Tough Baby

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Tough Baby
Tough Baby.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022
Recorded2020–2022
Genre Post-rock, post-punk, art rock, new wave, indie rock, baroque pop experimental
Label Crack Cloud Media Studio
Meat Machine
Producer Crack Cloud
Crack Cloud chronology
Pain Olympics
(2020)
Tough Baby
(2022)
Singles from Tough Baby
  1. "Please Yourself"
    Released: May 11, 2022
  2. "Tough Baby"
    Released: July 6, 2022
  3. "Costly Engineered Illusion"
    Released: September 1, 2022

Tough Baby is the second studio album by Canadian musical collective, Crack Cloud, released on September 16, 2022, via the group's independent imprint, Crack Cloud Media Studio, and Meat Machine Records. [1] The album was preceded by three singles, "Please Yourself", "Tough Baby" and "Costly Engineered Illusion" released May 11, July 8, and September 1. 2022, respectively. [2]

Contents

Promotion and release

On April 1, 2022, Crack Cloud released a teaser trailer via social media, featuring a brief cameo by Canadian singer/songwriter, Mac Demarco as a clapper loader, alongside members of the collective on a soundstage as a film crew documenting a teenage girl and a group of patients in hospital gowns watching a mysterious television program in a partially-constructed set decorated and made to appear like the girl's bedroom. [3]

The trailer was later revealed to be the music video for the album's first single, "Please Yourself" which was released on May 11, 2022, alongside the album's announcement. [4] On July 6, 2022, the group released the album's self-titled second single and music video, consisting of a narrative focused around a young, adolescent girl who daydreams of living amongst a group of Troglodytes (also portrayed by members of the collective). [5]

The album's third single, Costly Engineered Illusion was released September 1. 2022. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Danny's Message"2:07
2."The Politician"2:09
3."Costly Engineered Illusion"3:19
4."Please Yourself"4:51
5."Virtuous Industry"2:54
6."Tough Baby"4:34
7."Criminal"6:11
8."115 At Night"3:01
9."Afterthought (Sukhi's Prayer)"5:18
10."Crackin Up"2:56

Personnel

Additional musicians

Technical [7]

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