Ego Death (album)

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Ego Death
File:Egodeath122.jpg
Studio album by The Internet
Released June 26, 2015
Recorded 2013–15
Genre
Length 56:24
Label
Producer
The Internet chronology
Feel Good
(2013)Feel Good2013		 Ego Death
(2015)
Singles from Ego Death
  1. "Special Affair"
    Released: June 2, 2015
  2. "Girl"
    Released: June 23, 2015

Ego Death is the third studio album by American hip hop soul band, The Internet. It was released on June 26, 2015, by Odd Future and distributed by Columbia Records. The album was recorded primarily in Syd tha Kyd's basement in a three week period.

It was supported by the singles; "Special Affair" and "Girl". The album was nominated at the 58th Grammy Awards for Best Urban Contemporary Album.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 81/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[3]
Consequence of Sound B[4]
Exclaim! 8/10[5]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[6]
HipHopDX 4.0/5[7]
The New York Times (Favorable)[8]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[9]
Pitchfork Media 7.4/10[10]
Robert Christgau A–[11]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[12]

When Ego Death was released, it received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on 11 reviews.[2] Andy Kellman of AllMusic said, "The majority of Ego Death is tighter. Bennett has refined her songwriting without reducing the candid approach that colors her past compositions. Additionally, the tangents are fewer and more substantive."[3] Pat Levy of Consequence of Sound said, "In addition to their more fully formed sound, one of the more exciting things about The Internet is the music's point of view."[4] Michael J. Warren of Exclaim! said, "Ego Death frees the Internet from Odd Future connotations and R&B norms; it's their best work yet."[5] Tshepo Mokoena of The Guardian said, "There's wit and honestly behind her observations of courting and heartbreak, making her pinhole focus on love more about nuance than navel-gazing. It's just as well the band stayed together."[6] Ronald Grant of HipHopDX said, "Ego Death is an album both suited specifically for the social media age of music listeners but simultaneously rich and permeated with the traditions of the soul and R&B music of the past."[7] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said, "There's convincing thump at work here, but not so much as to overwhelm the lustrous keyboards, the nuzzling bass, the way several of the songs unfurl like blooming roses."[8]

Sean Fennell of PopMatters said, "Ego Death and The Internet require a little bit of patience, but if you are willing to give it a full go, it will reward you with one of the most interesting albums in recent memory."[9] Patrick Taylor of RapReviews.com said, "Ego Death is the perfect summer record. Breezy, smooth, lazy, and meant for warm nights."[13] Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork Media said, "The Internet's songs have always felt like scenes of salaciousness happening just out of earshot. Ego Death finally pulls us into the maelstrom."[10] Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone said, "The best tracks fade away into gravity-defying instrumental outros that make Syd's heartache feel sublimely serene."[12]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Get Away"  
2:28
2. "Gabby" (featuring Janelle Monáe)
  • Matt Martians
  • Steve Lacy
 3:32
3. "Under Control"  
  • Bennett
  • Green
  • Lacy
  • Martin
  • Patrick Paige II
  • Christopher Smith
  • Jameel Bruner
 The Internet 4:04
4. "Go With It" (featuring Vic Mensa)
  • Matt Martians
  • Sydney Bennett
  • Christopher Smith
  • Cisco Adler
  • Patrick Paige
 4:27
5. "Just Sayin' / I Tried"  
  • Christopher Smith
  • Steve Lacy
 6:54
6. "For the World" (featuring James Fauntleroy)
  • Matt Martians
  • Jameel "Kintaro" Bruner
  • Patrick Paige II
  • Christopher Smith
 3:23
7. "Girl" (featuring Kaytranada)
6:56
8. "Special Affair"  
  • Bennett
  • Parks
  • Martin
  • Lacy
  • Matt Martians
  • Steve Lacy
 2:58
9. "Something's Missing"  
  • Bennett
  • Green
  • Martin
  • Bruner
  • Lacy
  • Matt Martians
  • Steve Lacy
  • Jameel "Kintaro" Bruner
 6:21
10. "Partners in Crime Part Three"  
  • Bennett
  • Fauntleroy II
  • Brian Kennedy
 Brian Kennedy 3:22
11. "Penthouse Cloud"  
  • Bennett
  • Paige II
  • Christopher Goldsmith
  • The Highlights
  • Matt Martians
  • Steve Lacy
 4:44
12. "Palace / Curse" (featuring Steve Lacy and Tyler, The Creator)
7:20

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[14] 89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 9

References

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  14. ↑ "The Internet – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Internet. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "The Internet – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for The Internet. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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