Solutions (album)

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Solutions
K.Flay - Solutions.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2019
Length36:48
Label
Producer
K.Flay chronology
Every Where Is Some Where
(2017)
Solutions
(2019)
Inside Voices / Outside Voices
(2022)
Singles from Solutions
  1. "Bad Vibes"
    Released: March 1, 2019
  2. "This Baby Don't Cry"
    Released: April 29, 2019
  3. "Sister"
    Released: July 30, 2019
  4. "Not In California"
    Released: September 23, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Under the Radar 7.5/10 [3]

Solutions is the third studio album by American musician K.Flay, released by Interscope Records and its imprint Night Street Records on July 12, 2019. [4] The first single, "Bad Vibes", was released on March 1, 2019. Lyric videos were also released for "This Baby Don't Cry", "Sister", and "Not in California".

Contents

Background

K.Flay wrote "Not in California" after visiting Stinson Beach, California, a place that she thought "seemed to be untouched by the problems of modern society". [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Like Myself (Most of the Time)" JT Daly 4:05
2."Bad Vibes" Tommy English 3:05
3."This Baby Don't Cry"
Tommy English3:04
4."Sister"Little3:25
5."Nervous"
  • Flaherty
  • Daly
JT Daly3:45
6."Good News"
  • Flaherty
  • Schleiter
Tommy English3:31
7."Ice Cream"
  • Flaherty
  • Daly
JT Daly3:43
8."Not in California"
Tommy English3:37
9."Only the Dark"
CJ Baran3:54
10."DNA"
  • Flaherty
  • Nick Long
  • Schleiter
Tommy English4:39
Total length:36:48

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [6] 43

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