I'm a TV

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| released = February 27, 2025

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| genre = Indie rock

| length = 31:26

| label = Universal Music Canada

| producer = Wes Marskell, Jason Couse, Charles Weston

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I'm a TV is the debut studio album by Canadian comedian Mae Martin.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mae-martin-confirms-earnest-music-album-is-coming-soon|title=Mae Martin Confirms "Earnest Music Album" Is Coming Soon|last=Hudson|first=Alex|date=January 15, 2025|work=Exclaim!|access-date=January 25, 2025}}{{cite web|title=Comedian Mae Martin on their move into music — and dealing with onstage nerves all over again|author=Rashotte, Vivian|date=March 5, 2025|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/comedian-mae-martin-on-their-move-into-music-and-dealing-with-onstage-nerves-all-over-again-1.7474594|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}} It was released by Universal Music Canada on February 27, 2025, and is described as indie rock with all songs written by Martin and produced by Wes Marskell and Jason Couse of the Darcys.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mae-martin-announces-debut-album-produced-by-the-darcys-shares-two-songs|title=Mae Martin Announces Debut Album Produced by the Darcys, Shares Two Songs|date=January 24, 2025|first=Alex|last=Hudson|work=Exclaim!|access-date=January 24, 2025}}

Background

In a 2025 interview Martin said of their debut album, "My great fear is that it'll feel like I'm trying to be a rock star. But it felt like it sounded like me and like an extension of my other work, and so maybe people would be more receptive to it."

The sound of I'm a TV was influenced by 1990s pop and emo rock with Martin performing piano, guitar, harmonica and bass on the album.

The album's debut single was entitled "Good Dream" and the single's artwork shows Martin from the back, lying on the floor watching TV in denim shorts, gold chain and socks.{{cite web|website=PinkNews|url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/17/mae-martin-dating-history-music-relationship/|title=Non-binary comedian Mae Martin announces surprise career move into music|date=January 17, 2025|author=Billson, Chantelle}}

Track listing

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| title1 = Try Me

| length1 = 2:50

| title2 = Good Dream

| length2 = 3:03

| title3 = Big Bear

| length3 = 2:40

| title4 = Stowaway

| length4 = 3:03

| title5 = I Love You So Much

| length5 = 3:25

| title6 = No Cowboy

| length6 = 2:39

| title7 = Garbage Strike

| length7 = 3:03

| title8 = Brought Me Round

| length8 = 4:32

| title9 = Quiet Street

| length9 = 3:27

| title10 = People Get Back Up

| length10 = 2:39

| total_length = 31:26

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Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "Their album I'm a TV is also a departure — no punchlines, no bits, just dreamy indie rock that explores longings, identity and friendships on the verge of something else."{{cite web|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Melena|last=Ryzik|date=April 16, 2025|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/arts/music/comedians-music-jordan-firstman-mae-martin.html|title=What’s So Funny About These Albums?}}

The Los Angeles Times said, "The LP is pithy in the way that Phoebe Bridgers or Jenny Lewis write one-liners, but it's an unexpectedly tender songwriter record from one of the sharpest, most self-aware minds in stand-up."{{cite web|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Comedian Mae Martin wrote a rock album. When the world's chaotic, 'So much of life doesn't have a punch line'|first=August|last=Brown|date=February 25, 2025|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-02-25/mae-martin-im-a-tv-debut-lp-regent|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225110832/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-02-25/mae-martin-im-a-tv-debut-lp-regent|archivedate=February 25, 2025}}

Personnel

Mae Martin – lead vocals, guitar, bass, piano, harmonica
Wes Marskell – guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, programming, percussion, backing vocals
Jason Couse – guitar, keyboards, piano, bass, backing vocals

References

External links

{{official|https://www.maemartinmusic.com/}}

Category:2025 debut albums

Category:Indie rock albums by Canadian artists