Reverie is the second mixtape by American recording artist Tinashe. It was released on September 6, 2012 via her official website. It follows her debut mixtape In Case We Die (2012), which came after a four-year stint as lead singer of dance-pop group The Stunners and her array of non-album singles, including a collaboration with producers OFM, "Artificial People", in 2011. The mixtape was preceded by three singles: "Stargazing", "Ecstasy", and "Who Am I Working For?".
As an executive producer, Tinashe enlisted a variety of musical producers to work with her on the mixtape, including Wes Tarte, BMarz of the Hills Club, Nez & Rio, Best Kept Secret, B. Hendrixx, Troobadore, K-BeatZ, Daughter, XXYYXX, Roc & Mayne, and JRB The Producer. Besides being executive producer of the mixtape, Tinashe also wrote all of the mixtape's songs.
Reverie received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the mixtape's "spacey beats and Middle Eastern influences", with some critics calling it highly anticipated and a must-listen and praising Tinashe's vocals. Other critics compared the artistic style of the mixtape to that of Jhene Aiko, The Weeknd and Aaliyah. In addition, the album's title track was used during a scene of the American television program Love & Hip Hop.[1]
Background and release
After being part of girl group The Stunners for 4 years, Tinashe left the group to pursue a solo career.[citation needed] On December 20, 2011, Tinashe announced that she would release a mixtape, titled In Case We Die, in 2012.[2] After releasing 4 singles which reached over one million digital downloads, Tinashe signed RCA Records, with her official debut album being released in 2014.[3] On August 5, 2012, Tinashe announced that she was ready to release her second project, titled Reverie.[4] After uploading a trailer of the mixtape on her YouTube channel, it was confirmed that the mixtape's name was Reverie.[5] The official cover art was revealed via Instagram on August 13, 2012.[citation needed]
Development
Throughout the recording of the mixtape, Reverie was self-composed, engineered, and mastered entirely in Tinashe's bedroom.[3][6] Even though she was an executive producer for the mixtape, Tinashe also worked with various producers from her first project, In Case We Die (2012), such as K-BeatZ, Wes Tarte and B. Hendrixx as well as new producers, BMarz of the Hills Club, Nez & Rio, Best Kept Secret, Troobadore, Roc & Mayne, JRB the Producer and XXYYXX.[citation needed]
Title
Tinashe took to her official blog to explain the meaning behind the mixtape and its French title Reverie (which means "to daydream"):
My second project, "Reverie", took a turn for the political. I notice that as the presidential election in the United States draws ever nearer, people become tremendously caught up in the Hollywood drama of it all — and automatically take on, without much consideration, all of the views and the opinions of "the right or the left". Thus, resulting in a disconnect from our real political duties as citizens of this Earth, and a neglect for the true issues human beings around the globe face every single day. We are so caught up in our media, in our jobs, in our gossip, and in our consuming that we genuinely feel like we don't have the time or energy to bother ourselves with the tribulations of nations near and far. This... is a synthetic world many of us live in today — a dream, if you will.
Reviews for Reverie were generally positive. The comments on DatPiff was positive,[8] receiving promotional space on the main page of the site and peaking at number five on the most downloaded chart upon the first day of its release.[9] It also drew comparisons to Aaliyah via fans on Twitter.[10]MuuMuse noted "Stargazing" as "absolutely mesmerizing", and also compared her to indie band The xx.[11]Global Grind called the tape "highly anticipated" as well as classifying it as a "must listen".[12] Denver Sean of B. Scott noted "BMarz of the Hills Club's flawless production" of the first single, saying "'Stargazing', takes a similar approach to, Noah '40' Shebib's productions, but it's as if he strapped one to a rocket and shot it into the galaxy."[13]
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