MP3 Player 1
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| MP3 Player 1 | ||||
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| Released | July 12, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2023 | |||
| Length | 14:46 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Nate Amos | |||
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| Singles from MP3 Player 1 | ||||
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MP3 Player 1 is a cover extended play (EP) by American indie pop band Water from Your Eyes, released on July 12, 2024 through Matador Records. Consisting of four tracks and a duration of around fourteen minutes, it was entirely produced by Nate Amos. The EP was co-written by Amos and Brown after the release of their sixth album, Everyone's Crushed (2023).
The single "The Good Ship Lifestyle," a cover of Chumbawamba's song of the same name preceded MP3 Player 1 on July 9, 2024, three days before the EP was released.
MP3 Player 1 was recorded around the same time as Everyone's Crushed (2023),[1][2] according to Nate Amos and Rachel Brown, and acts the follow up to their earlier EP Somebody Else's Song (2019).[2] Consisting of four tracks that are covers of songs by Chumbawamba, Adele, Al Green and Third Eye Blind,[3][4] it has a runtime of around fourteen minutes.
Critical reception
David Renshaw of The Fader would write that the EP is "playful" and "free like a good time at the karaoke bar".[3] Renshaw would feel that the album "maintains both the stoner humor and disorientingly addictive take on DIY indie rock that made Everyone’s Crushed a breakout album". Caroline Nieto of Post-Trash said the album "portrays an erratic picture of the band's identity when they're not the writers, instead putting their style on display."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Good Ship Lifestyle" |
| Nate Amos | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Someone Like You" | Amos | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "Tired of Being Alone" | Al Green | Amos | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Motorcycle Drive By" |
| Amos | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 14:46 | |||
Notes
- "The Good Ship Lifestyle" is a cover of "The Good Ship Lifestyle" written by Chumbawamba.[2]
- "Someone Like You" is a cover of "Someone like You" written by Adele.
- "Tired of Being Alone" is a cover of "Tired of Being Alone" written by Al Green.
- "Motorcycle Drive By" is a cover of "Motorcycle Drive By" written by Third Eye Blind.
