Bad as I Wanna Be (album) explained

Bad As I Wanna Be
Type:Album
Artist:Malina Moye
Cover:Bad as I Wanna Be (album).jpg
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Released:March 23, 2018
Genre:Funk, blues rock, pop rock
Length:21:31
Label:WCE Records
Producer:Björn ‘Polarbear’ Soderberg, Malina Moye
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Prev Year:2014

Bad as I Wanna Be is the third album released by American singer/songwriter/guitarist Malina Moye, produced by Björn ‘Polarbear’ Soderberg. Moye stated to HuffPost that the album is about "celebration of self and being your own super hero."[1] Parade Magazine said "Moye has proven herself once again as an über talented, electric guitar powerhouse."[2] The record was released worldwide March 23, 2018 to critical acclaim after Moye made a promotional tour in Berlin, Cologne, Paris, London, and Amsterdam. The American version of the album has six songs[3] and the European version has ten songs.[4] The album reached number one for two weeks straight on the Billboard Blues chart published May 8 and 15, 2018.[5]

"The collection contains six powerful songs, each unique in lyrical content and sound that showcase Moye's distinct fusion of rock, soul, pop, and funk," states Women's International Music Network.[6] People Magazine declared Moye "one of the top guitarist in the world."[7] Guitar World Magazine called the song Betta Than U" a "catchy, pulsating, riff-filled pop-rock anthem."[8] Moye was on the cover of Guitarist Magazine France[9] while also appearing in fashion magazines Madame Figaro,[10] Vogue India, Vogue Italy, and Galore Magazine Germany.

Moye's empowerment song "Enough" premiered on Minnesota’s KCMP The Current 89.3, an NPR station, and stated that, "Malina reinvents the Minneapolis sound."[11] Rolling Stone France gave the album 4 stars stating that "Moye blends, Blues, Funk, Rock and Pop."[12] Moye also performed on Hollands's popular late night TV show RTL Late Night in February 2018 in support of the album's European release.

Track listing

  1. "Something to Say" - 3:39
  2. "Jumpin'" – 3:26
  3. "If 6 Were 9" – 4:08
  4. "Betta>U" – 3:44
  5. "Are You the One" – 3:33
  6. "Little Rough" – 2:58
  7. "Woman 2 Woman" – 4:08
  8. "Run Free" – 3:44
  9. "Enough" – 3:33
  10. "K-yotic" – 2:58

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bad As She Wants To Be: An Interview with Black Guitar Visionary Malina Moye. Sikivu. Hutchinson. HuffPost. 29 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Exclusive Premiere: Malina Moye Delivers Guitar Magic and Attitude on 'Bad As I Wanna Be'. Laura B.. Whitmore. 22 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Bad as I Wanna Be. Amazon.
  4. Web site: Malina Moye - Bad As I Wanna Be - Leopard CD Grooves Inc.. www.grooves-inc.com.
  5. Malina Moye. Billboard.
  6. Web site: Malina Moye Redefines Gender Norms In The Music Industry With 'Bad As I Wanna Be' – the WiMN - The Women's International Music Network. www.thewimn.com.
  7. Web site: What We're Buying: Singer Malina Moye's Favorite Moto Jacket.
  8. Web site: Malina Moye Premieres New Song, "Betta Than You". 16 March 2018.
  9. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/174009226339288/342795716127304 . 2022-04-27. Guitarist & Bass on Facebook . Facebook.
  10. Web site: Malina Moye, relève du rock : "Nous étions pauvres, mais je n'ai jamais manqué de rien". 18 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Premiere: Malina Moye reinvents the Minneapolis Sound on 'Enough'.
  12. Web site: Malina Moye Music. www.facebook.com.