Use Me (Pvris album)

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Use Me
Use-Me-Pvris-album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020
Recorded2017–2020
Genre Electropop
Length40:41
Label Warner
Producer
Pvris chronology
Hallucinations
(2019)
Use Me
(2020)
Evergreen
(2023)
Singles from Use Me
  1. "Death of Me"
    Released: July 12, 2019
  2. "Hallucinations"
    Released: August 16, 2019
  3. "Old Wounds"
    Released: December 10, 2019
  4. "Dead Weight"
    Released: March 4, 2020
  5. "Gimme a Minute"
    Released: April 24, 2020
  6. "Use Me"
    Released: September 29, 2020
  7. "Thank You"
    Released: October 23, 2020

Use Me is the third studio album by American rock band Pvris. It was released August 28, 2020, by Warner Records. [1] The album features 11 songs, three of which are featured on the band's 2019 EP, Hallucinations . [2] Use Me is the band's final album to feature lead guitarist Alex Babinski, who was fired from the band following allegations of sexual misconduct two days before the album's release. [3] It is also their only album to be released on Warner before the band signed to Hopeless Records in 2023. A deluxe edition of the album was released on October 23, 2020.

Contents

Background

On March 4, Pvris announced the album's title and initial May 1 release date. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the album was postponed to July 10, and once more to August 28. [2] [1]

Singles

The singles "Death of Me" and "Hallucinations" were originally released in 2019 for the band's first EP Hallucinations (2019).

On March 4, 2020, the single, "Dead Weight" was released. It is the first single from Use Me released apart from Hallucinations. [2] On April 24, they released the fourth single "Gimme a Minute" along with a sci-fi themed music video. [4] "Thank You"

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 87/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Use Me received critical acclaim. On review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a rating of 87 out of 100 based on 8 reviews. [5]

Track listing

Use Me track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gimme a Minute"3:28
2."Dead Weight"
3:27
3."Stay Gold"
  • Gunnulfsen
  • Daly
4:00
4."Good to Be Alive"
  • Gunnulfsen
  • Daly
  • Van Vleet
3:17
5."Death of Me"
3:31
6."Hallucinations"
3:43
7."Old Wounds"Gunnulfsen4:55
8."Loveless"
  • Gunnulfsen
  • Daly
  • Campany
  • Van Vleet
3:49
9."January Rain"
  • Gunnulfsen
  • Daly
  • Van Vleet
3:31
10."Use Me" (featuring 070 Shake)
  • Gunnulfsen
  • Daly
3:23
11."Wish You Well"
3:37
Total length:40:41
Use Me – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Thank You" (featuring Raye)
3:32
13."Things Are Better" (Alt Version)
2:59
14."Use Me (Mija Remix)" (featuring 070 Shake)
  • Gunnulfsen
  • Daly
3:42
15."Dead Weight (Nicole Moudaber Remix)"
  • Gunnulfsen
  • Daly
  • English
  • Van Vleet
  • Cyphert
3:45
16."Loveless (Lynn Mix)"
  • Gunnulfsen
  • Daly
  • Campany
  • Van Vleet
3:25
Total length:17:23

Notes

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Use Me
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 36
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [13] 22
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 14
US Billboard 200 [16] 155

References

  1. 1 2 "The Release Date For PVRIS' New Album 'Use Me' Has Been Rescheduled". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "PVRIS Announce New Album 'Use Me', Release New Track 'Dead Weight'". Kerrang. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. "Alex Babinski 'Will No Longer Be Associated' With PVRIS Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations". Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. "Watch PVRIS' Trippy New Video For 'Gimme a Minute'". Kerrang. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Use Me by PVRIS Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. "Use Me - PVRIS". AllMusic . August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  7. Jamieson, Sarah (August 27, 2020). "PVRIS - 'Use Me' - Album Review". DIY . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  8. McLaughlin, David (August 26, 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: PVRIS – USE ME". Kerrang! . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  9. Leivers, Dannii (August 27, 2020). "PVRIS – 'Use Me' review: frontwoman Lynn Gunn steps out to the front on confident third album". NME . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  10. Bulmer, Eloise (August 26, 2020). "Taking a stand on a powerful third outing, PVRIS are rife with restless strength". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  11. "Q Magazine - August 2020". Q . August 27, 2020. p. 110. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  12. "Australiancharts.com – Pvris – Use Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  13. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  16. "Pvris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.