Bad Ideas (album)

Bad Ideas is a 2019 album by American musician Tessa Violet. It was released on October 25, 2019 by T∆G Music on yellow vinyl.

Bad Ideas
Studio album by
Tessa Violet
ReleasedOctober 25, 2019
GenrePop
Length32:35
LabelT∆G Music
ProducerSeth Earnest
Tessa Violet chronology
Bad Ideas (Act One)
(2019)		 Bad Ideas
(2019)
Singles from Bad Ideas
  1. "Crush"
    Released: June 15, 2018
  2. "I Like (the idea of) You"
    Released: May 2, 2019
  3. "Games"
    Released: September 27, 2019
  4. "Words Ain't Enough"
    Released: October 24, 2019
  5. "Bored"
    Released: May 19, 2020

Background
"It came together almost immediately and it’s like all of a sudden we knew what the direction of this new album would be. We had a target and a direction."

 —Tessa Violet on "Bad Ideas" in Bad Ideas.[1]

Bad Ideas was released in October 25, 2019.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Bad Ideas is Tessa Violet's second album.[8][9][4][6] It was originally set to be released August 3, 2018.[10] She announced the album in October 4, 2019; and released the track list on October 7, 2019.[6] "Bad Ideas" is the title track.[5][6][7][11]

Previously, four singles were released.[12][5][6] "Crush" was released June 2018.[13][6] "I Like (the idea of) You" was released on MTV May 2, 2019.[4][14][15] "Games" was released September 27, 2019.[5][7] "Words Ain't Enough" was released October 24, 2019.[3] Seth Earnest, who has worked with Tessa Violet since 2013, produced the album.[13][3][1][7][15][16]

Writing

Tessa Violet admitted she went through a breakup during the writing of the album.[13][17] "Bad Ideas is a reflection of that snapshot of my life and reconciling ‘why do I keep doing things that make my life worse when I know they make my life worse?"[13] Violet wrote the songs—aside from "Crush"—in her bedroom.[7]

Production

Production for Bad Ideas began in late spring 2017 while Tessa Violet was an independent artist.[7] Violet said the album did not coaslesce until she brought "Bad Ideas" to her producer.[1][18]

The Artist Group assisted in planning the album's release strategy.[7] Originally, there were plans to release three separate Bad Ideas EPs.[9][7] However, Violet was reluctant with the plan: "Man, I didn't really write three EPs though, I wrote an album and I think it should be experienced together."[7] Nevertheless, Bad Ideas (Act One) was released in July 26, 2019.[19][20][4][6][7][11][18] It features remixes by Le Youth and Viceroy; as well as a music download.[6][11]

Tours

In 2019, her first music festival performance, at Lollapalooza was among the tour stops to promote Bad Ideas's upcoming release.[19][7] Her tour, "I Like (the idea of) You", took place across venues in Europe and the United States.[6][7] The UK and Europe legs were opened by Leadley.

Alternate versions

Tessa Violet performed live acoustic versions of Bad Ideas for WGBH-TV in Boston.[21]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Scot Scoop[5]

Upon its release, Bad Ideas was met with positive reviews from the public and music critics. Flood Magazine's Jesse Cline noted Bad Ideas is "all about the hardships of romance."[3] NYU Local's Sophie Grieser recommended the album.[22] Scot Scoop's Zachary Khouri remarked it "encapsulates a wide variety of themes that I would say make it one of the best albums of the year."[5] Cherwell's Maya Little compared it with Mitski's Be the Cowboy stating "Violet refuses conventional love narratives in an album in which the whole point is to talk about romantic feelings as messy, brief, foolish, even funny."[23] Billboard's Hannah Malach said Bad Ideas "details all of the complexities of falling in love."[7] Monocle received the music favourably with "There is something fascinating about pop that achieves a lot with very little. Tessa Violet's secret is in almost minimal but enthralling background beats."[24]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Prelude"1:03
2."Crush"3:35
3."Bad Ideas"2:59
4."I Like (the idea of) You"2:49
5."Games"3:41
6."Feelin"3:04
7."Words Ain't Enough"2:04
8."Bored"3:03
9."Wishful Drinking"3:15
10."Honest"4:12
11."Interlude III"2:49

Charts
Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25]
19
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26]
48
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References
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  2. Allmusic staff. "Bad Ideas - Tessa Violet". Allmusic. AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. Cline, Jesse (24 October 2019). "PREMIERE: Tessa Violet Knows "Words Ain't Enough" on Her Second Album's Lead Single". Flood Magazine. Anthemic Agency. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. Hull, Shelton (14 August 2019). "Tessa Violet takes Florida again, with an Orlando tour date". Orlando Weekly. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. Khouri, Zachary (30 October 2019). "Tessa Violet's 'Bad Ideas' showcases surprising depth". Scot Scoop. Carlmont High School Journalism. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. Lichtenstein, Emma (14 October 2019). "Listening To Tessa Violet Is Never A Bad Idea". Study Breaks. studybreaks.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. Malach, Hannah (25 September 2019). "Tessa Violet Teases New Single 'Games,' Talks 'Wild' Lollapalooza Debut". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. Ayer, Ethan (26 September 2019). "Tessa Violet levels up on her new single "Games"". The Fader. The Fader, Inc. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. Das, Shaoni (27 November 2019). "Tessa Violet's New Single 'Words Ain't Enough' Is A Poignant, Melancholic Reflection on Love". Music Talkers. musictalkers.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. Mamo, Heran (15 June 2018). "Tessa Violet Presents a Dizzy Dance Performance in a Grocery Store for 'Crush' Video: Premiere". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  11. Meadow, Matthew (26 July 2019). "Le Youth and Viceroy Offer Up Fresh Remixes For Tessa Violet's EP "Bad Ideas (Act One)"". Your EDM. Your EDM, LLC. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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  13. Aikins, Gabriel (16 August 2018). "Tessa Violet is personally inviting you into her world". Substream Magazine. Substream Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. Quiles, Alyssa (2 May 2019). "Tessa Violet drops song and other news you might have missed today". Alternative Press. Alternative Press, Inc. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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  21. Buchanan, Stacy (10 December 2019). "Of Monsters And Men, Billy Bragg, And More 2019 Live Sessions At WGBH". WGBH-TV. wgbh.org. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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