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Released | October 6, 2017 | |||
Recorded | Late 2016 – May 2017 | |||
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Length | 34:17 | |||
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Poppy.Computer is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Poppy. It was released on October 6, 2017, by Mad Decent. The album's songs were recorded with Simon Wilcox, Titanic Sinclair, Chris Greatti and Ryosuke Sakai. It is heavily influenced by Japanese music and culture and is an art pop record. The album was included in Rolling Stone 's list of best pop albums in 2017.
Poppy.Computer was written in Los Angeles during 2016 by Poppy and Titanic Sinclair, with help from songwriter Simon Wilcox and Chris Greatti of Blame Candy. Near the end of the year, Poppy and Sinclair went to Japan to work with producers on the record, then went back in the spring of 2017 to finish it.
On May 6, 2017, Poppy confirmed on Twitter that her debut album was finished. [1] On the same tweet Poppy also confirmed that there would be a tour to promote the album and that she knows when the album will be released. After being interviewed for an article with Wired , the website accidentally leaked the release date of Poppy's album as October 6, 2017, which is also the anniversary of Poppy's YouTube channel creation. [2]
Poppy released five singles from the album. The second single "Computer Boy" has been nominated for Song of The Year at the Unicorn Awards. [3] The third single "Interweb" was performed live on The Late Late Show with James Corden . [4] [5] Music videos were also released for "Moshi Moshi" in November and "Bleach Blonde Baby" in December. The latter was also performed on Total Request Live on January 29, 2018. [6]
Poppy.Computer has been labelled by critics as an art pop, synth-pop, electropop, and bubblegum pop album [7] [8] [9]
The album has been described to be different than her previous work, Bubblebath (2016), she said "These songs are a collection of writings inspired by enthusiasm and imagination." [10]
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AllMusic | [7] |
AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung noted an "injection" of J-pop into Poppy's "computer veins", mentioning that the album results in a "winking piece of art pop that sounds like Fame -era Lady Gaga meets Grimes or L.A.M.B .-era Gwen Stefani going full 'Harajuku Girl[s]'", also suggesting to "think of this as the 'Material Girl' for the Internet age". [7] Rolling Stone 's Maura Johnston said that "[it] adds her airy voice to hyper-stylized, detail-rich gloss-pop", also stating that "Poppy.Computer's off-kilter recounting of microcelebrity, hiccuping vocals and intricate production help her neatly avoid that fate". [11]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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Rolling Stone | 20 Best Pop Albums of 2017 | 2017 | 18 |
Credits adapted from Tidal. [12]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Poppy" | Ryosuke Sakai | 3:06 | |
2. | "Let's Make a Video" |
| Sakai | 2:52 |
3. | "Bleach Blonde Baby" |
| Sakai | 3:29 |
4. | "My Microphone" |
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| 2:51 |
5. | "Moshi Moshi" |
| Sakai | 3:41 |
6. | "Computer Boy" |
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| 2:51 |
7. | "My Style" (featuring Charlotte) |
| Sinclair | 2:37 |
8. | "Fuzzy" |
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| 2:50 |
9. | "Interweb" |
| Sinclair | 3:49 |
10. | "Software Upgrade" |
| Sakai | 3:26 |
11. | "Pop Music" |
| Sinclair | 2:45 |
Total length: | 34:17 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [13] | 11 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [14] | 33 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | October 6, 2017 |
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Poppy.Remixes | ||||
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Released | March 16, 2018 | |||
Length | 19:24 | |||
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Poppy.Remixes is a remix extended play (EP) by Poppy, released digitally on March 16, 2018 by Mad Decent. The EP contains a remix of "Interweb" and four remixes of "Moshi Moshi", originally from Poppy.Computer.
Credits adapted from Tidal. [16]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Interweb" (Nebbra remix) |
| 4:18 | |
2. | "Moshi Moshi" (Noboru remix) |
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| 3:39 |
3. | "Moshi Moshi" (Mitch Murder remix) |
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| 3:55 |
4. | "Moshi Moshi" (Clarabell remix) |
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| 3:09 |
5. | "Moshi Moshi" (YUTO remix) |
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| 4:23 |
Total length: | 19:24 |
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