| E | ||||
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| Released | 27 November 2019 | |||
| Genre | Cloud rap, Alternative hip hop, Art pop | |||
| Length | 30:23 | |||
| Label | YEAR0001 | |||
| Producer | Gud, Whitearmor, Shanti, Mechatok | |||
| Ecco2K chronology | ||||
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E (stylized as an estimated sign, ℮) is the debut solo studio album by Swedish-British singer Ecco2K, released on 27 November 2019 through YEAR0001.[1]
Production and composition
A surprise album, it was recorded in Stockholm, Berlin, Los Angeles, London, Falun, and Bangkok.[2] To record it, Ecco2K left his day job as a designer and photo retoucher at Eytys: "I'd been doing music for a few years by then, but I didn't feel like I knew what to say and how to say it until that point".[3][4] David Crone of AllMusic wrote that E consolidated the futuristic sound Ecco2K was developing that decade.[5]
The album was preceded by singles "AAA Powerline" and "Fruit Bleed Juice", with the latter receiving a music video.[3] In 2020, Arogundade toured Europe[6] and released more music videos for E songs: "Peroxide" on 29 January,[6] and "Security!" on 30 July.[7]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 |
Reviewing the album for Pitchfork, Nadine Smith gave a rating of 7.4/10 and stated that E "trades hip-hop for an expressive—and surprisingly pretty—take on contemporary pop," and that "[n]o longer just a below-the-line collaborator or background associate, on E [Ecco2K] finally steps into the spotlight".[8] Nöjesguiden writer Levi Hielle-Bergstrom said that "E is brilliant in its idiosyncrasy."[9] Zac Cazes wrote to The Quietus that E "does little to dispel the artist's sense of mystery".[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Carl Mikael Berlander, Ludwig Rosenburg and Zak Arogundade, with addititonal writer segments added to include smaller collaborations.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "AAA Powerline" | Sean Bowie · Arogundade | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Peroxide" | 3:34 | |
| 3. | "Fragile" | 2:53 | |
| 4. | "Bliss Fields" | 0:22 | |
| 5. | "Fruit Bleed Juice" | Bowie · Arogundade | 1:12 |
| 6. | "Cc" | 2:34 | |
| 7. | "Calcium" | 3:44 | |
| 8. | "Sugar & Diesel" | 3:19 | |
| 9. | "Don't Ask" | 2:20 | |
| 10. | "Security!" | Berlander · Timur Tokdemir · Arogundade | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Time" | 2:01 | |
| 12. | "Blue Eyes" | 1:33 | |
| Total length: | 30:23 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Life After Life" | 2:22 |
| Total length: | 32:45 | |
References
- ↑ Darville, Jordan (27 November 2019). "Listen to Ecco2k's debut album E". The Fader. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ↑ Borrelli-Person, Laird (27 November 2019). "Swedish Musician Ecco2K Drops a Surprise Solo Album (and an Extreme New Look)". Vogue. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- 1 2 Sobolik, Thomas (2 December 2019). "Ecco2K's second coming of age". The Face. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (2 June 2020). "Zak Arogundade, a Musician and Designer From Stockholm". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ Crone, David. "ECCO2K Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- 1 2 Darville, Jordan (29 January 2020). "Ecco2k surveys a waterworld in the "Peroxide" video". The Fader. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ Maicki, Salvatore (30 July 2020). "Ecco2k bathes in light in his new video for "Security!"". The Fader. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ Smith, Nathan (6 January 2020). "Ecco2k: E Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ↑ Hielle-Bergstrom, Levi (2 December 2019). "Ecco2k: E". Nöjesguiden. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ↑ Cazes, Zac (13 January 2020). "Reviews: Ecco2k: E". The Quietus. Retrieved 3 February 2020.