My 21st Century Blues

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My 21st Century Blues
Raye - My 21st Century Blues.png
Studio album by
Raye
Released3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)
StudioA log cabin in Utah [1]
Genre
Length46:48
Label Human Re Sources
Producer
Raye chronology
Euphoric Sad Songs
(2020)		My 21st Century Blues
(2023)		My 21st Century Symphony
(2023)
Singles from My 21st Century Blues
  1. "Hard Out Here"
    Released: 30 June 2022
  2. "Black Mascara"
    Released: 24 August 2022
  3. "Escapism" / "The Thrill Is Gone"
    Released: 12 October 2022
  4. "Ice Cream Man"
    Released: 2 February 2023 [3]
  5. "Flip a Switch"
    Released: 7 April 2023
  6. "Worth It"
    Released: 10 November 2023 [4]

My 21st Century Blues is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Raye. It was released independently by Human Re Sources on 3 February 2023. [5] [6] The album is Raye's first project following her departure from Polydor Records in 2021. Largely co-written and produced by herself, she worked with notable names including Mike Sabath, BloodPop, Punctual, and Di Genius. The album features guest appearances from 070 Shake and Mahalia. My 21st Century Blues received acclaim from critics, with some publications including Variety naming it as one of the best albums of 2023. [7] It lyrically explores themes including Raye's struggles with addiction, misogyny, insecurity, body dysmorphia, and sexual assault. [5] [6]

Contents

Spawned by the release of several singles "Escapism" (featuring 070 Shake), topped the charts in Ireland, Denmark, and United Kingdom, and entered the top ten in over 20 countries. It won "Best Social Trended Song" at the Global Awards, "Best Contemporary Song" at the Ivor Novello Awards, and was nominated for "Best Independent Track" and "Best Independent Video" at the AIM Independent Music Awards. It also received a nomination for "Best British Pop Single" at the Popjustice £20 Music Award Show. A fifth single titled "Ice Cream Man", peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart, while the sixth single "Flip a Switch" featuring Coi Leray reached number 35.

The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart with 15,516 units, becoming her first top ten album in the UK. [8] It charted in over 13 other territories, including reaching number 58 on the US Billboard 200. It was nominated for "Best Independent Album" at the AIM Independent Music Awards, and also shortlisted for "Album of the Year" at the 2023 Mercury Prize. [9] In 2024, it won British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards, [10] in which it re-entered the UK Albums Chart the following week at #5. [11]

Background

In an interview for Rolling Stone UK, Raye stated that her debut album features some of her most personal songwriting to date, including her struggles with body dysmorphia, anxiety, and sexual assault. She credits some of songs on her album as helping her as part of her healing process by adding:

"Some of these songs have helped me process. I had just been needing to hear them in a more beautiful form. Like "Body Dysmorphia," it sounds so ugly in my head, but when you put it into that song, it makes it a little bit easier for me to digest. A lot of these stories are very medicinal and very raw and therapeutic for me. I think it's been really important for me to take it there, as hard as it's been sometimes."

Raye also talked about the first time she self directed a video for the song "Ice Cream Man" which details her experience with sexual assault. My 21st Century Blues also features tracks that were written by Raye from previous years, with many songs being cut from the final tracklist because they didn't fit the theme of the album. [12]

Release and promotion

In September 2022, Raye went on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge to perform "Black Mascara" and a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill". [13] On 13 October 2022, Raye announced the project on her social media along with the release of the songs "Escapism" and "The Thrill Is Gone". Following the dual release, Raye performed both songs on Later... with Jools Holland . [14] Raye later performed "The Thrill Is Gone" on The Graham Norton Show . [15]

Singles

On 30 June 2022, Raye released the lead single "Hard Out Here", which was her first independent release following her separation from Polydor Records. [16] [17] The second single, "Black Mascara", was released on 24 August 2022 after previously being teased at the end of the "Hard Out Here" music video, two days before originally scheduled. [18] A dual single release, "Escapism", and "The Thrill Is Gone" was released on 12 October 2022. [19] "Escapism" would later chart at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart. On 2 February 2023, a day before the album release, the fifth single, "Ice Cream Man", premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Radio 1's Hottest Record. The seventh single, Worth It gained popularity after it was selected to be used for the soundtrack to Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken .

