4AM Mulholland

4AM Mulholland is the fifth studio album[2] by American R&B singer Amerie, released on October 19, 2018, through Feeniix Rising Entertainment. It was released along with its sister album, After 4AM. The albums have been called a "two-sided concept album draped in late-night vibes and musings on love".[3]

4AM Mulholland
Studio album by
Amerie
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
GenreAlternative R&B, neo soul[1]
Length22:44
LabelFeeniix Rising
Amerie chronology
Drive
(2016)		 4AM Mulholland
(2018)		 After 4AM
(2018)

Background and recording

Together, the two EPs are considered Amerie's first album in nine years.[3] Amerie had complete creative control over the project, as she wrote, recorded, mixed and engineered the songs herself.[3] She stated that along with being "creatively freeing", "Everything on the album was recorded from when I didn't know I was pregnant to eight, nine months [along]".[4] Amerie also said that she "didn't want the album to be a smorgasbord of sound, it needs to have a vibe and that's why there's two projects".[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.2/10[3]

Maura Johnston of Pitchfork said the EPs "fuse Amerie's thoughtful craft to R&B's current wave and reveal more pleasure with each listen".[3] Johnston acclaimed Amerie's vocal range on the tracks "Curious" and "A Heart's for the Breaking", and summarized that "On first listen, the sprawl of sound takes center stage as it does on so much modern mood music. Listen closer, though, and Amerie's thoughtful songwriting, detailed production, and muscular voice—which, even when heavily filtered, has the same commanding presence that made her earlier singles leap from the speakers—add detail and shape."[3]

Jeff Benjamin of Billboard wrote that the content of the EPs "pivots from her pop-leaning past hits into a deep dive of more subdued, cavernous R&B and trance-laced productions". Benjamin felt that "Curious" sets a "moody, mysterious tone", and called "A Heart's for the Breaking" a "snappy, trap-heavy cut".[1]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Curious"3:24
2."Amnesia"2:58
3."Not a Love Song"2:30
4."The Wall"2:32
5."4AM Mulholland"3:47
6."A Heart's for the Breaking"3:46
7."See Me Cry (A Lover's Lament)"3:47
Total length:22:44

Singles
  • Curious
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gollark: "Unregulated computers could allow people to process data in violation of the GDPR, or train AI things without reading all 282873 pages of EU regulations, filling out forms, and ensuring they cannot be biased against anyone in any way ever."
gollark: Large areas of the world's behaviour becoming inaccessible to anyone but large bureaucratic organisations filling out horrific quantities of paperwork seems somewhat sad to me.

References
  1. Benjamin, Jeff (October 18, 2018). "Amerie Returns With Surprise Double-Album & Explains What She Still Has to Prove: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8480485/amerie-surprise-double-album-exclusive-interview
  3. Johnston, Maura (October 26, 2018). "Amerie: 4AM Mulholland EP / After 4AM EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  4. Billboard staff (October 19, 2018). "Amerie Shares Double Project '4AM Mulholland' and 'After 4AM': Stream Them Now". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  5. Jefferson, J'na (October 19, 2018). "Listen To Amerie's Two New Releases, '4AM Mulholland' And 'After 4AM'". Vibe. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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