Nail in the Coffin is a collaborative Halloween-themed EP by Aja and Shilow, released on September 27, 2019.

Nail in the Coffin
EP by
Aja and Shilow
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
GenreTrap
Length21:29
LabelAJA
Aja chronology
ALL CAPS
(2019)
Nail in the Coffin
(2019)
Crown
(2021)
Singles from Nail in the Coffin
  1. "Mama Chola"
    Released: August 30, 2019
  2. "The Purge"
    Released: September 23, 2019

Composition and promotion

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The EP "[blends] emo punk, trap, country and EDM, paying homage to classic and modern horror films".[1]

"Mama Chola", released on August 30, served as the EP's lead single, and was accompanied by a music video filmed in Kansas City. "The Purge" served as the EP's second single.[1][2]

Reception

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NME's Jordan Bassett described the EP as "a ghoulish anthology of heavy hitting hip-hop bangers that shout-out Jason from the Friday The 13th movies and the more recent likes of The Purge".[3] [4] Jon Ali of Billboard described the "Halloween-meets-trap" EP as "menacingly delicious", and included "Haunted House" on his "Billboard Pride's October 2019 Playlist".[5]

Track listing

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  1. "The Purge" — Aja & Shilow
  2. "Lost" (feat. Josh Hurst of Young Medicine) — Aja & Shilow
  3. "Mama Chola" (feat. Amira Wang) — Aja & Shilow
  4. "Body Count" — Shilow
  5. "Haunted House" — Aja & Shilow
  6. "Paranoia" — Aja
  7. "Eulogy (Nail in the Coffin)" — Aja & Shilow

Track listing adapted from the iTunes Store[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aja & Shilow's upcoming horror industrial punk-trap EP kicks off with "THE PURGE"". September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' alum Aja sizzles in fierce 'Mama Chola' music video". EW.com.
  3. ^ "An interview with 'RuPaul's Drag Race' star turned horrorcore rapper Aja". NME. October 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Alex, John. "Halloween Nails Design". Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Queer Necessities: Adam Lambert, Kim Petras and More on Billboard Pride's October 2019 Playlist". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Nail in the Coffin by Shilow & Aja" – via music.apple.com.
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