American Gurl
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{{Infobox album
| name = American Gurl
| type = studio
| artist = Kilo Kish
| cover = Kilo Kish - American Gurl.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2022|3|25}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length = 39:23
| label = Kisha Soundscape + Audio/independent
| producer = Raymond Brady
| prev_title = Redux
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = American Gurl
| type = studio
| single1 = American Gurl
| single1date = July 23, 2021
| single2 = Bloody Future
| single2date = August 20, 2021
| single3 = New Tricks: Art, Aesthetics, and Money
| single3date = January 28, 2022{{Cite news |last=DeVille |first=Chris |date=January 28, 2022 |title=Vince Staples Guests on New Raveena, Kilo Kish Tracks |work=Stereogum |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2174416/vince-staples-guests-on-new-raveena-kilo-kish-tracks/music/ |access-date=June 5, 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=January 28, 2022 |title=Kilo Kish and Vince Staples Share Song "New Tricks: Art, Aesthetics, and Money" |work=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kilo-kish-and-vince-staples-share-song-new-tricks-art-aesthetics-and-money-listen/ |access-date=June 5, 2022}}
| single4 = No Apology!
| single4date = February 25, 2022
| single5 = Death Fantasy
| single5date = March 22, 2022{{Cite news |last=Graver |first=David |date=March 23, 2022 |title=Kilo Kish feat. Miguel: "Death Fantasy" |work=Cool Hunting |url=https://coolhunting.com/culture/kilo-kish-feat-miguel-death-fantasy/ |access-date=May 28, 2022}}
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| title =American Gurl ratings
| rev1 =The Line of Best Fit
| rev2 =Pitchfork
| noprose =
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American Gurl is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Kilo Kish. It was released on March 25, 2022, through Kish's imprint label, Kisha Soundscape + Audio. The album comes six years after Kish's debut album, Reflections in Real Time (2016), and two years after her EP, Redux (2019).{{Cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/kilo-kish-new-tricks-american-gurl-vince-staples|title=Kilo Kish On Making "New Tricks" With Vince Staples|first=Claire|last=Valentine|website=Nylon.com|date=January 28, 2022 |access-date=19 April 2022}}
Background
Kilo Kish released her debut studio album, Reflections in Real Time in February 2016. Kish later collaborated with several more high-profile artists such as American rapper, Vince Staples in 2016, on his song "Loco", and English virtual band, Gorillaz in 2017, on their song "Out of Body". In 2018, Kish released her second EP, Mothe, and her third EP, Redux a year later in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/musician-and-multidisciplinary-artist-kilo-kish-on-finding-freedom-in-experimentation/|title = On finding freedom in experimentation|website=Thecreativeindependent.com|access-date=19 April 2022}}
Release and promotion
Kish announced the album's title track as the lead single on July 15, 2021. Four days later on July 19, she confirmed that an album was in the works and that she had started the project in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/CRg7kGLl1Ek/|title=Instagram|website=Instagram.com|access-date=19 April 2022}} The single was released on July 23, along with a music video. She announced the second single "Bloody Future" on August 11. The single was released on August 20, along with a music video.{{Cite news |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=August 20, 2021 |title=Kilo Kish Goes '80s Retro on New Single "Bloody Future" |work=Consequence of Sound |url=https://consequence.net/2021/08/kilo-kish-bloody-future-video-stream/ |access-date=May 28, 2022}}
The third single "New Tricks: Art, Aesthetics, and Money" was announced on January 24, 2022. It was released on January 28 and features an appearance from American rapper Vince Staples.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/01/28/kilo-kish-shares-new-single-new-tricks-featuring-vince-staples-listen|title=Kilo Kish enlists Vince Staples for new single "New Tricks: Art, Aesthetics, and Money"|website=Thefader.com|access-date=19 April 2022}} The fourth single titled "No Apology!" was released on February 25, 2022. On March 9, Kish announced through her social media outlets that her second studio album titled American Gurl would be released on March 25, 2022, and that it had been worked on at the same time as Redux. The announcement came with the album's cover and tracklist.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = American Gurl track listing
| total_length = 39:23
| all_writing = Lakisha Robinson, except where noted
| title1 = Play
| length1 = 0:35
| title2 = American Gurl
| length2 = 3:49
| title3 = Death Fantasy
| note3 = featuring Miguel
| writer3 = {{hlist|Robinson|Miguel Pimentel}}
| length3 = 2:09
| title4 = Distractions III: Spoiled Rotten
| length4 = 3:03
| title5 = No Apology!
| length5 = 3:16
| title6 = Bloody Future
| length6 = 3:26
| title7 = Choice Cowboy
| note7 = featuring Jean Dawson
| length7 = 2:54
| title8 = Attention Politician
| length8 = 3:19
| title9 = New Tricks: Art, Aesthetics, and Money
| note9 = featuring Vince Staples
| writer9 = {{hlist|Robinson|Vince Staples}}
| length9 = 3:10
| title10 = TV Baby V.2 (Latch Key March)
| length10 = 1:57
| title11 = On the Outside (Justin's Song)
| length11 = 3:35
| title12 = Super Ko Love
| length12 = 3:36
| title13 = Intelligent Design
| note13 = featuring Jesse Boykins III
| writer13 = {{hlist|Robinson|Jesse Boykins III}}
| length13 = 3:38
| title14 = Continue?
| length14 = 0:59
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Super Deluxe Value Size track listing
|| total_length = 56:41
| all_writing =
| title15 = Good Money?
| length15 = 3:49
| title16 = Not Your Accessory
| length16 = 3:33
| title17 = Star Power: LA Nightmares
| length17 = 2:57
| title18 = Incredible World
| length18 = 3:21
| title19 = American Gurl Theme
| note19 = 8-Bit Extended
| length19 = 3:38
}}
Note
- All track titles are stylized in all caps.
References
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