Psykos

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Psykos
Yung Lean & Bladee - Psykos.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 March 2024 (2024-03-13)
Genre
Length22:16
Label World Affairs
Producer
  • Palmistry
  • SilentSky
Yung Lean chronology
Död Mark 4Evigt
(2023)
Psykos
(2024)
Bladee chronology
Spiderr
(2022)
Psykos
(2024)
Cold Visions
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 8/10 [2]

Psykos (English: "Psychosis") is a collaborative studio album by Swedish musicians Bladee and Yung Lean. [3] [4] [5] A surprise album, it was released on 13 March 2024 through World Affairs. [6] Recorded in Thailand and Sweden, [7] the album was entirely produced by Palmistry and SilentSky (stylized as silent$ky). [8] [9] HotNewHipHop highlighted songs "Golden God" [10] and "Enemy", [11] while Paper highlighted "Ghosts". [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jonatan Leandoer, Benjamin Reichwald, Benjamin Keating, and Lucio Westmoreland.

Psykos track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Coda"2:35
2."Ghosts"3:00
3."Golden God"2:16
4."Still"3:37
5."Sold Out"2:16
6."Hanging from the Bridge"3:07
7."Enemy"2:51
8."Things Happen"2:34
Total length:22:16

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