Dusk (Mxmtoon EP)

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Dusk
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EP by
ReleasedOctober 1, 2020 (2020-10-01)
Genre Folk-pop [1]
Length22:48
Label
Producer
Mxmtoon chronology
Dawn
(2020)
Dusk
(2020)
Rising
(2022)
Singles from Dusk
  1. "Bon Iver"
    Released: July 30, 2020
  2. "OK On Your Own"
    Released: September 9, 2020

Dusk is the third extended play by American musician Mxmtoon. The EP was self-released by the artist (and distributed by AWAL) on October 1, 2020 and is the sequel to her earlier EP Dawn . It was promoted by the singles "Bon Iver" and "OK On Your Own", the latter featuring Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen. The EPs were originally going to be promoted through the Dusk & Dawn tour across North America in summer 2020, though due to the COVID-19 pandemic that did not occur. [2]

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Critical reception

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Dusk sees Mxmtoon return to the simpler folk sound of her debut The Masquerade , after Dawn's detour into straightforward pop. [1] Jamie MacMilan of Dork said that Dusk "feels instead like a warm hug" in the face of the COVID-19 lockdown which inspired many of its songs. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bon Iver" Gabe Simon 3:16
2."OK On Your Own" (featuring Carly Rae Jepsen)
Pom Pom3:28
3."Myrtle Ave."
  • Howard Feibusch
  • MAIA
  • Sonya Diane Kitchell
Howard2:48
4."Wallflower"
  • Simon
  • MAIA
Simon3:21
5."Asking for a Friend"
  • Fitchuk
  • Garbus
3:19
6."Show and Tell"MaiaGarbus4:09
7."First"MaiaGarbus2:27
Total length:22:48

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