Tours

In support of the album, Raye embarked on a mini tour in October and November 2022 entitled The Story So Far, which marked her first headlining shows in Europe and North America. The tour consisted of an acoustic, intimate setting with a seated audience and Raye discussing her career in between performances of her discography in chronological order.[ citation needed ] This was followed by the My 21st Century Blues tour, which commenced in February 2023. [20] A second European leg was announced in January and commenced in November 2023. [21]

Live album and concert film

On 16 October 2023, Raye released the live album My 21st Century Symphony (Live at the Royal Albert Hall), recorded at her concert there on 26 September 2023. The album is a collaboration with The Heritage Orchestra who accompanied Raye in her performance alongside the Flames Collective as a gospel choir. The tracklist includes every song from My 21st Century Blues alongside several orchestral interludes. [22] A film of the concert, directed by Paul Dugdale and entitled Raye at the Royal Albert Hall, aired on BBC One on 3 January 2024. [23]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10 [24]
Metacritic 82/100 [25]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 6/10 [26]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [27]
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [28]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [29]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [30]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [31]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [32]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [33]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [34]

My 21st Century Blues was met with universal acclaim by music critics, receiving a score of 82 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic. [25] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. [24] Writing for Clash , Alex Rigotti felt that "In her haste to tell her story, "My 21st Century Blues" suffers from a frenzied second half that cushions the gut-punch it could have been". [26] Hayley Milross of The Line of Best Fit writes that "My 21st Century Blues will be labelled as an iconic debut" and that "the album has excellent high points [which are] tracks that showcase what brought Raye to the forefront in the first place." [31] Ben Tipple from DIY states that the record "[are] mirroring Raye's desire to explore all facets of herself, and it is autobiographical to its core, whether touching on heartbreak, discrimination, or distorted self-image." [27] Neive McCarthy of Dork called Raye "unstoppable on her latest offering" and added that she's "tackling every hardship that has befallen her of late and doing so with smooth, jazz-leaning vocals and slick beats." [28]

In a positive review for The Guardian , Alexis Petridis writes that "Whatever its failings, though, there's enough in the way of potential hit singles – moreover, potential hit singles with attitude and character to spare – on Raye's debut to ensure that her current success amounts to more than a sympathy vote or a flash in the pan." [2]

Year-end lists

My 21st Century Blues on year-end lists
Critic/PublicationListRankRef.
Esquire Best Albums of 2023— [35]
Variety Best Albums of 2023— [36]
Consequence Best Albums of 2023— [37]

Track listing

My 21st Century Blues track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Introduction" Rachel Keen
  • Austin Lichtenstein
  • Pete Miller
 Mike Sabath 0:57
2."Oscar Winning Tears"Keen
  • Keen
  • Sabath
Sabath3:03
3."Hard Out Here"
  • Brandon Colbein
  • Sabath
Sabath3:11
4."Black Mascara"Keen
  • Keen
  • William Lansley
  • John Morgan
 Punctual 3:59
5."Escapism" (featuring 070 Shake)
  • Keen
  • Sabath
Sabath4:32
6."Mary Jane"Keen
  • Keen
  • Sabath
3:52
7."The Thrill Is Gone"
  • Keen
  • Isabella Sjostrand
  • Keen
  • Anton Goransson
  • Sabath
  • Raye
  • Sabath
3:19
8."Ice Cream Man"Keen
4:08
9."Flip a Switch"Keen
3:21
10."Body Dysmorphia"Keen
  • Keen
  • Sabath
Sabath2:33
11."Environmental Anxiety"
  • Keen
  • Jenna Felsenthal
  • Keen
  • Sabath
  • Raye
  • Sabath
3:14
12."Five Star Hotels" (featuring Mahalia)
  • Sabath
  • Luca Buccellati
  • Miller
3:24
13."Worth It"
  • Raye
  • Sabath
4:06
14."Buss It Down"
  • Keen
  • Eyelar Mirzazadeh
  • Keen
  • Antionette Smith
  • Sabath
  • Raye
  • Sabath
  • Miller
2:36
15."Fin"KeenKeen
  • Raye
  • Sabath
  • Miller
0:33

Notes

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes.

Charts

Chart performance for My 21st Century Blues
Chart (2023–2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [38] 97
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [39] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [40] 139
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [41] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [42] 30
French Albums (SNEP) [43] 97
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [44] 34
Irish Albums (OCC) [45] 13
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [46] 80
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [47] 34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [48] 16
Scottish Albums (OCC) [49] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [50] 95
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [51] 17
UK Albums (OCC) [52] 2
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [53] 1
US Billboard 200 [54] 58
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [55] 8

Certifications

Certifications for My 21st Century Blues
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [56] Gold7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [57] Gold100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for My 21st Century Blues
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various3 February 2023Human Re Sources [58] [59]

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