Seth Bogart
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| Studio album by Seth Bogart | ||||
| Released | February 19, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–15 | |||
| Length | 44:01 | |||
| Label | Burger | |||
| Producer | Cole MGN | |||
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Seth Bogart is the second overall solo studio album written, recorded and performed by Hunx and His Punx vocalist Seth Bogart. It is the first studio album to be released under his name, as his previous solo record Hairdresser was issued under his stage name Hunx. Bogart had enjoyed making music as his Hunx character, but had wanted for a long time to start recording material that showed more of his true self, "like a weird teenager’s version of an adult album" as he said in an interview. Therefore, he decide to take more than two years to make the album, unlike during his Hunx period where he would make a record in five days or less. Seth Bogart was produced and co-written by Cole MGN, and also features vocal performances from Chela, Kathleen Hanna, Tavi Gevinson, Jeremiah Nadya and Clementine Creevy.
Seth Bogart was promoted with an art show, videos and a tour that contained props inspired by Pee-wee's Playhouse, as well as numerous pre-album song premieres. Upon its February 2016 Burger Records release, the album was praised by some reviewers for its concept of fakeness of apparent beauty in celebrity and fashion culture, as symbolized in its use of cheap keyboard sounds and vocal effects such as autotune. There were also critics that complimented its combination of elements of punk and pop music and liked it as being a fun record.
Unlike his past works, where he would record an album in five days at most, Seth Bogart took more than two years to make because "I wanted to make something that I would look back and still really love later." In an interview, Bogart said that while he enjoyed portraying as his character Hunx, he had wanted to record an album that showed more of his true self for a while: "It’s like a weird teenager’s version of an adult album, I guess. But I just mean that in the sense where I took it super seriously and worked on it for a long time…"
Bogart started making all of the songs in his bedroom with only a guitar, a $50 keyboard and laptop before sending them to Cole MGN, well known for his work with other artists such as Ariel Pink, Julia Holter and Dâm-Funk, for them to be finished. Bogart often met him since the mid-2000s in Oakland, California until Cole moved to Los Angeles. Bogart did not move to the city, given that he had to stay in Oakland to run a hair salon, until 2012, which the two met up again to record demos that would be finalized for the album: "I really can’t find words to describe how much I love collaborating with him. He’s such a great artist, musician and producer and puts everything he has into whatever he’s working on. There was basically nothing challenging about making this record. It just always felt right." The album features collaborations with singers including Chela and Kathleen Hanna, who both sent their recorded vocal tracks, as well as Clementine Creevy and Tavi Gevinson whose vocals were recorded in the studio; Bogart said that he considered 20 people to collaborate with for the album.
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