If You Asked for a Picture

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If You Asked for a Picture
If You Asked for a Picture.jpg
Studio album by
Blondshell
ReleasedMay 2, 2025 (2025-05-02)
Studio
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
  • Saturn Sound (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length46:59
Label Partisan
Producer Yves Rothman
Blondshell chronology
Blondshell
(2023)		If You Asked for a Picture
(2025)
Singles from Blondshell
  1. "What's Fair"
    Released: August 21, 2024
  2. "T&A"
    Released: January 9, 2025
  3. "Two Times"
    Released: February 20, 2025
  4. "23's a Baby"
    Released: April 3, 2025
  5. "Event of a Fire"
    Released: April 30, 2025

If You Asked for a Picture is the second album by American singer-songwriter Blondshell, released on May 2, 2025, via Partisan Records. [2] [3] The album's lead single, "What's Fair", was released on August 21, 2024. The album's second single, "T&A", was released on January 9, 2025 along with an announcement of the album's track listing and release date. [4]

Contents

Background and composition

The album is named for a line from the Mary Oliver poem, "Dogfish". [5] In an interview with Rolling Stone at 2024's Lollapalooza, Blondshell referred to the album as "more grown up" and "full" citing her growth as an individual compared to her debut. [6]

Release

The album was released on May 2, 2025. The album is available via streaming services, with physical releases available on CD and vinyl. [7] Teitelbaum announced a deluxe edition of the album set to release on November 14, 2025, titled Another Picture, with a remix of "Arms" featuring Gigi Perez on October 8, 2025. [8]

Reception

Paper Magazine described the album as "a vulnerable, often funny, always honest record delivered in melodic, pop-leaning indie rock." [1] PopMatters' Eoghan Lyng was more critical, suggesting that "Blondshell’s sophomore work has form and finesse, but it lacks the spark of ingenuity that was present throughout her eponymous debut." [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sabrina Teitelbaum, except where noted.

If You Asked for a Picture track listing [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thumbtack" 4:17
2."T&A" 3:45
3."Arms"
  • Teitelbaum
  • Sam Stewart
3:36
4."What's Fair"
  • Teitelbaum
  • Yves Rothman
  • Casey Smith
3:56
5."Two Times"
  • Teitelbaum
  • Stewart
3:46
6."Event of a Fire" 3:55
7."23's a Baby"
  • Teitelbaum
  • Stewart
4:13
8."Change" 3:55
9."Toy" 3:46
10."He Wants Me"
  • Teitelbaum
  • Stewart
3:29
11."Man" 3:56
12."Model Rockets" 4:20
Total length:46:59
Another Picture track listing [8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Berlin TV Tower"  
2."T&A" (featuring John Glacier)  
3."23's A Baby" (with Samia)  
4."Arms" (featuring Gigi Perez)
  • Teitelbaum
  • Stewart
3:49
5."Change" (with Folk Bitch Trio)  
6."Event of a Fire" (with Conor Oberst)  
7."Thumbtack (Live from Vevo)"  

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for If You Asked for a Picture
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 19
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [12] 37
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 13

References

  1. 1 2 Campbell, Erica (January 9, 2025). "Blondshell's Second Album Is About In-Between Spaces". Paper Magazine . Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Pilley, Max (January 9, 2025). "Blondshell announces new album 'If You Asked for a Picture' and shares new single 'T&A'". NME . Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ Green, Gavyn (January 1, 2025). "Blondshell Announces New Album If You Asked for a Picture". Paste Magazine . Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ Rossignol, Derrick (January 9, 2025). "Blondshell Shares The Soaring Single 'T&A' To Announce 'If You Asked For A Picture'". Uproxx . Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (January 9, 2025). "Blondshell Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song 'T&A': Watch". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ Martoccio, Angie (August 21, 2024). "Blondshell Officially Releases Cathartic, Heavy Rocker 'What's Fair'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ Martoccio, Angie (January 9, 2025). "Blondshell Previews New Album with Rolling Stones-Inspired 'T&A'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  8. 1 2 DeVille, Chris (October 8, 2025). "Blondshell Announces Expanded 'Picture' Album Feat. Samia, Conor Oberst, Folk Bitch Trio, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  9. ↑ Lyng, Eoghan (April 29, 2025). "Blondshell Tips a Hat to the 1990s on This Feisty LP". PopMatters . Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ Murray, Robin (January 9, 2025). "Blondshell Announces New Album 'If You Asked for a Picture". Clash Magazine . Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
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