Childqueen

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Childqueen
Childqueen.jpg
Studio album by
Kadhja Bonet
ReleasedJune 8, 2018 (2018-06-08)
Length37:14
Label Fat Possum
Kadhja Bonet chronology
The Visitor
(2016)		Childqueen
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year79/100 [1]
AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10 [2]
Metacritic 82/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Exclaim! 9/10 [5]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [6]
Loud and Quiet 6/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [8]
PopMatters 8/10 [9]

Childqueen is the second studio album by American musician Kadhja Bonet. It was released on June 8, 2018 under Fat Possum Records. [10]

Contents

Production

The album was recorded over a two-year period in cities across Europe. [11]

Release

On March 30, 2018, Bonet announced the release of her second album, along with the single "Mother Maybe". [11]

The second single "Another Time Lover" was released on May 29, 2018. [12] The single is described as blending "subtle distorted electronica with Bonet's delicate vocals, as it daintily morphs into a retro-tinged track. [12]

Critical reception

Childqueen was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82 based on 10 reviews. [3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews. [1]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic said the album "mixes folk and soul to spellbinding effect, provoking numerous flattering comparisons yet without possibly being mistaken for any one of them. Illustrated with billowing strings and dancing woodwinds over a delightfully warped rhythm section." [4] Speaking for Exclaim!, Anna Alger gave the album nine out of ten, noting "Childqueen demands patience and a receptive ear to pick up on the care and detail Bonet has taken in crafting every moment." [5]

Accolades

Accolades for Childqueen
PublicationAccoladeRank
The 405 The 405's Top 50 Albums of 2018
8 [13]
AllMusic AllMusic 's Best of 2018
N/A [14]
AllMusic 's Best R&B Albums of 2018
N/A [15]

Track listing

Childqueen track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Procession"2:52
2."Childqueen"3:11
3."Another Time Lover"3:38
4."Delphine"5:54
5."Thoughts Around Tea"2:12
6."Joy"4:07
7."Wings"4:03
8."Mother Maybe"4:15
9."Second Wind"4:15
10."Nostalgia"2:47

Charts

Chart performance for Childqueen
Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [16]
48
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [17]
15

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  2. ↑ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Alger, Anna (June 5, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Lawes, Ruth (June 8, 2018). "Kadhja Bonet reigns imperious on Childqueen". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ Darlington, Susan (June 7, 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ Kearse, Stephen (June 11, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ Pontecorvo, Adriane (June 5, 2018). "Kadhja Bonet Never Lets a Genre Tie Her Down on 'Childqueen'". PopMatters . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (March 29, 2018). "Kadhja Bonet announces new album 'Childqueen,' shares "Mother Maybe"". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
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