Mulholland Drive is the fourth studio album by Filipino singer-songwriter Eyedress, released on August 27, 2021, through Lex Records. Unlike previous Eyedress albums, Mulholland Drive features guest producers and artists on the majority of the tracks.
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Released | August 27, 2021 | |||
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Length | 39:00 | |||
Label | Lex | |||
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The album sleeve was created by design collective Brain Dead.[1] Mulholland Drive includes a track named "Brain Dead". Eyedress held a launch party for Mulholland Drive at the Brain Dead Studios on August 23, a movie theatre in the Fairfax District, Los Angeles, and also used the same location to film a video for the track "Chad An Gordy".[2]
To promote the album Eyedress appeared on the cover the July 2021 issue of Alternative Press Magazine[3] and co-hosted the Travis Mills Show on Apple Music 1 on September 14, playing the whole album and talking through the album track by track.[4]
Shortly after the album release, "Something About You" went viral in the US with Rolling Stone citing the track as the fastest-rising song on American streaming services for the week ending September 23,[5] and was certified Gold in the USA in May 2022 and platinum in October 2023.[6]
Reception
editIn a positive review BrooklynVegan described the album as a collection of "catchy, melted pop songs",[7] The A.V. Club said the songs "range from lo-fi R&B ('Prada') to aggressive and distorted post-punk ('Brain Dead'), on through to the unabashed '70s slow-jam camp of 'Something About You,' complete with a whispered 'so sexy'—delivered totally straight-faced",[8] The Fader wrote "'Something About You' is a smitten indie soft-rock ballad"[9] while Loud and Quiet noted "very little can prepare you for the sleazy French noir porno whispers of 'Dom Perignon' on the happy-go-lucky 'Something About You (feat. Dent May)'."[10]
Writing in Billboard, Joe Lynch highlighted album track "Body Dysmorphia" describing it as a "dreamy, gauzy afternoon haze... a gorgeous cut from new album Mulholland Drive that seems written to answer the question, 'What would it sound like if the Cure did a shoegaze song?' The answer: just like this—which is to say, just like heaven."[11]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mulholland Drive" | Idris Vicuña, John Maus | John Maus | 2:16 |
2. | "Midnight on a Sunny Day" (featuring Bee Eyes) | Vicuña, Julius Valledor | Eyedress | 2:43 |
3. | "Something About You" (featuring Dent May) | Vicuña, Dent May Jr | Eyedress | 2:33 |
4. | "Long Nights at the 711" | Vicuña | Eyedress | 1:16 |
5. | "Fulfill the Dream" (featuring Vex Ruffin) | Vicuña, Ryan Africa | Eyedress | 1:36 |
6. | "Spit on Your Grave" | Vicuña | Eyedress | 1:39 |
7. | "Brain Dead" | Vicuña | Eyedress | 2:25 |
8. | "Dancing with My Demons" (featuring Paul Cherry) | Vicuña, Paul Cherewick | Eyedress | 3:42 |
9. | "Body Dysmorphia" | Vicuña | Eyedress | 2:05 |
10. | "Want You There Tomorrow" | Vicuña | Eyedress | 2:13 |
11. | "Chad an Gordy" (featuring King Krule) | Vicuña, Archy Marshall | King Krule | 2:10 |
12. | "Ride or Die" (featuring Satchy) | Vicuña, Satchell Brown | Eyedress | 3:59 |
13. | "Keep It Real with You" (featuring Elvia and Dâm-Funk) | Vicuña, Damon Riddick, Elvia Padron | Dām-Funk | 2:43 |
14. | "You Know Me" | Vicuña | Eyedress | 3:32 |
15. | "Prada" (featuring Triathlon) | Vicuña, Adam E Intrantor, Chad Scott Chilton, David Hunter Jayne | Eyedress | 4:21 |
Total length: | 39:00 |
References
edit- ^ Chen, Kirsten. "End Your Summer with Eyedress' New Album "Mulholland Drive"". Hypebeast. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Chen, Kirsten. "Eyedress Shares Pain-filled Video for Song Produced by King Krule". Hypebeast. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Owens, Paige (9 July 2021). "Meet the new cover stars of issue 396". Alternative Press.
- ^ "Eyedress The Artist Goes Track By Track On His New Album". Retrieved 1 October 2021 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Trending 25 The fastest-rising songs of the week". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "American certifications – Eyedress". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Indie Basement (8/27): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ McLevy, Alex. "Lorde, Liars, and the other must-hear albums of August 2021". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Eyedress shares two new songs 'Spit on Your Grave' and 'Something About You' featuring Dent May". The Fader. 3 June 2021.
- ^ Rankine, Ollie. "After a long time floundering, Eyedress is at least beginning to kick into gear". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Joe (30 August 2021). "10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: CL, Kim Petras, Sevyn Streeter & More". Billboard.