I Hear You is the upcoming debut album by South Korean DJ and singer Peggy Gou, scheduled for release on 7 June 2024 through XL Recordings. It includes the singles "I Go", "(It Goes Like) Nanana", "I Believe in Love Again" with Lenny Kravitz, and "1+1=11". The album will also include a collaboration with Villano Antillano.[2]
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| Released | 7 June 2024 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 40:17 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
| Producer | Peggy Gou | |||
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| Singles from I Hear You | ||||
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Background and themes edit
Gou called I Hear You "more than just [her] debut album" as she felt it "embodies countless hours of dedication in [her] journey to create something timeless".[3] The album was influenced by 1990s house music.[4]
Gou released "1+1=11" as a single alongside the album's announcement in April 2024, which is intended to represent the album's running theme of "togetherness".[5] Gou collaborated with Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson on the video for "1+1=11", and he also designed the angled mirrors she wears around her ears on the cover art, and contributed his poem "Your Planet Seen from Within" to the first track, "Your Art".[6]
Singles edit
The album includes Gou's 2021 single "I Go", as well as her most successful track, 2023's "(It Goes Like) Nanana". In addition to also including her collaboration with Lenny Kravitz, "I Believe in Love Again", Gou issued the intended lead single,[6] "1+1=11", in April 2024.[3]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| NME |   [1] |
Stereogum named it album of the week, with the website's Tom Breihan writing that its "short and sharp and punchy" tracks "don't move like the patient, thoughtful ones on her EPs. She's going for blood on this one. I Hear You works within the lineage of '90s dance that inspired the record, but it also sounds like a pop album".[7] NME's Skye Butchard felt that "two mid-tempo tracks early on stalls the record’s momentum" but that "the album picks up in its explorative second half" and "when it works, it's like finding dance music for the first time. I Hear You has a pureness that will give many that feeling."[1]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Art" | 1:57 |
| 2. | "Back to One" | 4:58 |
| 3. | "I Believe in Love Again" (with Lenny Kravitz) | 2:56 |
| 4. | "All That" (featuring Villano Antillano) | 3:53 |
| 5. | "(It Goes Like) Nanana" (edit) | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Lobster Telephone" | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Seoulsi Peggygou" (서울시페기구) | 2:37 |
| 8. | "I Go" | 5:32 |
| 9. | "Purple Horizon" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "1+1=11" | 5:32 |
| Total length: | 40:17 | |
References edit
- ^ a b c Butchard, Skye (4 June 2024). "Peggy Gou – I Hear You review: flashes of dance-pop brilliance from superstar DJ". NME. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Dance DJ/Producer Peggy Gou Readies Debut LP, I Hear You". Spin. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b Monroe, Jazz (4 April 2024). "Peggy Gou Announces Debut Album I Hear You, Shares New Song and Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Go, Mayks (5 April 2024). "Peggy Gou Unveils Single '1+1=11', To Release Debut Album This June". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Buckle, Becky (4 April 2024). "Peggy Gou announces debut album I Hear You – News". Mixmag. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b Guttridge-Hewitt, Martin (4 April 2024). "Peggy Gou announces debut album, I Hear You, shares single: Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (4 June 2024). "Peggy Gou I Hear You Album Review". Stereogum. Retrieved 5 June 2024.