Antihero is the debut studio album by Australian rapper Huskii, released on 11 February 2022 through Island Records Australia. The album is characterised by its boom bap production style, which was overseen by Sydney producer Tasker.[1] Huskii will tour in support of the album from April 2022.[2]

Antihero
Studio album by
Released11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
GenreAustralian hip hop
Length19:28
LabelIsland Australia
ProducerTasker
Huskii chronology
Recalled
(2020)
Antihero
(2022)
Singles from Antihero
  1. "Ruin My Life"
    Released: 12 November 2021
  2. "Toxic"
    Released: 16 February 2022

Supported by the singles "Ruin My Life" and "Toxic", Antihero debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Background

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After four EPs released from 2017 to 2020, Antihero is Huskii's debut album. Although seven tracks and 19 minutes long, it is intended as his first studio album.[1] Huskii said after spending two years "in and out of jail" he had little motivation to write songs, but after getting out and "liv[ing] life" he got back to "being motivated".[2] He said it "made sense" to title the album Antihero because he has "related to antiheroes" and "been an outlier" his "whole life". He further described the album as "proper Sydney music that will live forever".[3]

Singles

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Antihero was supported by two singles.

"Ruin My Life" was released as the lead single on 12 November 2021.[4]

"Toxic" was released as the second single on 16 February 2022.[5]

Track listing

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Antihero track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Heroin Rap"1:48
2."Ruin My Life"3:19
3."Pulp Fiction" (featuring Grubbo)3:23
4."Melted"3:03
5."Cape Fear Big Wave Contest" (featuring Mic Pompeii, Ides and Shadow)3:11
6."Hellevator"0:52
7."Toxic"3:52
Total length:19:28

Charts

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Chart performance for Antihero
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 1

References

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  1. ^ a b Billy, August (11 February 2022). "Rapper Huskii Releases Debut Album 'Antihero'". Music Feeds. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Wehner, Cyclone (7 February 2022). "Cult rapper Huskii on his debut album Antihero: "I'm back to square one – and I'll start again"". NME Australia. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ Jenke, Tyler (16 February 2022). ""I don't want to be famous" – Huskii on the release of Antihero". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ Davies, Hayden (12 November 2021). "Listen to "Ruin My Life", the beginning of a defining new chapter for cult rapper Huskii". Pilerats. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. ^ Rose, Anna (16 February 2022). "Huskii shares "nihilistic" music video for new single "Toxic"". NME Australia. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums for week of 21 February 2022". Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.