Amethyst Journey is the debut studio album by Alaska and Jeremy, a musical duo featuring Alaska Thunderfuck and Jeremy Mikush, released by Producer Entertainment Group on August 17, 2018.[1]

Amethyst Journey
Studio album by
Alaska and Jeremy
ReleasedAugust 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
GenreFolk
LabelProducer Entertainment Group
Alaska Thunderfuck chronology
Poundcake
(2016)
Amethyst Journey
(2018)
Vagina
(2019)

Promotion edit

 
Alaska Thunderfuck, 2017

The album's lead single, "Aliens", was also released on August 17, 2018.[2][3] The song's music video features Alaska in a field surrounded by cows, and the duo putting an alien into drag.[4][5]

Reception edit

The album has been described as "genderqueer hippie"[6] and "folk music-based lullaby written for the people of earth".[7] The Villager's Victor O. described the album as "a fresh, contemplative, and emotionally intelligent work that represents a change of tone in the dynamic duo's ever-evolving artistic voice",[8] and Them. called Amethyst Journey "mellow".[9]

Track listing edit

  1. "Aliens" – 3:59
  2. "Truth in the Light" – 3:21
  3. "So Far Gone" – 5:01
  4. "The Wind" – 1:12
  5. "Son of a Mother" – 3:31
  6. "The End of the World" – 2:54
  7. "Ascension" – 3:20
  8. "At the End of the Day" – 1:37

References edit

  1. ^ Schiller, Rebecca (August 17, 2018). "Alaska & Jeremy Discuss Their 'Really Personal' Album 'Amethyst Journey': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Bate, Joshua (August 10, 2018). "Alaska Unveils New Musical Duo Alaska and Jeremy & Album 'Amethyst Journey'". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Shea, Ryan (August 15, 2018). "Alaska Thunderf**k Chats About Her New Music Group Alaska & Jeremy". Instinct. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Seemayer, Zach (August 17, 2018). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Alaska Debuts Surreal New 'Aliens' Music Video". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Rudolph, Christopher (October 12, 2018). "Alaska and Jeremy Believe the Truth Is Out There". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Damshenas, Sam (September 7, 2018). "Alaska & Jeremy on aliens and their 'genderqueer hippie' debut album". Gay Times. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Masters, Jeffrey (August 21, 2018). "LGBTQ&A Podcast: Alaska Talks Alien Folk Music and Racism on Drag Race". The Advocate. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  8. ^ O., Victor (September 26, 2018). "Alaska and Jeremy Chart New Territory". The Villager. ISSN 0042-6202. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  9. ^ Dresden, Hilton (September 8, 2018). "Alaska Thunderfuck Talks Her New Album — And Surprise Plans for Bushwig". Them. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

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