Length 38:10 Release date 2 June 2015 Label Hollywood Records | Artist Zella Day Producer Wally Gagel Genre Indie pop | |
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Released June 2, 2015 (2015-06-02) Recorded 2014–15 in Los Angeles, California Similar Supreme Blue Dream, Powered By Love, The Divergent Series: In, The Fool, Dopamine | ||
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Kicker is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Zella Day, released on June 2, 2015 by Pinetop Records and Hollywood Records. The album's first single, "Hypnotic", was released on February 27, 2015. It was followed by the album's second single, "High", which was released on May 1, 2015.
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Background and development
The first songs of the album began to be produced shortly after Day moved to Las Vegas in 2012. "Sweet Ophelia", the first single from the eponymous extended play was described by the singer as:
The lyrics are very honest. I feel like it's something that not a lot of people write about, being a girl. It's really about losing something that you can't get back. [...] The vulnerability of being a girl.- Zella Day
The song was written and produced in April 2014 in Los Angeles. Besides "Sweet Ophelia", "1965" and "East of Eden" were also produced during this period by the duo of musical producers of Wax Ltda formed by Wally Gagel and Xandy Barry.
Previously, as a way of promotion, Day did a cover of the song "Seven Nation Army" from the rock duo The White Stripes. The cover reached the top spot on Hype Machine.
The album was officially announced on February 27, 2015, along with the track listing and cover art.
Promotion
On September 23, 2014, Day released her eponymous second EP, containing four tracks which would later be included in the final track listing of Kicker.
Later, on February 27, 2015, the album was made official with the release of the "Hypnotic" music video, the first single from album. The first live performances of the songs were made in festivals such as the South by Southwest Festival and Orlabi's.
On May 1, 2015, "High" was released on both Spotify and Vevo.
During the same month, a small session of acoustic performances of LP's songs was recorded, and was released the exclusive "Jameson". In the days that preceded the album's release, small snippets of the album's tracks appeared in the social networks of the singer, like Twitter and Facebook, and were also posted on VEVO channel of her.
The song "Compass" was used in the trailer for the disaster drama film The Finest Hours. It has also been used in The Shannara Chronicles.
Critical reception
The album so far has received mixed reviews from music critics. Jon Pareles of The New York Times stated that Day "sings about desire and self-destruction, about pleasure bound up with addiction, betrayal and surrender."
Track listing
Credits adapted from AllMusic, and Tidal.
Songs
1Jerome3:33
2High3:38
3Ace of Hearts3:38