Poppy.Computer

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Poppy.Computer
Poppy - Poppy Computer.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
RecordedLate 2016 – May 2017
Genre
Length34:17
Label
Producer
Poppy chronology
Bubblebath
(2016)
Poppy.Computer
(2017)
Poppy.Remixes
(2018)
Singles from Poppy.Computer
  1. "I'm Poppy"
    Released: February 14, 2017
  2. "Computer Boy"
    Released: May 19, 2017
  3. "Let's Make a Video"
    Released: June 22, 2017
  4. "Interweb"
    Released: July 17, 2017
  5. "My Style"
    Released: September 1, 2017

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.

Contents

Background

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]

Composition

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Year-end lists

PublicationAccoladeYearRankRef.
Rolling Stone 20 Best Pop Albums of 2017
2017
18

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [12]

Poppy.Computer track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm Poppy"Ryosuke Sakai3:06
2."Let's Make a Video"
Sakai2:52
3."Bleach Blonde Baby"
  • Poppy
  • Wilcox
  • Sinclair
Sakai3:29
4."My Microphone"
  • Chris Greatti
  • Poppy
  • Greatti
  • Sakai
2:51
5."Moshi Moshi"
  • Greatti
  • Poppy
Sakai3:41
6."Computer Boy"
  • Greatti
  • Poppy
  • Greatti
  • Sakai
2:51
7."My Style" (featuring Charlotte)
  • Poppy
  • Wilcox
  • Sinclair
Sinclair2:37
8."Fuzzy"
  • Greatti
  • Poppy
  • Greatti
  • Sakai
2:50
9."Interweb"
  • Poppy
  • Wilcox
  • Sinclair
Sinclair3:49
10."Software Upgrade"
  • Poppy
  • Wilcox
  • Sinclair
Sakai3:26
11."Pop Music"
  • Poppy
  • Wilcox
  • Sinclair
Sinclair2:45
Total length:34:17

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [13]
11
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [14]
33

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousOctober 6, 2017
[15]

Poppy.Remixes

Poppy.Remixes
EP by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Length19:24
Label
Producer
Poppy chronology
Poppy.Computer
(2017)
Poppy.Remixes
(2018)
Am I a Girl?
(2018)

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.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [16]

Poppy.Remixes track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Interweb" (Nebbra remix)
  • Sinclair
  • Nebbra [a]
4:18
2."Moshi Moshi" (Noboru remix)
  • Chris Greatti
  • Poppy
  • Ryosuke Sakai
  • Noboru [a]
3:39
3."Moshi Moshi" (Mitch Murder remix)
  • Greatti
  • Poppy
  • Sakai
  • Mitch Murder [a]
3:55
4."Moshi Moshi" (Clarabell remix)
  • Greatti
  • Poppy
  • Sakai
  • Clarabell [a]
3:09
5."Moshi Moshi" (YUTO remix)
  • Greatti
  • Poppy
4:23
Total length:19:24

Notes

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