Downhill Lullaby

"Downhill Lullaby" is a song by American singer Sky Ferreira, released as the lead single from her upcoming second studio album Masochism on March 27, 2019. It is her first original material and single since 2014's "I Blame Myself".[4]

"Downhill Lullaby"
Single by Sky Ferreira
from the album Masochism
ReleasedMarch 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)
Genre
Length5:32
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ferreira
  • Elbrecht
Sky Ferreira singles chronology
"I Blame Myself"
(2014)		 "Downhill Lullaby"
(2019)

Background

After various delays for new music spanning several years, Ferreira began hinting at an upcoming album in November 2018.[5] In early March 2019, she stated on Twitter that the first song to be released from the album "is not a pop song".[6]

Composition

In writing the track, Ferreira explained that she aimed to capture the sound of "the birds in Snow White, singing underwater, while slowly being suffocated by plastic."[7] The song was described as a "five-and-a-half-minute, goth-noir, chamber-pop piece—with strings!—that could have easily closed an episode of the revived Twin Peaks."[8]

Critical reception

"Downhill Lullaby" received universal acclaim from music critics. Rolling Stone's editor Brittany Spanos ranked the song as "Song You Need to Know" describing the song as "one of her finest and most melodramatic performances yet".

Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref
Pitchfork (website) 100 Best Songs of 2019 93
Vulture Best New Music N/D

Promotion

Ferreira posted the cover art and announced the release date in a social media post on March 21, 2019.[6]

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References
  1. https://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2019-03-28/hear_this_sky_ferreira_downhill_lullaby.html
  2. Li, Emma (March 27, 2019). "Sky Ferreira Goes Downhill into a Lullaby". V. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. St. Asaph, Katherine. "The 100 Best Songs of 2019". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. Blais-Billie, Braudie (March 21, 2019). "Sky Ferreira Announces New Song 'Downhill Lullaby' Coming Next Week". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. Hussein, Wandera (March 21, 2019). "Sky Ferreira announces new single 'Downhill Lullaby' out next week". The Fader. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  6. Helman, Peter (March 21, 2019). "Sky Ferreira's New Single 'Downhill Lullaby' Out Next Week". Stereogum. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  7. Hunt, El (March 27, 2019). "Darkness rules on Sky Ferreira's cinematic new song 'Downhill Lullaby'". NME. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. Dodero, Camille (March 26, 2019). "Sky Ferreira Returns". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 31, 2019.


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