I'm Your Empress Of

I'm Your Empress Of
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2020
Genre
Length33:21
Label
Producer
Empress Of chronology
Us
(2018)
I'm Your Empress Of
(2020)
Save Me
(2022)
Singles from I'm Your Empress Of
  1. "Give Me Another Chance"
    Released: March 3, 2020
  2. "Love Is a Drug"
    Released: April 3, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[1]
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Beats Per Minute80%[4]
Dork[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Gigwise8/10[7]
The Independent[8]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[9]
NME[10]
Paste8.2/10[11]
Pitchfork7.4/10[12]

I'm Your Empress Of is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Empress Of, released via Terrible Records and XL Recordings on April 3, 2020.[13] The album's first single "Give Me Another Chance" premiered on March 3, 2020, via Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show.[14]

Composition

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On her third album, Empress Of crafts "breathtaking" avant-pop,[10] "energetic" dance-pop,[11] dream pop,[6][7] and "funky" R&B.[6] It also shows a Chicago house-inspired wonky pop style.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Empress Of, except for "Hold Me Like Water", written alongside Mikey "Ex Reyes" Hart.

I'm Your Empress Of
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."I'm Your Empress Of"1:45
2."Bit of Rain"
  • Empress Of
  • Burton
3:30
3."Void"
  • Empress Of
  • Burton
3:09
4."Love Is a Drug"
  • Empress Of
  • Burton
2:40
5."U Give It Up"3:29
6."Should've"
  • Empress Of
  • Burton
2:20
7."Give Me Another Chance"
  • Empress Of
  • Burton
2:40
8."What's the Point"
  • Empress Of
  • Burton
2:28
9."Maybe This Time"
  • Empress Of
  • Burton
2:56
10."Not the One"
  • Empress Of
  • Burton
3:11
11."Hold Me Like Water"
  • Burton
  • Ex Reyes
2:54
12."Awful"
  • Empress Of
  • Burton
2:21

References

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  1. ^ "I'm Your Empress Of by Empress Of". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "I'm Your Empress Of by Empress Of". Metacritic. United States: CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "I'm Your Empress Of – Empress Of". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Grady Penna (April 8, 2020). "Album Review: Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of | Beats Per Minute". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Abigail Firth (September 16, 2020). "Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of | Dork". Dork. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Morrison, Angela (April 28, 2020). "Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Laviea Thomas (April 1, 2020). "Album Review: Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of | Gigwise | Gigwise". Gigwise. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (April 2, 2020). "Album reviews: Empress Of, 'I'm Your Empress Of' and Wilma Archer, 'A Western Circular'". The Independent. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Empress Of heads home once more with the help of family and some self-belief". The Line of Best Fit. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Mylrea, Hannah (April 3, 2020). "Empress Of – 'I'm Your Empress Of' review: electro-pop alchemy turns heartbreak into club-ready bangers". NME. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Clare Martin (April 7, 2020). "Empress Of Review: Crying In The Club With Lorely Rodriguez". Paste. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Myers, Owen (April 8, 2020). "Empress Of: I'm Your Empress Of Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  13. ^ Bloom, Madison (March 3, 2020). "Empress Of Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song". Pitchfork.
  14. ^ Rettig, James (March 3, 2020). "Empress Of – "Give Me Another Chance"". Stereogum.