Foxy (album)

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Foxy
Sparkle Division - Foxy.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 2023 (2023-10-20)
Genre Electronic music
Length33:44
Label Temporary Residence
Sparkle Division chronology
Classified EP
(2021)
Foxy
(2023)

Foxy is a 2023 studio album by American electronic music group Sparkle Division. The band's second full-length, this is a concept album following the events of a party in the late 1960s. [1]

Contents

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Paul Simpson writing that this album successfully blends musical genres "retaining elements of exotica and spy soundtracks but adding '90s-style lounge grooves and breakbeats. [2] Writing for Pitchfork Media, Jesse Locke scored this release a 7.5 out of 10, writing that the album "stays compelling until the finish". [3]

Track listing

  1. “Have Some Punch” – 3:00
  2. “Here Comes Trouble” – 3:44
  3. “Foxy” – 3:24
  4. “The Punch!” – 8:37
  5. “Bitch Fight” – 3:47
  6. “Oh Yeah!” – 3:04
  7. “Slip and Slide” – 3:09
  8. “We Were There” – 4:59

Personnel

Sparkle Division

Additional personnel

See also

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References

  1. Rettig, James (July 31, 2023). "Sparkle Division – "Foxy"". New Music. Stereogum . Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  2. Simpson, Paul (n.d.). "Sparkle Division – Foxy". AllMusic . RhythmOne . Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  3. Locke, Jesse (October 26, 2023). "Sparkle Division: Foxy Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media . Retrieved October 26, 2023.