DX
Studio album by
Friendzone
ReleasedOctober 9, 2013 (2013-10-09)
GenreInstrumental hip hop
Length94:02
Labelself-released
ProducerFriendzone
Friendzone chronology
DX
(2013)		 While U Wait[1]
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chicago Readerfavorable[2]
Cokemachineglowfavorable[3]
Cookie Scenefavorable[4]

DX is the only studio album by American hip hop record production duo Friendzone.[5] It was released on October 9, 2013.[6] A music video was created for "Poly".[7][8]

In an interview with Fact, James Laurence said, "DX is an album 100%, this is our heart and soul."[9] Dylan Reznick said, "I wanted to make an album that would make people's heads spin, make them rethink their ideas about music a little."[9]

Critical reception

Fact placed the album at number 47 on the "50 Best Albums of 2013" list.[10] Writing for Fact, John Twells described it as "the most distilled example of their sound – a sunny, hopeful fusion of 16-bit melodies, anime joy, IDM fuzz and Atlanta beats."[11] Cokemachineglow placed the album at number 3 on the "Top 30 Albums 2013" list.[12] Brent Ables of Cokemachineglow wrote, "it marks their progression from top-notch producers to genuine composers in their own right."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Taswell"5:25
2."Retailxtal"4:20
3."Passion Breathing"4:12
4."Rest Pt. 2"4:48
5."All My Life+"4:18
6."Hislo" (featuring Finally Boys)5:56
7."Amore"3:30
8."Poly"5:57
9."Luv You More than Anything"4:26
10."8AM"3:53
11."Another Jam for the Ages~!"3:42
12."Yr Touch Yr Bliss"5:20
13."4 Yia Yia" (bonus track)3:32
14."If U Knew" (bonus track)3:22
15."Truth" (bonus track; featuring Jeffro)3:53
16."Rest" (bonus track)3:21
17."First Love XOXO" (bonus track)3:41
18."Always" (bonus track)3:53
19."Customer I + II" (bonus track)4:18
20."L.R.C." (bonus track)7:01
21."Shut the World Out" (bonus track)5:05

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Gregory (May 27, 2015). "Friendzone 'While U Wait' (EP stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ Raymer, Miles (August 9, 2013). "In Rotation: Jeanine O'Toole of Bare Mutants on how to commemorate Jerry Garcia's deathiversary". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Ables, Brent (September 25, 2013). "Friendzone: DX". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ Kondo, Masaya (October 10, 2013). "Friendzone - DX". Cookie Scene (in Japanese). Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ Welsh, April Clare (January 30, 2017). "James Laurence, one half of trailblazing cloud rap producers Friendzone, has died". Fact. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (October 4, 2013). "Download Friendzone's DX Mix". The Fader. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Watch the Video for Friendzone's "Poly" and Don't Get Lost in a Trance". Noisey. October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Friendzone share new album DX as name-your-price release". Fact. October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Kelly, Chris (September 3, 2013). ""It's a beautiful time to be alive and making music": Friendzone on their debut album and confounding expectations (page 2 of 2)". Fact. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  10. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2013 (page 5 of 52)". Fact. December 9, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  11. ↑ Twells, John (February 2, 2017). "Perfect Skies: How James Laurence and Friendzone helped shape cloud rap". Fact. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Top 30 Albums 2013 + Staff Lists (page 3 of 4)". Cokemachineglow. December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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