The Architect (EP)

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The Architect
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EP by
Dawn Richard
ReleasedOctober 18, 2023 (2023-10-18)
GenreExperimental pop[1]
Length14:02
LanguageEnglish
LabelMerge
Producer
  • Bubbs
  • Taylor Dexter
  • The Idiot
  • Gina Jeanz
  • Andy McCauley
  • Connor McElwain
  • Wesley Singerman
Dawn Richard chronology
Pigments
(2022) 		The Architect
(2023)
Singles from The Architect
  1. "Bubblegum"
    Released: April 12, 2023[2]
  2. "Babe Ruth"
    Released: October 18, 2023[3]

The Architect is a 2023 extended play by American experimental pop musician Dawn Richard.

Reception

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The Architect was preceded by the single "Bubblegum" in April 2023, when Robin Murray of Clash Music called it "a zesty slice of electronic-saturated R&B bedlam that evades standard genre descriptors".[4] Editors at Stereogum chose it as the best song of the week, with critic Tom Breihan calling it "a hard-slamming booty-shake anthem" that sounds like Richard's previous group Danity Kane.[5] It was also listed among the 22 best songs of the past two weeks by Mark Redfern of Under the Radar.[6]

This EP was shortlisted by BrooklynVegan among the best songs of the week.[7] Shahzaib Hussain of Clash Music called this release "a dose of exquisite experimental-pop alchemy".[1] In Rolling Stone, Charisma Madarang praised "Babe Ruth"'s music video for its color and choreography and called the song "hard-hitting".[8] Mark Redfern of Under the Radar included "Babe Ruth" among the 12 best songs of the week.[9] Grant Sharples of Uproxx also included this among the best new indie music of the week, calling "further evidence of Richard’s undeniable artistic prowess".[10]

Jon Pareles of The New York Times chose "Babe Ruth" as one of the best songs of the week, characterizing it as "a blurry, glitchy intro [that] segues into an electro thump, a house bounce and a jazz-rock guitar solo that ends as if awaiting another metamorphosis".[11]

At Stereogum, James Rettig included this among the best EPs of 2023.[12] Editors at Spin chose this as the second best EP of 2023.[13]

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Dawn Richard.

  1. "Your Love / Legends" (Taylor Dexter, Connor McElwain, Richard, and Wesley Singerman) – 6:41
  2. "Bubblegum" (Dexter, Andy McCauley, Richard, Gabe Steiner, and Singerman) – 2:43
  3. "Babe Ruth" (Dexter, Gina Jeanz, Richard, Singerman, and Kieran Watters) – 4:38

Personnel

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  • Dawn Richard – instrumentation, vocals
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Bubbs – production on "Bubblegum"
  • Taylor Dexter – production
  • The Idiot – production on "Babe Ruth"
  • Gina Jeanz – production on "Babe Ruth"
  • Alex Komlos – mixing
  • Andy McCauley – production on "Bubblegum"
  • Connor McElwain – production on "Your Love / Legends"
  • Wesley Singerman – production

See also

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References

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