The Architect (EP)
2023 EP by Dawn Richard
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The Architect is a 2023 extended play by American experimental pop musician Dawn Richard.
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| Released | October 18, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Experimental pop[1] | |||
| Length | 14:02 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
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Reception
The Architect was preceded by the single "Bubblegum" in April 2023, when Robin Murray of Clash Music called it "a zesty slice of electronic-saturated R&B bedlam that evades standard genre descriptors".[4] Editors at Stereogum chose it as the best song of the week, with critic Tom Breihan calling it "a hard-slamming booty-shake anthem" that sounds like Richard's previous group Danity Kane.[5] It was also listed among the 22 best songs of the past two weeks by Mark Redfern of Under the Radar.[6]
This EP was shortlisted by BrooklynVegan among the best songs of the week.[7] Shahzaib Hussain of Clash Music called this release "a dose of exquisite experimental-pop alchemy".[1] In Rolling Stone, Charisma Madarang praised "Babe Ruth"'s music video for its color and choreography and called the song "hard-hitting".[8] Mark Redfern of Under the Radar included "Babe Ruth" among the 12 best songs of the week.[9] Grant Sharples of Uproxx also included this among the best new indie music of the week, calling "further evidence of Richard’s undeniable artistic prowess".[10]
Jon Pareles of The New York Times chose "Babe Ruth" as one of the best songs of the week, characterizing it as "a blurry, glitchy intro [that] segues into an electro thump, a house bounce and a jazz-rock guitar solo that ends as if awaiting another metamorphosis".[11]
At Stereogum, James Rettig included this among the best EPs of 2023.[12] Editors at Spin chose this as the second best EP of 2023.[13]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Dawn Richard.
- "Your Love / Legends" (Taylor Dexter, Connor McElwain, Richard, and Wesley Singerman) – 6:41
- "Bubblegum" (Dexter, Andy McCauley, Richard, Gabe Steiner, and Singerman) – 2:43
- "Babe Ruth" (Dexter, Gina Jeanz, Richard, Singerman, and Kieran Watters) – 4:38
Personnel
- Dawn Richard – instrumentation, vocals
- Chris Athens – mastering
- Bubbs – production on "Bubblegum"
- Taylor Dexter – production
- The Idiot – production on "Babe Ruth"
- Gina Jeanz – production on "Babe Ruth"
- Alex Komlos – mixing
- Andy McCauley – production on "Bubblegum"
- Connor McElwain – production on "Your Love / Legends"
- Wesley Singerman – production
