Memoir of a Sparklemuffin is the second studio album by the English singer Suki Waterhouse. It was released on September 13,2024,by Sub Pop Records. The album is primarily a pop record featuring traces of rock and folk music. Memoir of a Sparklemuffin was produced by Jules Apollinaire and Noah Conrad among others.
Sparklemuffin is the colloquial title for the Maratus jactatus spider native to Australia.[1] The album boasts 18 tracks,[2] but the deluxe version of the album adds 12 new tracks.[3][4] It was released on September 13,2024,by Sub Pop Records.[5] The double album contains the live version of Suki's hit single,"Good Looking".[6]
Composition
"Memoir of a Sparklemuffin" was composed by Suki Waterhouse as a reflection on her life and career,using the concept of a spider's metamorphosis,specifically the "sparklemuffin" spider,as a metaphor for transformation. The album was mainly written while she was pregnant,and explores themes of metamorphosis,career challenges,and finding happiness.[7]
Memoir of a Sparklemuffin received positive reviews. At Metacritic,which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications,the album received a weighted average score of 75,based on six reviews,indicating "generally favorable reviews". The review aggregator site AnyDecentMusic? compiled 9 reviews and gave the album an average of 6.6 out of 10,based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[18]
Emily Savage of The Line of Best Fit wrote that while the album "teeters along the fine line of becoming slightly too long at certain points," it offers an intimate look into the "thoughts and emotions" of the songstress at her "most vulnerable and empowered."[19] She also praised the record as a clear "showcase of Waterhouse’s growth in songwriting".[19] Savage also mentioned in her review that Waterhouse’s stylings are reminiscent of singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey and the alternative rock band Wolf Alice.[20]
About the record sound,DIY's Bella Martin noted that Waterhouse's "vision feels more coherent within the record’s heavier tracks," naming "Big Love",and "Supersad",as examples.[21] Marcy Donelson of AllMusic compared the album to the "most extravagant works" of Lana Del Rey and Angel Olsen.[10]
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