Hot Singles in Your Area is the debut studio album by American singer Scene Queen, released via Hopeless Records on June 28, 2024.[1] The album features artists Wargasm, 6arelyhuman, and The Ready Set.[2]
| Hot Singles in Your Area | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 28, 2024 |
| Genre | Nu metal, alternative metal |
| Length | 35:59 |
| Label | Hopeless Records |
| Producer | Zach Jones |
| Singles from Hot Singles in Your Area | |
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Composition
editScene Queen stated her inspiration for the album saying "I wrote [this] album about growing up in the early 2000s but not exploring my sexuality until my 20s with all the messy and chaotic situations you find yourself in when you're trying to find yourself and your own power."[3] She wrote "Whips and Chains" about the fear of being a woman at a bar.[4] The album's opening song, "BDSM", is about the discrimination of women in the metal and alternative music scene, with the letters standing for "Beat Down Slut Metal" and "Big Dumb Stupid Men". "Oral Fixation" is about the problems of dating for the first time. "MILF" is a country music-style track about people who grew up with this genre, but moved away from it due to its conservative beliefs, and was inspired by a visit Scene Queen made to Tennessee one summer.[5]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About the Rock |   [6] |
| Distorted Sound | [7] |
| Dork |   [8] |
| Kerrang! | [9] |
| Metal Hammer | [10] |
| New Noise Magazine | [11] |
| RAMzine |  [12] |
Hot Singles In Your Area's lead single "18+" sparked online controversy with the lyrics directly calling out alleged child predators within the rock music community.[13] In regards to the leud tracklist, LouderSound stated "...Scene Queen's ability to leverage pornography metaphorically is endless."[10] SoundBoard noted that the album feels redundant based on her past work.[14] Kerrang! praised the album for being "rather cleverly structured", while at times feisty and hilarious.[9] Metal Talk claimed that the album takes no prisoners.[15]
Track listing
editTrack listing and credits adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.[16][17]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "BDSM" |
|
| 2:16 |
| 2. | "18+" |
|
| 3:13 |
| 3. | "Whips and Chains" |
|
| 2:10 |
| 4. | "Pink Push-Up Bra" |
|
| 2:12 |
| 5. | "Mutual Masturbation" |
|
| 2:36 |
| 6. | "Girls Gone Wild" (featuring Wargasm) |
|
| 2:22 |
| 7. | "POV" (featuring The Ready Set) |
|
| 1:56 |
| 8. | "Hot Singles in Your Area" |
|
| 2:26 |
| 9. | "MILF" |
|
| 1:58 |
| 10. | "Amateur" |
|
| 2:27 |
| 11. | "Stuck" (featuring 6arelyhuman) |
|
| 2:04 |
| 12. | "Finger" |
|
| 2:33 |
| 13. | "PEG" |
|
| 2:10 |
| 14. | "Oral Fixation" |
|
| 2:34 |
| 15. | "Climax" |
|
| 2:55 |
| Total length: | 35:59 | |||
Personnel
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Personnel adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.[16][17]
- Scene Queen – primary artist, composer
- Wargasm – featured artist
- The Ready Set – featured artist
- 6arelyhuman – featured artist
- Zach Jones – composer, producer
- Inverness – producer
- Chris Freeman – composer
- KJ Strock – composer
- Rachel Kanner – composer
- Jason Aalon – composer
- Curtis Peoples – composer
- Rachel Hastings – composer
- Sam Matlock – composer
- Jordan Witzigreuter – composer
- Rob Nelsen – composer
- Toby Hamilton – composer
- Maize Olinger – composer
- Brasko Gable – composer
- Sam Matlock – composer
- Lauren Mandel – composer
References
edit- ^ Hot Singles in Your Area – Scene Queen | Album | AllMusic, retrieved June 30, 2024
- ^ "Hot Singles In Your Area by Scene Queen". Genius. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Howell, Maddy (April 18, 2024). "Scene Queen Shares Details Of Her Debut Full-Length 'Hot Singles In Your Area'". Rock Sound Records. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Macmillan, Paul (June 3, 2024). "Scene Queen Drops Her New Single and Video "Whips and Chains" – Debut Album Out Soon". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Rowley, Glenn (July 3, 2024). "Meet Scene Queen, The "Chaotic Mess" Cleaning Up The Alternative Scene". Grammy. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Quinccy (May 13, 2024). "Album Review: "Hot Singles In Your Area" by Scene Queen". All About the Rock. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Bird, Katie (June 24, 2024). "ALBUM REVIEW: Hot Singles In Your Area – Scene Queen". Distorted Sound. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Harrison, Dan (June 28, 2024). "Album & EP Reviews: Scene Queen – Hot Singles In Your Area". Dork. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Wilkes, Emma (June 24, 2024). "Album review: Scene Queen – Hot Singles In Your Area". Kerrang!. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Wright, Holly (June 24, 2024). ""Hot Singles In Your Area might not be short on shock tactics, but it's the best vulgar display of power you'll hear all year." Scene Queen's debut album is a naughty, fearless, genre-splicing knockout". louder. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Oken, Ashley (July 4, 2024). "Album Review: Scene Queen Makes Her Voice Heard On Dynamic Debut Album Hot Singles In Your Area". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Lamestream Lydia (June 22, 2024). "Scene Queen promises Hot Singles in Your Area…". RAMzine. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Scene Queen calls out "predatory behaviour" on new single: "I wrote it to be controversial" | Kerrang!". www.kerrang.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ thesoundboardreviews (June 24, 2024). "ALBUM REVIEW: Scene Queen – 'Hot Singles In Your Area'". The Soundboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Cubbage, Rhys (June 28, 2024). "Scene Queen: A Bold New Chapter in Metal". Metal Talk. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hot Singles In Your Area by Scene Queen on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Scene Queen – Hot Singles In Your Area". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2024.