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| Released | April 27, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 43:15 | |||
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Elohim is the debut studio album by American electropop musician Elohim. It was self-released on April 27, 2018, with exclusive rights to BMG. [1]
Speaking to Soundazed, Elohim said that the album "is a collection of everything that is me as I am growing, creating and learning." [2]
Consisting of 15 songs, the album includes the singles "Hallucinating", released on September 7, 2016 [3] with its music video directed by Chase o'Black premiering via Interview on November 21, 2016; [4] "Skinny Legs", released on April 5, 2017 [5] with its music video directed by Megan Park premiering on March 30, 2017, via Highsnobiety; [6] "Sleepy Eyes" on July 28, 2017, along its lyric video; [7] "The Wave" on September 29, 2017; [8] "Fuck Your Money" on January 28, 2018 [9] with its music video directed by Chase O’Black and Daniel Russell premiering via Noisey on February 20, 2018; [10] "Panic Attacks" on March 9, 2018 [11] with its music video premiering via The Fader on March 14, 2018 [12] and "Half Love" on April 23, 2018, named its release day's "World Record" on Zane Lowe's Apple Music radio show Beats 1. [13] [14]
Dancing Astronaut described the album as "ringing with raw emotion; a conflict with her demons and her own skin." [15]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Why Am I Like This?" |
| 1:50 |
| 2. | "The Wave" |
| 3:10 |
| 3. | "Sleepy Eyes" (with Whethan) |
| 3:22 |
| 4. | "Skinny Legs" |
| 5:10 |
| 5. | "Fuck Your Money" |
| 2:55 |
| 6. | "Hallucinating" |
| 3:38 |
| 7. | "The Universe Is Yours" |
| 2:57 |
| 8. | "Enemies" |
| 1:03 |
| 9. | "Panic Attacks" (featuring Yoshi Flower) |
| 2:54 |
| 10. | "Silence Is Cool" |
| 1:20 |
| 11. | "Half Love" |
| 3:45 |
| 12. | "I Want You" |
| 4:07 |
| 13. | "Not Just Your Mama" |
| 3:00 |
| 14. | "Water Baby" | Elohim | 1:13 |
| 15. | "Insecure" |
| 2:51 |
| Total length: | 43:15 | ||
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [16] | 16 |
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