Studio Killers (album)
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| Studio album by Studio Killers | ||
| Released | 14 June 2013 (digital release) 15 July 2013 (physical release) |
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| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |
| Genre | Electronic, house, synthpop | |
| Length | 39:24 | |
| Label | Studio Killers Records | |
| Producer | Studio Killers | |
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| Source | Rating |
| MuuMuse | 4.5/5 |
Studio Killers is the eponymous debut studio album of electropop virtual band Studio Killers, released digitally on 14 June 2013, and physically on 15 July. An instrumental version of the album was released on 16 December. The songs were written, produced and performed by the group, with Chubby Cherry as vocalist and lyricist and Dyna Mink and Goldie Foxx producing the instrumental beats. The album also features mixing and additional production from James F. Reynolds, additional songwriting from Rob Davis and Chris Smith, and mastering from Dick Beetham and Ted Jensen.
Studio Killers barely broke into the top 10 on the Finnish Albums Chart, and also charted on some of the US Billboard album charts. The album fared well critically, with reviewers enjoying both the lyrical and musical content. In 2013, Popmatters listed it number 64 on their list of the "75 Best Albums of 2013". Five singles came from Studio Killers: "Ode to the Bouncer", "Eros and Apollo", "All Men Are Pigs", "Jenny" and "Who Is In Your Heart Now?". "Ode to the Bouncer", the album's lead single, was released in 2011, and was a commercial success in Europe, topping the Dutch Singles Chart and also charting in Belgium, Denmark and Finland. In 2012, the second single from the LP, "Eros and Apollo", was released, and peaked at number four on the Dutch Top 40 tip chart. "Jenny", released in 2013, was popular in Finland, where it reached number two. "All Men Are Pigs" and "Who Is In Your Heart Now?", was also issued in 2013, but were unable to chart.
Studio Killers formed after bandmembers Dyna Mink and Goldie Foxx had a tune to be sent to a girl group in the UK. However, the girl group dropped from their label, and by then the two had nobody to write lyrics for the song or release it. They met up with Chubby Cherry at an international airport, suggesting that she be the track's vocalist and lyricist, thus forming Studio Killers. The tune was used for "Ode to the Bouncer", a single which at that time of making and releasing it they didn't start thinking about making an album yet.
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