Lizzobangers
Lizzobangers | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 15, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2013 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop[1] | |||
Length | 39:51 | |||
Label | Totally Gross National Product | |||
Producer |
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Lizzo chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lizzobangers | ||||
Lizzobangers is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Lizzo.[4] It was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013.[5][6] In 2014, it was re-released on Virgin Records.[7]
Production
[edit]Lizzobangers is produced by Lazerbeak and Ryan Olson.[8] Some beats on the album are taken from Lazerbeak's 2012 album Lava Bangers.[9]
Release
[edit]The album was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013.[5][6] In 2014, it was re-released on Virgin Records.[7]
In 2019, the album was removed from all streaming services and digital retailers, to aid in Lizzo's campaign for Best New Artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[10] A month after the ceremony on February 21, 2020, the album returned to streaming services.[11]
Music videos
[edit]Music videos were created for "Batches & Cookies",[12] "Faded",[13] "Bus Passes and Happy Meals",[14] and "Paris".[15] Impose included the video for "Batches & Cookies" on the "Best Videos of 2013" list.[16]
Critical reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100[17] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[18] |
The Guardian | [19] |
MusicOMH | [1] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[17]
Dylan Kilby of MusicOMH gave the album four stars out of five, describing it as "a triumphant album by an extraordinary artist and woman, whose girl-empowering lyricism and social consciousness puts her at the top of the underground and alternative hip-hop community."[1] Killian Fox of The Guardian gave the album four stars out of five, saying: "At times joyfully nonsensical, Lizzo's stream-of-consciousness rhymes can also be lethally pointed."[19]
Star Tribune placed the album at number 1 on the "Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013" list.[20]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Melissa Jefferson, Aaron Mader, and Ryan Olson, except "Batches & Cookies", written by Jefferson, Mader, Olson, and Lauren Alford
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lizzie Borden" | 2:38 |
2. | "W.E.R.K. Pt. II" | 3:06 |
3. | "Wat U Mean" | 2:44 |
4. | "T-Baby" | 3:16 |
5. | "Be Still" | 2:13 |
6. | "Faded" | 2:37 |
7. | "Hot Dish" | 3:40 |
8. | "Make Way" | 2:46 |
9. | "Batches & Cookies" (featuring Sophia Eris) | 3:23 |
10. | "Pants vs. Dress" | 2:34 |
11. | "Go" | 3:45 |
12. | "Bloodlines" | 3:45 |
13. | "Bus Passes and Happy Meals" | 3:18 |
Total length: | 39:51 |
No. | Title | Length |
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8. | "Luv It" | 3:03 |
9. | "Batches & Cookies" (featuring Sophia Eris) | 3:23 |
10. | "Pants vs. Dress" | 2:34 |
11. | "Go" | 3:45 |
12. | "Bloodlines" | 3:45 |
13. | "Bus Passes and Happy Meals" | 3:18 |
14. | "Paris" | 3:11 |
Total length: | 43:18 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the 2014 vinyl edition's liner notes.
- Lizzo – vocals, flute
- Cliff Rhymes – vocals
- Sophia Eris – vocals (on "Batches & Cookies")
- Lazerbeak – production
- Ryan Olson – production
- Plain Ole Bill – turntables
- Jake Hansen – guitar
- Jim Anton – bass guitar
- James Buckley – bass guitar
- Erica Burton – viola
- Nelson Devereaux – saxophone
- Joey Van Phillips – vibraphone, percussion
- BJ Burton – mixing
- Huntley Miller – mastering
- Garrett Born – photography
- Jeffrey Barr – logo
- Paper Tiger – layout
- Drew Christopherson – layout
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kilby, Dylan (June 18, 2014). "Lizzo – Lizzobangers". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ "Batches & Cookies (feat. Sophia Eris) – Single by Lizzo". iTunes. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Paris – Single by Lizzo". iTunes. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Our five faves of the moment: 'Lizzobangers,' 'Maple and Vine,' more". Star Tribune. October 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "Lizzo announces LIZZOBANGERS release date, premieres video for "Batches And Cookies"". Totally Gross National Product. September 9, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Swensson, Andrea (October 15, 2013). "Lizzo tops City Pages' 2013 Picked to Click poll". The Current. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Swensson, Andrea (June 20, 2014). "Friday Five: Lizzo, Bomba de Luz, and more new Minnesota music videos". The Current. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Fischer, Reed (October 22, 2013). "Lazerbeak: Lizzobangers reflects what I listen to on my own". City Pages. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Cecilia (October 15, 2018). "Five years later, 'Lizzobangers' shows Lizzo has always been a boss". The Current. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Fekadu, Mesfin (August 14, 2019). "Lizzo's 2-year-old song might still qualify at 2020 Grammys". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Wetmore, Brendan (February 21, 2020). "A Lost Lizzo Album Just Returned to Streaming Services". Paper. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Kelly, Katie (September 10, 2013). "Lizzo – "Batches & Cookies"". Complex. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ Milton, Jamie (March 7, 2014). "Watch: Lizzo Unveils New 'Faded' Video, Starring Macaulay Culkin". DIY. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ Swann, Emma (June 20, 2014). "Lizzo shares 'Bus Passes and Happy Meals' video". DIY. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ Cerchiara, Audrey (October 29, 2014). "Lizzo in Paris, Lizzo Everywhere: Our Fave Rapper Debuts New Video & Sheds Clothes for Positive Body Image". Bust. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "The Best Videos of 2013". Impose. December 19, 2013. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Lizzobangers by Lizzo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Fenwick, Tom (July 4, 2014). "Lizzo – Lizzobangers". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ a b Fox, Killian (June 15, 2014). "Lizzobangers review – Lizzo's super-charged debut". The Guardian. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (December 19, 2013). "Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013: Lizzo's bang-up year". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2015.