Haha, I'm Sorry
Haha, I'm Sorry is the second extended play by American recording artist Kitty Pryde. It was released on June 11, 2012.
Promotion
The first and only single of Haha, I'm Sorry, "Okay Cupid", was released as a digital download on April 11, 2012.[2] On May 9, Kitty Pryde released the music video for "Okay Cupid", directed by Bryan McKay and Shannen Ortale, on YouTube. The video became a viral success, having been viewed over one million times as of April 2014.[3] The music video garnered attention from various online music publications, including Complex, The Fader, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times.[4][5][6][7]
Critical reception
Haha, I'm Sorry received generally positive reviews from music critics. Craig Jenkins of Beats Per Minute compared Kitty Pryde's confessional lyricism to "social media oversharing" and said the extended play "aptly conveys the shock of a life thrown jarringly off its track where our subject inexplicably finds herself hobnobbing with people she’d only ever read about." Jenkins complimented Beautiful Lou's production, comparing it to that of Clams Casino, described Pryde's vocals as breathy and said the tracks “smiledog.jpg” and “Okay Cupid” had a dreamlike quality. He also complimented Riff Raff's guest appearance and Pryde's "double-time flow" on the Carly Rae Jepsen redux, "Give Me Scabies".[8] Lindsay Zoladz of Pitchfork Media described Pryde's flow on the EP as "creaky-voiced" and said Pryde's music "captures something human and disarmingly honest about longing in the hyper-connected disconnect of the digital world." Zoladz criticized the track "smiledog.jpg", describing it as "a missed opportunity to do something more than just show up and grin." She compared Haha, I'm Sorry to Why?'s 2003 album, Oaklandazulasylum.[1] Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone compared Pryde to Taylor Swift, saying they are both "whip-smart young [women] from the suburbs with a gift for pouring [their] loves and loathings into sharp, catchy songs."[9]
Track listing
1. |
"Okay Cupid" |
2:47 |
2. |
"Orion's Belt" (featuring Riff Raff) |
2:26 |
3. |
"smiledog.jpg" |
2:16 |
4. |
"Ay Shawty: THE SHREKONING!!!!" (featuring Dankte) |
2:34 |
5. |
"GIVE ME SCABIES" |
2:38 |
Total length: |
12:41 |
Personnel
- Performance
- Kitty - primary artist
- Riff Raff - featured artist
- Dankte - featured artist
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- Technical
- Beautiful Lou - producer
- Sela - producer
- Grant - producer, mixing
- Toy Trains - mixing
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References
- 1 2 3 Zoladz, Lindsay (June 27, 2012). "Kitty Pryde: haha i'm sorry EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ "okay cupid by ♡kitty♡". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ "❄ OKAY CUPID ❄ - ♥KITTY PRYDE♥". YouTube. May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ Moore, Jacob (May 9, 2012). "Video: Kitty Pryde "Okay Cupid"". Complex. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ Cooper, Duncan (May 9, 2012). "Video: Kitty Pryde, "Okay Cupid"". The Fader. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ Dolan, Jon (May 15, 2012). "Okay Cupid". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ Caramanica, Jon (May 11, 2012). "Girls Keeping It Real, and Not So". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Jenkins, Craig (June 20, 2012). "Album Review: Kitty Pryde - Haha, I'm Sorry EP". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2012). "Ha Ha Im Sorry EP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- 1 2 "haha im sorry by ♡kitty♡". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 22, 2014.