The Masquerade (album)

The Masquerade (stylised as the masquerade) is the debut album by indie-pop singer-songwriter mxmtoon, self-released on September 17, 2019. The album was primarily produced by Cavetown and was co-produced by mxmtoon. She released "Prom Dress", "High & Dry", "Seasonal Depression", "Blame Game" and "Dream of You" as singles.

This article is about the mxmtoon album. For the Mêlée album, see Mêlée (band). For other albums, see Masquerade§Albums.
The Masquerade
Studio album by
mxmtoon
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)
StudioShifted Recording Studio, Brooklyn, New York City, United States[1]
GenreIndie pop
Length67:42
LabelSelf-released
Producer
Singles from The Masquerade
  1. "Prom Dress"
    Released: May 7, 2019
  2. "High & Dry"
    Released: June 27, 2019
  3. "Seasonal Depression"
    Released: July 18, 2019
  4. "Blame Game"
    Released: August 8, 2019
  5. "Dream of You"
    Released: August 29, 2019

Background

Prior to the release of the album, Spotify announced the release of 21 Days, a music podcast that follows mxmtoon and Cavetown as they work on the album in New York City.[2][3] When asked to describe the album with three words in an interview with Urban Outfitters, Maia described the album as "sad", "evolved" and "universal".[4] The album was recorded at Shifted Recording Studio in Brooklyn.[1]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[5]
Paste7.5/10[6]

Joshua Bote of Paste described the ten-track album as "comforting twee-pop that wrings out genuine pathos from mxmtoon’s internet celebrity".[6] Matt Yuyitung of Exclaim! wrote "[Maia] brings her wry sense of humour and diary-entry lyricism to her debut record, recalling the lo-fi relatability of Frankie Cosmos.[5] NPR's All Songs Considered wrote "the masquerade straddles whimsy and earnest depth."[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Unspoken Words"4:06
2."Prom Dress"3:17
3."Suffice"3:17
4."Blame Game"3:29
5."High & Dry"3:39
6."My TED Talk"3:00
7."Seasonal Depression"2:36
8."Untitled"3:02
9."Dream of You"3:54
10."Late Nights"3:16
11."Unspoken Words" (acoustic)3:30
12."Prom Dress" (acoustic)4:23
13."Suffice" (acoustic)3:45
14."Blame Game" (acoustic)3:55
15."High & Dry" (acoustic)3:43
16."My TED Talk" (acoustic)2:32
17."Seasonal Depression" (acoustic)2:32
18."Untitled" (acoustic)3:14
19."Dream of You" (acoustic)3:37
20."Late Nights" (acoustic)2:55
Total length:67:42

Notes

  • All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 12
US Top Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 45
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References
  1. Paste (November 14, 2019), "mxmtoon at Paste Studio NYC live from The Manhattan Center", YouTube, retrieved 2019-11-17
  2. Eggertsen, Chris (September 12, 2019). "Spotify Follows '21 Days' in the Life of Up-and-Coming Singer-Songwriter mxmtoon in New Music Podcast". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. Dredge, Stuart (September 13, 2019). "Spotify launches a podcast about musician mxmtoon". Musically. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. "mxmtoon Reveals Her Alter Ego — Open Up". Urban Outfitters. October 11, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 – via YouTube.
  5. Yuyitung, Matt (September 17, 2019). "Mxmtoon The Masquerade". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  6. Bote, Joshua (17 September 2019). "mxmtoon Might Be the Songwriter a New Generation Needs". Paste. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  7. Lonsdorf, Kat (September 17, 2019). "mxmtoon Leaps From Online To Make Her Debut". NPR. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  8. "the masquerade / mxmtoon". Tidal. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  9. "Heatseekers Albums - Week of Dec. 14th, 2019". Billboard.
  10. "Independent Albums - Week of Sept. 28, 2019". Billboard.
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