Last Year Was Weird (Vol. 3)

Last Year Was Weird (Vol. 3) is the fourth extended play as well as the third and final in a trilogy[1] by Australian singer and rapper Tkay Maidza. It was released on 9 July 2021 by 4AD.

Last Year Was Weird (Vol. 3)
EP by
Released9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
Label
Tkay Maidza chronology
Last Year Was Weird (Vol. 2)
(2020)
Last Year Was Weird (Vol. 3)
(2021)
Sweet Justice
(2023)
Singles from Last Year Was Weird (Vol. 3)
  1. "Kim"
    Released: 4 February 2021
  2. "Syrup"
    Released: 8 April 2021
  3. "Cashmere"
    Released: 8 June 2021

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2021, the EP won Best Soul/R&B Release.[2]

Reception edit

Cyclone Wehner from Music Feeds said "Last Year Was Weird (Vol. 3) is about Maidza blossoming as a young black woman as much as affirming her auteur status" and called the volume her most "adventurous and avant-garde volume yet".[1]

MTV said “Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3 is nowhere near as aggressive or as explosive as its predecessors, and you notice it immediately.” Saying “Kim” is “Tkay Maidza at her most unhinged, her most unrelenting and, ultimately, her best.”[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Eden"
  • Takudzwa Maidza
  • Dan Farber
  • Dan Farber
2:53
2."Onto Me" (with UMI)
  • Maidza
  • Farber
  • Tierra Wilson
  • Farber
  • Sherwyn Nicholls
  • Kendrick Nicholls
2:47
3."So Cold"
  • Maidza
  • Farber
  • Farber
  • Henry Flint
  • George Flint
  • Jonathan Hoskins
2:51
4."Syrup"
  • Maidza
  • Farber
  • Farber
2:25
5."Kim" (with Yung Baby Tate)
  • Maidza
  • Farber
  • Tate Sequoya Farris
  • Farber
2:38
6."High Beems"
  • Maidza
  • Farber
  • Farber
2:37
7."Cashmere"
  • Maidza
  • Farber
  • Farber
3:03
8."Breathe"
  • Maidza
  • Farber
  • Farber
2:50

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tkay Maidza – 'Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3'". Music Feeds. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Genesis Owusu, The Kid Laroi, Spacey Jane, RÜFÜS DU SOL big winners at the 2021 ARIA Awards in partnership with YouTube Music". Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Consider 'Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3' Tkay Maidza's Victory Lap". MTV. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.