Trouble (Natalia Kills album)
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| Studio album by Natalia Kills | ||||
| Released | 3 September 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–13; New York and Los Angeles | |||
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Trouble is the second studio album by English recording artist Teddy Sinclair under the name Natalia Kills. It was released on 3 September 2013 by Cherrytree Records through will.i.am Music Group and Interscope. Recording for the album started in early 2012 and took place in Los Angeles and New York. During that time, Sinclair was accompanied by some producers, including Jeff Bhasker, who served as Trouble's executive producer. Bhasker handled a multitude of production tasks, including production, instrumentation and songwriting.
Sinclair eschewed the sound and lyrical content of her debut album Perfectionist (2011) in favour of a heavier atmosphere, driven by strong percussion and electric guitars. The lyrics, largely co-written by Sinclair and Bhasker, explore the former's problematic childhood and adolescence. Accompanying the album, its cover art was designed by Sinclair and symbolizes the album's main themes. Upon release, music critics commended the album's cohesion, and perceived an evolution in Sinclair' songwriting.
The album was announced with the release of a music video for "Controversy" in September 2012. Three singles were commissioned from Trouble, accompanied by respective music videos—"Problem" and "Saturday Night" preceded the album's release; later, a remix of the album's title track served as its third single. The record failed to chart internationally with the exception of the US Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 70.
Kills started recording new material approximately a year after the release of her debut studio album Perfectionist. Primarily produced by Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum and Jeff Bhasker, the set was released in March 2011 to mixed critical reception. It yielded three singles which, similarly to its parent album, performed moderately on European charts. During that year and the following, Kills participated in other musical endeavors, most notably collaborating with groups. She provided guest vocals for Far East Movement's song "2 Is Better" and guested on "1974" by The Knux. Kills featured on the duo LMFAO's single "Champagne Showers", which became a mild success internationally, and collaborated with DJ Tatana on his single "You Can't Get In My Head (If You Don't Get In My Bed)".
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