Femejism

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Femejism
Studio album by
Deap Vally
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
GenreGarage rock, alternative rock
Length49:37
LabelNevado Music
ProducerNick Zinner, Deap Vally
Deap Vally chronology
Sistrionix
(2013) 		Femejism
(2016) 		Deap Lips
(2020)
Singles from Femejism
  1. "Royal Jelly"
    Released: November 10, 2015[1]
  2. "Smile More"
    Released: June 7, 2016[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Consequence of SoundC+[5]
DIY[6]
ViceA−[7]

Femejism is the second studio album by American rock duo Deap Vally. It was released in September 2016 by Nevado Music. The album was produced by Yeah Yeah Yeahs' guitarist Nick Zinner. He makes an appearance in the video for the first single, "Royal Jelly", which also featured the British model Georgia May Jagger.[8]

Promotion[edit]

Music videos were produced and released for all but three songs on the album. The first of which was Royal Jelly, and it was published on Nov 10, 2015. Over the next two and a half years, Deap Vally debuted music videos for Smile More, Gonnawanna, Little Baby Beauty Queen, Critic, Julian, Turn It Off, Two Seat Bike, Post Funk and Grunge Bond. In the Gonnawanna video, fellow Los-Angeles musician Kiran Gandhi was featured.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Royal Jelly"4:03
2."Julian"3:13
3."Gonnawanna"3:47
4."Little Baby Beauty Queen"3:21
5."Smile More"4:31
6."Critic"3:27
7."Post Funk"3:51
8."Two Seat Bike"3:23
9."Bubble Baby"4:21
10."Teenage Queen"4:36
11."Grunge Bond"2:30
12."Turn It Off"4:15
13."Heart Is an Animal"4:19
Japan bonus tracks[9][better source needed]
No.TitleLength
14."Smile More" (acoustic) 
15."Critic" (live acoustic) 

Personnel[edit]

  • Alex Deyoung – mastering
  • Nathanial Eras – percussion
  • Charles Godfrey – engineer
  • Chris Kasych – engineer
  • Samur Khouja – engineer
  • Lauren Fay Levy – percussion
  • Rachel McCollum – artwork, design, photography
  • Lars Stalfors – mixing
  • John Stavas – photography
  • Deap Vally – producer
  • Sadaharu Yagi – engineer
  • Nick Zinner – producer

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Femejism
Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 50
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[11] 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Royal Jelly – Single". NME. November 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Smile More – Single". NME. June 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "femejism Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Femejism – Deap Vally". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Deap Vally - Femejism". Consequence of Sound. 15 September 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Hunt, El (15 September 2016). "Deap Vally - Femejism". DIY. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 16, 2016). "Deap Vally, Nots, and "Punk": Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Royal Jelly Music Video". Consequence of Sound. 9 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Femijism (Japanese Version) by Deap Vally". Discogs. 16 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Deap Vally | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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