Ticket to Fame
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Ticket to Fame
| type = studio
| artist = Decisive Pink
| cover = Ticket to Fame.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2023|06|09}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Minimal wave{{cite web |last1=Simpson |first1=Paul |title=Decisive Pink Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/decisive-pink-mn0004395603#biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en}}|synth-pop|art pop|electropop|krautrock}}
| length = {{Duration|m=49|s=59}}
| label = Fire Records
| producer = Kate NV
| chronology = Kate NV
| prev_title = Wow
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Room for the Moon Live!
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Angel Deradoorian
| type = studio
| prev_title = Find the Sun
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Ticket to Fame
| year = 2023
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Singles
| name = Ticket to Fame
| type = studio
| single1 = Haffmilch Holiday
| single1date = {{Start date|2022|12|14}}
| single2 = Destiny
| single2date = {{Start date|2023|02|28}}
| single3 = Ode to Boy
| single3date = {{Start date|2023|04|11}}
| single4 = Dopamine
| single4date = {{Start date|2023|05|09}}
}}
}}
Ticket to Fame is the debut studio album by music duo Decisive Pink, composed of Russian musician Kate NV and American musician Angel Deradoorian. It was released on June 9, 2023, on Fire Records.
Background and release
Kate NV and Angel Deradoorian announced Ticket to Fame on December 14, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |title=Angel Deradoorian and Kate NV Share Song From New Band Decisive Pink |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/angel-deradoorian-and-kate-nv-share-song-from-new-band-decisive-pink-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=12 December 2023 |date=14 December 2022}} The two musicians wrote and recorded the album using a wide array of synthesizers at a studio in Cologne that Deradoorian referred to as the "synth-dome", before finishing production at Deradoorian's rehearsal space in Los Angeles.{{cite web |last1=Rettig |first1=James |title=Decisive Pink Share New Track "Ode To Boy": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2219894/decisive-pink-ode-to-boy/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en |date=11 April 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Redfern |first1=Mark |title=Decisive Pink (Angel Deradoorian and Kate NV) Share Video for New Song “Ode to Boy” |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/decisive_pink_angel_deradoorian_and_kate_nv_share_video_new_song_ode_to_boy |website=Under the Radar |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en |date=14 April 2023}} In a press release accompanying the album, the duo wrote that it touches on several themes, including "how we communicate in these uncertain times".
The album's announcement accompanied the release of the lead single "Haffmilch Holiday", which was inspired by the daily ritual of ordering cappuccinos with oat milk.{{cite web |last1=Boilen |first1=Bob |last2=Cills |first2=Hazel |last3=Larusso |first3=Marissa |title=New Mix: Kate Davis, Rozi Plain, M(h)aol, Fievel Is Glauque, more |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/01/09/1147830648/new-mix-kate-davis-rozi-plain-m-h-aol-fievel-is-glauque-more |website=NPR Music |access-date=12 December 2023 |date=10 January 2023}} The second single "Destiny" was released on February 28, 2023, alongside a music video in which the two musicians appear as moving paintings.{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Kate NV & Deradoorian's Duo Decisive Pink Announce Debut Album 'Ticket To Fame', Share New Song "Destiny": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2215060/decisive-pink-destiny/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en |date=28 February 2023}} On April 11, 2023, the duo released a music video for the album's third single "Ode to Boy", which alludes to the Ludwig van Beethoven composition "Ode to Joy" in its title and outro section.{{cite web |last1=Helfand |first1=Raphael |title=Decisive Pink share new song “Ode To Boy” |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/04/11/decisive-pink-share-new-song-ode-to-boy |website=The FADER |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en |date=11 April 2023}} The album's final single "Dopamine", which satirizes online shopping and consumerism, was released on May 9, 2023, alongside a music video.{{cite web |last1=Redfern |first1=Mark |title=Decisive Pink (Angel Deradoorian and Kate NV) Satirize Online Shopping in New Song “Dopamine” |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/decisive_pink_angel_deradoorian_kate_nv_satirize_online_shopping_dopamine |website=Under the Radar |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en |date=9 May 2023}}
Following the release of Ticket to Fame on June 9, 2023, Decisive Pink announced a fall 2023 tour in the United States and Europe.{{cite web |last1=Pearis |first1=Bill |title=Decisive Pink (Deradoorian & Kate NV) announce fall tour |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/decisive-pink-deradoorian-kate-nv-announce-fall-tour/ |website=BrooklynVegan |access-date=12 December 2023 |date=13 July 2023}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Fred |title=Decisive Pink - Ticket to Fame Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ticket-to-fame-mw0003941964 |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 November 2023 |language=en}}
| rev2 = Beats Per Minute
| rev3 = Mojo
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Decisive Pink, Ticket to Fame|magazine=Mojo|last=Bungey|first=John|date=July 2023|page=92|issue=356}}
| rev4 = Paste
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev6 = The Quietus
}}
Ticket to Fame received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 78 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web |title=Ticket to Fame by Decisive Pink |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ticket-to-fame/decisive-pink |website=Metacritic |access-date=23 November 2023 |language=en}}
In a review for AllMusic, writer Fred Thomas described the album as "a collection of experiments with electronics and giddy art pop, often moving swiftly between moments of danceable, krautrock-informed tunes and dizzying, beatless weirdness." Phillipe Roberts of Pitchfork wrote a 7.0/10 review of the album, praising its blend of "tongue-in-cheek krautrock hijinks" and "bright, retro-futuristic synth pop," while also commenting on the album's anticlimactic ending and the "white-hot ridiculousness" of the track "Potato Tomato". Zara Hedderman of The Quietus complimented the "vibrant palette of synths, floating flute accompaniments, exuberant drum samples and heavenly vocal harmonies between the duo," remarking that "especially throughout the opening half of the record, there's a strong '80s undercurrent to the buoyant electro-pop arrangements." In a review for Paste, Ben Salmon wrote, "Decisive Pink's debut is a dancing fountain of colorful tones, a wistful rocket ride through pixelated zones, an extravagant peacock's plumage of electro-pop and a guided tour of moods and textures achievable in synth music."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Ticket to Fame
| title1 = Haffmilch Holiday
| length1 = 4:15
| title2 = What Where
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = Ode to Boy
| length3 = 5:24
| title4 = Destiny
| length4 = 5:58
| title5 = Potato Tomato
| length5 = 3:07
| title6 = Voice Message
| length6 = 1:45
| title7 = Cosmic Dancer
| length7 = 7:10
| title8 = Rodeo
| length8 = 5:24
| title9 = Interludé
| length9 = 2:29
| title10 = Dopamine
| length10 = 5:51
| title11 = Dusk
| length11 = 4:32
| total_length = 49:59
}}
References
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Category:2023 collaborative albums
Category:Angel Deradoorian albums