Star (2hollis album)

Star
Studio album by 2hollis
Released	April 4, 2025 (2025-04-04)
Genre	EDM hyperpop electropop
Label	Interscope
Producer	2hollis Jonah Abraham
2hollis chronology
Boy (2024) Star (2025)

Star is the fourth album by American musician 2hollis. It was released through Interscope Records on April 4, 2025, ^[1] and was met with positive critical reception. Star is an EDM, electropop, and trap album with a more concise style compared to Boy .

Background and release

2hollis released the single "Afraid" (stylized in all lowercase) in January 2024, followed by the single "Style" (stylized in all lowercase) in the following month of February. It was initially teased on Instagram, throughout the month of March.

On July 30, 2025, he released the music video for "Flash," directed by Noah Dillon.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	[1]
The Observer	[3]
Pitchfork	7.4/10 [4]
Slant Magazine	[5]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Star received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 from five critic scores. ^[2] The album received positive reviews from NME , The Observer , ^[3] and Pitchfork , ^[4] as well as a mixed review from Slant Magazine . ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Hollis "2hollis" Frazier-Herndon except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beginning"			1:28
2.	"Flash"			2:44
3.	"Cope"	Frazier-Herndon Alessandro Lindblad [a] Brian Eno [a] David Jones [a] Ebba Nilsson [a]		2:46
4.	"You"			2:24
5.	"Tell Me"			3:56
6.	"Destroy Me"			2:44
7.	"Burn"			3:38
8.	"Girl"			3:06
9.	"Dream Rain Sports"	Frazier-Herndon Jonah Abraham	2hollis Jonah Abraham	2:08
10.	"Nice"	Frazier-Herndon Abraham Orlando Higginbottom	2hollis Jonah Abraham	2:23
11.	"Nerve"	Frazier-Herndon Abraham	2hollis Jonah Abraham	2:56
12.	"Ego"			1:04
13.	"Sidekick"			1:18
14.	"Eldest Child"	Frazier-Herndon Abraham	2hollis Jonah Abraham	2:39
15.	"Safe"	Frazier-Herndon Abraham	2hollis Jonah Abraham	2:53
Total length:				38:07

Notes

• All track titles are stylized in lowercase
• On some streaming services, Jonah Abraham has a writing credit on every track he produced; on others, he only has a writing credit on "Dream Rain Sports" ^{[6] [7]}
• ^{^[a]} "Cope" contains a sample of "Heroes (We Could Be)", written by Alessandro "Alesso" Lindblad, Brian Eno, David "David Bowie" Jones, and Ebba "Tove Lo" Nilsson, and performed by Alesso and Tove Lo ^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[6]

• 2hollis – vocals, production (all tracks); recording (tracks 1–8, 12, 13)
• Ojivolta – mastering, mixing
• Jonah Abraham – mixing (all tracks); production, recording (tracks 9–11, 14, 15)

Charts

Chart performance for Star

Chart (2025)	Peak position
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard) [8]	11

References

1. Gwee, Karen (April 4, 2025). "2hollis – 'Star' review: a thrilling joyride through the hollow hedonism of fame". NME. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
2. star by 2hollis , retrieved October 27, 2025
3. Empire, Kitty (April 4, 2025). "2hollis: Star review – sounds like the internet and bound for stardom". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
4. Noel, Jude. "2hollis: star". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
5. Attard, Paul (April 4, 2025). "2hollis 'Star' Review: A Disorienting Portrait of Stardom". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
6. "Star / 2hollis / Credits". Tidal. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
7. "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
8. Zellner, Xander (April 16, 2025). "Dance Moves: Skrillex, 2hollis, PinkPantheress & More Debut on Dance Charts With New Projects". Billboard . Retrieved May 7, 2025.