| Nail in the Coffin | ||||
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| EP by Aja and Shilow | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Trap | |||
| Length | 21:29 | |||
| Label | AJA | |||
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| Singles from Nail in the Coffin | ||||
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Nail in the Coffin is a collaborative Halloween-themed EP by Aja and Shilow,released on September 27,2019.
The EP "[blends] emo punk,trap,country and EDM,paying homage to classic and modern horror films". [1]
"Mama Chola",released on August 30,served as the EP's lead single,and was accompanied by a music video filmed in Kansas City. "The Purge" served as the EP's second single. [1] [2]
NME 's Jordan Bassett described the EP as "a ghoulish anthology of heavy hitting hip-hop bangers that shout-out Jason from the Friday The 13th movies and the more recent likes of The Purge". [3]
Jon Ali of Billboard described the "Halloween-meets-trap" EP as "menacingly delicious",and included "Haunted House" on his "Billboard Pride's October 2019 Playlist". [4]
Track listing adapted from the iTunes Store [5]
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