Purple Naked Ladies

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Purple Naked Ladies
Left Brain, Matt Martians, Patrick the Great, Pyramid Vritra, Robin Hannibal, Tyler, the Creator
The Internet chronology
Purple Naked Ladies
(2011)
Feel Good
(2013)
Singles from Purple Naked Ladies
  1. "Love Song -1"
    Released: September 24, 2011[1]
  2. "They Say"
    Released: October 4, 2011[2]
  3. "
    Cocaine"
    Released: November 8, 2011[3]
  4. "Fastlane"
    Released: January 19, 2012
    [4]

Purple Naked Ladies is the debut studio album by American

Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martians of Odd Future at the time.[5] The digital version of the album was released on December 20, 2011, with a physical copy, with bonus tracks released on January 31, 2012.[5][6] The album is the first physically released album on Odd Future's own record label Odd Future Records
.

Personnel

Mike G, and Pyramid Vritra as well as other guest artists Tay Walker, Kilo Kish, and Coco O.[6]

Singles

The album's first single, "Love Song -1" was released on September 14, 2011.

12 Odd Future Songs. The third single, "Cocaine", which features Left Brain, had its music video premiere on Odd Future's YouTube page on October 31, 2011.[7] It was released as a single to the iTunes Store on November 8, 2011, as a 3 track EP including "Love Song -1" and "They Say" as tracks 2 and 3 respectively.[3] The fourth single, "Fastlane", was released on January 19, 2012.[4]

Release

The album's cover artwork was released on November 8, 2011.[5] A bonus EP was later released for free on the official Odd Future website.[8] It was intended to be packaged with the album, but due to a manufacturing issue, it was left out.[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media
6.0/10[19]
Rolling Stone [20]
Spin7/10[21]
Sputnikmusic[22]

The album received mixed reviews, scoring an average of 55 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 21 reviews.[10] The album peaked at number 31 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums charts on January 7, 2012.[23]

Track listing

The track listing was reported by Pretty Much Amazing on November 8, 2011.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Violet Nude Women"Sydney Bennett,
Mike Griffin II
, V. Turner
The Internet2:08
10."Web of Me"S. Bennett, M. MartinFrisco2:48
11."She Knows"S. Bennett, M. Martin, V. TurnerMatt Martians, Left Brain2:10
12."Fastlane"Patrick Paige II, S. Bennett, M. Martin, A. NegretePatrick the Great3:43
13."Visions" (featuring Coco O.)V. Turner, M. Martin, P. Paige II, S. Bennett, A. Negrete, C. OwinoLeft Brain, The Internet, Patrick the Great1:32
14."The Garden"S. Bennett, M. MartinThe Internet2:10
Bonus EP
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lonely Notes" (featuring Quadron)M. Martin, R. HannibalMatt Martians, Robin Hannibal3:08
2."Live It Up"T. OkonmaTyler, the Creator3:59
3."Partners in Crime"S. BennettSyd tha Kyd2:56
4."Of It"M. Martin, S. BennettThe Internet4:50
  • "They Say" written by Sydney Bennett and Tay Walker; produced by The Internet. "Shangrila" written by Sydney Bennett; produced by Frisco.
  • "Cocaine" written by Sydney Bennett, Matthew Martin, Anthony Negrete and Vyron Turner; produced by The Internet. "Tevie" written by Vyron Turner, Sydney Bennett and Matthew Martin; produced by Left Brain & The Internet.
  • Frisco is Syd Tha Kyd.

References

  1. ^ a b September 24, 2011. oddfuture.tumblr.com.
  2. ^ a b October 4, 2011. oddfuture.tumblr.com.
  3. ^ a b "Cocaine - Single" by The Internet on iTunes.
  4. ^ a b The Internet - Fastlane Music Video on YouTube.
  5. ^ a b c November 8, 2011. oddfuture.tumblr.com.
  6. ^ a b c Odd Future's The Internet release Cocaine EP, LP due in December. prettymuchamazing.com.
  7. ^ October 31, 2011. oddfuture.tumblr.com.
  8. ^ The Internet 4 bonus songs EP Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine. oddfuture.com.
  9. ^ February 1, 2012. oddfuture.tumblr.com.
  10. ^
    CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  11. Allmusic
    .
  12. ^ Martins, Chris. "The Internet: Purple Naked Ladies | Music". The A.V. Club. Onion Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  13. ^ Studer, Ryan (January 27, 2012). The Internet - Purple Naked Ladies. Beats Per Minute.
  14. Consequence of Sound
    . Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  15. ^ Petridis, Alexis (February 2, 2012). "The Internet: Purple Naked Ladies – review". The Guardian. London.
  16. ^ Zammitt, David (January 13, 2012). Purple Naked Ladies. No Ripcord.
  17. ^ Ritchie, Kevin. "The Internet - Purple Naked Ladies | NOW Magazine". Now. NOW Communications Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  18. ^ Empire, Kitty (January 15, 2012). "The Internet: Purple Naked Ladies – review". The Guardian. London.
  19. Pitchfork Media
    . Pitchfork Media Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  20. ^ Herrera, Monica (January 31, 2012). Purple Naked Ladies. Rolling Stone.
  21. ^ Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo. "The Internet, 'Purple Naked Ladies' (Sony Red) | SPIN". Spin. SPIN. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  22. ^ "The Internet - Purple Naked Ladies (staff review) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  23. ^ Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. January 7, 2012. Accessed from April 23, 2013.

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