Kiss Yr Frenemies Explained

Kiss Yr Frenemies
Type:	studio
Artist:	Illuminati Hotties
Border:	yes
Label:	Tiny Engines
Next Year:	2020

Kiss Yr Frenemies is the debut album by the American indie rock band Illuminati Hotties. The album was released on May 11, 2018, under the Tiny Engines label.

Background

After attending the Berklee College of Music, Sarah Tudzin, the bandleader of Illuminati Hotties, moved back to Los Angeles to and worked as an audio engineer for Slowdive, Porches and Hamilton.^{[1] [2]} Rolling Stone reported that Sarah Tudzin recorded Kiss Yr Frenemies in the studio where she was an assistant to Chris Coady after the working for the aforementioned projects.^[3] The album was released on Tiny Engines on May 11, 2018.^{[2] [4]}

Critical reception

Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3/10 rating.^[5]

On December 4, 2018, Stereogum published its best-50-albums-of-2018 ranked year-end list, placing Kiss Yr Frenemies at #19.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Payne. Chris. 2019-03-05. Illuminati Hotties Debut Power Pop Single 'I Wanna Keep Yr Dog': Exclusive. 2022-01-27. Billboard. en-US.
2. Web site: Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin Wanted to Make a Résumé, But Made a Debut Album Instead Exclaim!. 2022-01-27. exclaim.ca. en-ca.
3. Vozick-Levinson. Simon. Vozick-Levinson. Simon. 2021-06-10. Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin Is Ready to Get Loud (and Soft, Too). 2022-01-27. Rolling Stone. en-US.
4. Web site: Illuminati Hotties made a catchy song about being in a shitload of debt . 2022-03-08 . The FADER . en.
5. Web site: Illuminati Hotties: Kiss Yr Frenemies . 2022-03-08 . Pitchfork . en-US.
6. Web site: 2018-12-04 . The 50 Best Albums Of 2018 . 2023-12-18 . Stereogum . en.