Pretty Poison (EP)

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Pretty Poison
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EP by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)
Genre Alternative pop
Length17:30
Label Warner
Nessa Barrett chronology
Pretty Poison
(2021)
Young Forever
(2022)
Singles from Pretty Poison
  1. "I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead"
    Released: August 6, 2021
  2. "Grave"
    Released: September 10, 2021
  3. "Sincerely"
    Released: October 21, 2021

Pretty Poison is the debut EP from American singer Nessa Barrett. The work was released on September 10, 2021. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Jo Forrest of TotalNtertainment stated that "Illuminating the scope of her signature style, she leans into a lullaby melody on the darkly catchy ‘grave’, while ‘i wanna die’ feels tailormade for the closing credits of a classic nineties slasher flick". [2]

Megan Armstrong of Billboard magazine stated "each single gradually built her up in a way that eventually made her confident enough to really go there across Pretty Poison’s seven tracks". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Pretty Poison"
  2. "Keep Me Afraid"
  3. "I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead "
  4. "Grave"
  5. "Scare Myself"
  6. "I Wanna Die"
  7. "Sincerely"

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References

  1. Stivale, Shelby (October 14, 2022). "Nessa Barrett 'Pretty Poison' EP: Release Date, Tracklist, More Details". J-14 . Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. Forrest, Jo (September 11, 2021). "Nessa Barrett releases 'Pretty Poison' EP". TotalNtertainment.
  3. Armstrong, Megan (September 9, 2021). "Pick Your 'Poison': Nessa Barrett on Owning Her Darkness & Finding a Brighter Day With Debut EP 'Pretty Poison'".