Bittersweet July is the second extended play (EP) by American recording artist Dev, released on September 23, 2014 by her own record label Rica Lyfe Records. It is her first project released since her debut studio album The Night the Sun Came Up (2011). Dev worked mainly with NanosauR, followed by Benny Cassette and Peter Wade (MNDR). "Honey Dip" was released as the lead single from Bittersweet July on November 5, 2014.

The EP was followed by a second part, Bittersweet July, Pt. 2, released on December 15, 2014. The two EPs will subsequently put together in one album.

Bittersweet July is primarily an electropop EP, which incorporates influences of several different genres such as hip hop, dance music and electronica.

The EP starts with the first single "Honey Dip", a synthpop song with rap verses before the chorus, sung with a style called by the critics "talked singing". The next song "Feel It" runs through an electronic tinged house beats mixed with influences of 90s music produced by Peter Wade from MNDR. The third song "Baby, We Go" is an electronic song that contains influences of teen-pop music, about the meaning of the song Dev said "'It's a song about almost losing the chance to be with someone we love. But we realize we're better together than apart." The album's fourth track, "Kids" is an electronic pop song produced by NanosauR whose robotic sound are a strong reminder to the early works of the singer, it was released as the promotional single on August 11, 2014. The fifth track is "Who Needs A Heart", another teen-pop song with influences of dance music.

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