Lately I Feel Everything

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Lately I Feel Everything
Willow - Lately I Feel Everything.png
Studio album by
Willow
ReleasedJuly 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)
Recorded2020 [1]
Studio
  • Conway Recordings Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length26:04
Label
Producer
Willow chronology
The Anxiety
(2020)		Lately I Feel Everything
(2021)		 Coping Mechanism
(2022)
Singles from Lately I Feel Everything
  1. "Transparent Soul"
    Released: April 27, 2021
  2. "Lipstick"
    Released: June 25, 2021 [2]
  3. "Gaslight"
    Released: November 23, 2021 [3]

Lately I Feel Everything (stylized as lately I feel EVERYTHING) is the fourth solo studio album by American singer Willow. It was released through MSFTSMusic, Roc Nation and Polydor Records on July 16, 2021. [4] [5] [6] A departure from the experimental alt-R&B sound of their [a] early works and instead their pop-punk and indie rock debut, [7] it features guest appearances from Travis Barker, Avril Lavigne, Tierra Whack, Cherry Glazerr, and Ayla Tesler-Mabe. [8]

Contents

The album has spawned three singles, "Transparent Soul", "Lipstick", and "Gaslight", the first of which entered the top 40 in the United Kingdom, [9] Ireland, [10] and New Zealand, [11] as well as becoming Willow's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 in a decade, where it peaked at number 76. [12]

Composition

Lately I Feel Everything, the fourth album by singer Willow, poses another wide musical leap for the musician. Where 2019's self-titled record leapt into psychedelic soul, Lately dives head on into alternative rock [13] and especially pop-punk sounds. [14] [15] [7] [16] [17] It has been described as having songs that are indie rock, [14] emo, [18] grunge, [19] nu metal, pop rock, [15] and power pop. [20]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.9/10 [21]
Metacritic 79/100 [22]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [23]
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [20]
Clash 7/10 [24]
Exclaim! 7/10 [25]
The Forty-FiveStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Gigwise 7/10 [26]
iNews Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [27]
Kerrang! 4/5 [14]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [18]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [15]

Year-end lists

Critical rankings for Lately I Feel Everything
PublicationListRankRef.
Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Staff List
41
 [28]
CED RadioTop Albums of 2021
5
 [29]

Commercial performance

Lately I Feel Everything debuted at number 46 on the US Billboard 200. The album entered the UK Album Sales chart at number 85. [30]

Track listing

Lately I Feel Everything track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Transparent Soul" (featuring Travis Barker)
Cole2:48
2."Fuck You"SmithCole0:36
3."Gaslight" (featuring Travis Barker)
  • Smith
  • Cole
Cole1:49
4."Don't Save Me"Smith Willow 1:53
5."Naïve"
  • Smith
  • Cole
Cole2:49
6."Lipstick"SmithWillow3:11
7."Come Home" (featuring Ayla Tesler-Mabe)
  • Smith
  • Cole
  • Tesler-Mabe
Cole3:37
8."4ever"
  • Smith
  • Cole
Cole2:41
9."Xtra" (featuring Tierra Whack)
  • Smith
  • Cole
  • Whack
Cole2:21
10."Grow" (with Avril Lavigne featuring Travis Barker)
  • Smith
  • Cole
  • Lavigne
  • Barker
Cole2:09
11."Breakout" (featuring Cherry Glazerr)
Cole2:10
Total length:26:04

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Lately I Feel Everything
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [31] 49
Scottish Albums (OCC) [32] 84
UK Albums (OCC) [33] 85
US Billboard 200 [34] 46
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [35] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [36] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [37] 10

Notes

  1. ↑ According to their biography on Instagram , Smith uses it/its pronouns. They/them pronouns are used throughout this article for clarity and accessibility.

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