You Can't Kill Me | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | 070 Shake |
Cover: | You Can't Kill Me.jpg |
Length: | 48:52 |
Prev Title: | Modus Vivendi |
Prev Year: | 2020 |
You Can't Kill Me is the second studio album by American singer-musician 070 Shake. It was released on June 3, 2022. It is the final album to be released under the partnership between GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings, as they parted ways in October following GOOD founder Kanye West's antisemitic remarks.[1] [2]
In August 2021, 070 Shake announced the title of her next album, You Can't Kill Me Because I Don't Exist. On April 22, 2022, she released "Skin and Bones" as the first single of the album, along with a music video.[3] She also announced the new title of the album, shortened to You Can't Kill Me. On May 4, 2022, she released the album's second single, "Web". She also announced the album's tracklist, cover art, and release date on the same date.[4] On May 20, 2022, she released the album's third single, "Body", featuring Christine and the Queens.[5]
Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a 7.4 out of 10 based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
The album received praise for its production. Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Wepea Buntugu praised the album's "large, swelling beats and instrumentation" and "strong, rousing choruses." Pitchfork's Eric Torres described the album as "full of keening synths, electric guitars, and heavy drum beats." Writing for HipHopDX, Matthew Ritchie described the album as having a "lush array of synth-pop and soul elements" but wrote that Shake, at times, "veiled behind the strength of the album’s production." The album's writing received a more mixed reception. The Observers Ammar Kalia criticized the album as having "too many moments where Balbuena adopts a middling mumble, stumbling over her melodies." Pitchfork Torres described her songwriting as "woozy" and "plaintive" with an "intoxicating touch." The Line of Best Fit Buntugu described Shake's lyricism as "fascinating", writing: "she condenses the main messages of each song into a few words, and the whole punch of a track may take up just about a verse or even less." 070 Shake's vocal performance on the album received praise. The Observer's Kalia praised her voice as "soaring." Pitchfork
Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]
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