Make My Bed Explained

Make My Bed
Type:	ep
Artist:	King Princess
Cover:	King Princess - Make My Bed.png
Alt:	A photo of King Princess with her stage name handwritten on her face, surrounded by garish computer graphics of a room with splatterings of color
Genre:	Electropop^[1]
Length:	15:03
Label:	Zelig Columbia
Producer:	Daniel Gidlund King Princess Mike Malchicoff
Next Title:	Cheap Queen
Next Year:	2019

Make My Bed is the debut extended play by American singer-songwriter King Princess. It was released on June 15, 2018 through Zelig Records and Columbia Records. It was promoted by the singles "1950" and "Talia".

Critical reception

The EP garnered positive reviews from critics. Owen Torrey of Exclaim! compared the EP favorably to the work of Lorde and Troye Sivan and praised the emotional honesty and focus on themes of queer identity and relationships.^[2] Jackson Howard of Pitchfork echoed the Lorde and Sivan comparisons and also invited comparisons to Imogen Heap and Jack Antonoff, as well as praising its open discussion of queer sexuality and young adult romance.^[3]

Year-end lists

Publication	Accolade	Rank
Exclaim!^[4]	Exclaim!'s Top 11 EPs of the Year - Best of 2018
Idolator^[5]	The 20 Best EPs, Mixtapes & Playlists Of 2018
Rolling Stone^[6]	20 Best Pop Albums of 2018

Personnel

Musicians

• King Princess – vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks), production (all tracks), programming (2, 5), bass (tracks 2–5), guitar (tracks 2–4), keyboards (tracks 2–4), synthesizer (track 2), drums (tracks 3, 4)
• Mike Malchicoff – production (all tracks)
• Nick Long – songwriting (tracks 3, 5), guitar (track 3)
• Daniel Gidlung – songwriting (track 4)

Technical

• Dave Kutch – mastering engineer (tracks 1–3, 5)
• Patrick Karnik – mastering engineer (track 4)
• Mike Malchicoff – recording engineer (all tracks), mixing engineer (tracks 1, 3–5)
• Tommy Brenneck – mixing engineer (track 5)
• Rob Kinelski – mixing engineer (track 2)
• David Baker – assistant engineer (track 2)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Make My Bed – EP. Apple Music. February 24, 2020.
2. Web site: King Princess Make My Bed. Torrey. Owen. Exclaim!. June 25, 2018. February 24, 2020.
3. Web site: King Princess: Make My Bed EP Review. Howard. Jackson. Pitchfork. June 18, 2018. February 24, 2020.
4. Web site: Exclaim!'s Top 11 EPs of the Year - Best of 2018. Exclaim!. Exclaim! Staff. December 14, 2018. December 5, 2020.
5. Web site: The 20 Best EPs, Mixtapes & Playlists Of 2018. Idolator. Wass. Mike. 2 January 2019 . December 5, 2020.
6. Web site: 20 Best Pop Albums of 2018. Rolling Stone . Spanos . Brittany . Brittany Spanos . Sheffield . Rob . December 14, 2018 . December 5, 2020.