Femejism
2016 studio album by Deap Vally
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Femejism is the second studio album by American rock duo Deap Vally. It was released in September 2016 by Nevado Music. The album was produced by Yeah Yeah Yeahs' guitarist Nick Zinner. He makes an appearance in the video for the first single, "Royal Jelly", which also featured the British model Georgia May Jagger.[8]
| Femejism | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 16, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 49:37 | |||
| Label | Nevado Music | |||
| Producer | Nick Zinner, Deap Vally | |||
| Deap Vally chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Femejism | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[5] |
| DIY | [6] |
| Vice | A−[7] |
Promotion
Music videos were produced and released for all but three songs on the album. The first of which was Royal Jelly, and it was published on Nov 10, 2015. Over the next two and a half years, Deap Vally debuted music videos for Smile More, Gonnawanna, Little Baby Beauty Queen, Critic, Julian, Turn It Off, Two Seat Bike, Post Funk and Grunge Bond. In the Gonnawanna video, fellow Los-Angeles musician Kiran Gandhi was featured.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Royal Jelly" | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Julian" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Gonnawanna" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Little Baby Beauty Queen" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Smile More" | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Critic" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Post Funk" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Two Seat Bike" | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Bubble Baby" | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Teenage Queen" | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Grunge Bond" | 2:30 |
| 12. | "Turn It Off" | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Heart Is an Animal" | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Smile More" (acoustic) | |
| 15. | "Critic" (live acoustic) |
Personnel
- Alex Deyoung – mastering
- Nathanial Eras – percussion
- Charles Godfrey – engineer
- Chris Kasych – engineer
- Samur Khouja – engineer
- Lauren Fay Levy – percussion
- Rachel McCollum – artwork, design, photography
- Lars Stalfors – mixing
- John Stavas – photography
- Deap Vally – producer
- Sadaharu Yagi – engineer
- Nick Zinner – producer
