG.
- ^ a b "I don't want to be anyone's bitch" (Interview). Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "Rateyourmusic - Catch / Catch". Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c "New Music to Know: Allie X Is a Mystery, Even to Herself" (Interview). Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ "Allie X Talks The Long Road To "Catch" And "Xpressing" Herself" (Interview). Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "Allie X Shares New Track" (Interview). Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Allie X's catch Is..." Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Allie X's pristine performance at Rickshaw Stop lacks personality - The Daily Californian". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ Singing in the shower. Retrieved April 3, 2015.