Hot Singles in Your Area explained
Hot Singles in Your Area is the debut studio album by American singer Scene Queen, released via Hopeless Records on June 28, 2024. The album features artists Wargasm, 6arelyhuman, and The Ready Set.[1]
Composition
Scene Queen stated her inspiration for the album saying "I wrote [this] album about growing up in the early 2000s but not exploring my sexuality until my 20s with all the messy and chaotic situations you find yourself in when you're trying to find yourself and your own power."[2] She wrote "Whips and Chains" about the fear of being a woman at a bar.[3] The album's opening song, "BDSM", is about the discrimination of women in the metal and alternative music scene, with the letters standing for "Beat Down Slut Metal" and "Big Dumb Stupid Men". "Oral Fixation" is about the problems of dating for the first time. "MILF" is a country music-style track about people who grew up with this genre, but moved away from it due to its conservative beliefs, and was inspired by a visit Scene Queen made to Tennessee one summer.[4]
Reception
Hot Singles In Your Area's lead single "18+" sparked online controversy with the lyrics directly calling out alleged child predators within the rock music community.[5] In regards to the leud tracklist, LouderSound stated "...Scene Queen's ability to leverage pornography metaphorically is endless." SoundBoard noted that the album feels redundant based on her past work.[6] Kerrang! praised the album for being "rather cleverly structured", while at times feisty and hilarious. Metal Talk claimed that the album takes no prisoners.[7]
Track listing
Track listing and credits adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.[8] [9]
Personnel
Personnel adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.
- Scene Queen – primary artist, composer
- Wargasm – featured artist
- The Ready Set – featured artist
- 6arelyhuman – featured artist
- Zach Jones – composer, producer
- Inverness – producer
- Chris Freeman – composer
- KJ Strock – composer
- Rachel Kanner – composer
- Jason Aalon – composer
- Curtis Peoples – composer
- Rachel Hastings – composer
- Sam Matlock – composer
- Jordan Witzigreuter – composer
- Rob Nelsen – composer
- Toby Hamilton – composer
- Maize Olinger – composer
- Brasko Gable – composer
- Sam Matlock – composer
- Lauren Mandel – composer
Notes and References
- Web site: Hot Singles In Your Area by Scene Queen . June 30, 2024 . Genius . en.
- Web site: Howell . Maddy . April 18, 2024 . Scene Queen Shares Details Of Her Debut Full-Length 'Hot Singles In Your Area' . June 29, 2024 . Rock Sound Records.
- Web site: Macmillan . Paul . June 3, 2024 . Scene Queen Drops Her New Single and Video "Whips and Chains" – Debut Album Out Soon . June 30, 2024 . Ghost Cult Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: Rowley. Glenn. Meet Scene Queen, The "Chaotic Mess" Cleaning Up The Alternative Scene. Grammy. July 3, 2024. July 4, 2024.
- Web site: Scene Queen calls out "predatory behaviour" on new single: "I wrote it to be controversial" Kerrang! . June 30, 2024 . www.kerrang.com.
- Web site: thesoundboardreviews . June 24, 2024 . ALBUM REVIEW: Scene Queen – 'Hot Singles In Your Area' . June 30, 2024 . The Soundboard . en-US.
- Web site: Cubbage. Rhys. Scene Queen: A Bold New Chapter in Metal. Metal Talk. June 28, 2024. June 30, 2024.
- Web site: Hot Singles In Your Area by Scene Queen on Apple Music . June 29, 2024 . Apple Music.
- Web site: Scene Queen – Hot Singles In Your Area . June 30, 2024 . Spotify.
