Make a Shadow
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{{Infobox album
| name = Make a Shadow
| type = EP
| artist = Meg Myers
| cover = Make a Shadow by Meg Myers.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 7, 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/make-a-shadow-mw0002749564|title=Make A Shadow - Meg Myers - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=February 2, 2015}}
| length = {{Duration|m=19|s=37}}
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Andrew Rosen
| prev_title = Daughter in the Choir
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Sorry
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Make a Shadow
| type = EP
| single1 = Heart Heart Head
| single1date = April 30, 2013
| single2 = Desire
| single2date = September 9, 2013
}}
}}
Make a Shadow is the second extended play (EP) and debut major-label release by American singer-songwriter Meg Myers. It was released on February 7, 2014, by Atlantic Records. It serves as her first release under a major label after signing to Atlantic in 2012. The first single from Make a Shadow, "Heart Heart Head", was released on April 30, 2013. The second and final single "Desire" was released on September 9, 2013.
Background
Myers originally released her debut EP Daughter in the Choir independently in March 2012.{{cite web|url=http://indiecurrent.com/meg-myers-daughter-in-the-choir-ep/|title=Meg Myers - "Daughter In The Choir (EP)" - Indie Current|publisher=Indie Current|accessdate=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128073905/http://indiecurrent.com/meg-myers-daughter-in-the-choir-ep/|archive-date=January 28, 2015|url-status=dead}} It garnered positive reviews from websites such as LA Weekly.{{cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/meg-myers-is-a-fucking-monster-thats-a-compliment-2408116|title=Meg Myers Is a Fucking Monster. That's a Compliment - LA Weekly|newspaper=LA Weekly|date=March 14, 2012|accessdate=February 28, 2015}} Later that year, it was announced that she had signed with Atlantic Records.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}
Singles
"Heart Heart Head" was released as Myers' debut single and Make a Shadow{{'}}s lead single on April 30, 2013.{{cite web|author= |url=http://lifeandtimes.com/lifetimes-video-premiere-meg-myers-heart-heart-head |title=Life+Times Video Premiere: Meg Myers "Heart Heart Head" |publisher=lifeandtimes.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-30}} Artist Direct rated the song five out of five stars, describing the track as an "inviting intensity" while praising Myers' vocals.{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/meg-myers-heart-heart-head-song-review-5-out-of-5-stars/10642145|title=Meg Myers "Heart Heart Head" Song Review - 5 out of 5 stars @ARTISTdirect|publisher=Artistdirect|date=June 20, 2013|accessdate=February 28, 2015}} The song's music video premiered the same day to positive reception.{{cite web|url=http://stupiddope.com/2013/04/30/meg-meyers-heart-heart-head-music-video/|title=Meg Myers - Heart Heart Head (Music Video) - stupidDOPE|publisher=stupidDOPE|date=April 30, 2013|accessdate=February 28, 2015}} The magazine Complex described the music video as "well-reflected", while describing the song itself as "dark".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/04/video-meg-myers-heart-heart-head|title=Video: Meg Myers "Heart Heart Head" - Complex|magazine=Complex|date=April 30, 2013|accessdate=February 28, 2015}}
"Desire" was released on September 9, 2013, as the EP's second and final single.{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7483656/meg-myers-desire|title=Meg Myers Channels Her Rage And Discontent Into "Desire": Listen To Her Angry Single - Idolator|publisher=Idolator|date=September 9, 2013|accessdate=February 28, 2015}} Miles Bowe of Stereogum gave a positive review of the song, stating that it "juggles the pretty and the ugly", while also praising Myers' vocals.{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1463962/meg-myers-desire/mp3s/|title=Meg Myers - "Desire" - Stereogum|date=September 9, 2013|accessdate=February 28, 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Desire
| writer1 = {{flatlist|
- Meg Myers
- Andrew Robert Rosen
}}
| extra1 = Doctor Rosen Rosen
| length1 = 4:44
| title2 = Go
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
- Myers
- Rosen
}}
| extra2 = Doctor Rosen Rosen
| length2 = 2:57
| title3 = Make a Shadow
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
- Myers
- Rosen
}}
| extra3 = Doctor Rosen Rosen
| length3 = 4:22
| title4 = Heart Heart Head
| writer4 = {{flatlist|
- Myers
- Rosen
}}
| extra4 = Doctor Rosen Rosen
| length4 = 4:11
| title5 = The Morning After
| writer5 = {{flatlist|
- Myers
- Rosen
}}
| extra5 = Doctor Rosen Rosen
| length5 = 3:23
|total_length = 19:37
}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|United States
|rowspan="1"|February 7, 2014 |{{flatlist| |rowspan="1"|Atlantic |align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-a-shadow-ep/779307597|title=iTunes - Music - Make a Shadow - EP by Meg Myers|publisher=iTunes Store (United States)|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=February 28, 2015}} |
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|36|artist=Meg Myers|accessdate=August 12, 2018}} |
References
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