COMPLAINT
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| 📅 Released | January 11, 2019 |
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| 🏷️ Label | Steel Wool Media, Empire) |
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COMPLAINT is the fifth studio album made by American rapper, slam poet and spoken-word artist George Watsky. The album was released on January 11, 2019, making it his first studio album since 2016's x Infinity. Location(s) of recording are unknown. Nine tracks were featured on the album and were split into 3 parts: "the beginning, middle, and end of a passionate but unraveling relationship" (COMPLAINT on Genius Lyrics).
COMPLAINT is a change in style for Watsky in the sense that it contains much more autotune and no collaborations. The album also pales in comparison to previous albums; the record's 9-track, 28-minute length is nothing short of pathetic compared to albums like x Infinity, which with its bonus track reached the 75-minute mark. Watsky later stated that the length was required, that it "needed to be," most likely for the album's goal of interpreting a relationship.
The album received mixed reviews. Rodney Fuchs of Everything Is Noise said "Complaint isn't a bad album. Watsky knows how to handle his lyrics. ... But there's always this one thing on my mind: Watsky could've done so much more." User Cross Examinations of WordPress gave the album a 9/10, while user Multicore of Sputnik Music rated it a 2.9/5 on his article.
Release
The album features five singles, each one released at separate times. The first single, "Welcome To The Family," was released on August 14, 2018, to his YouTube channel, accompanied by a music video. The single was released before the album was announced to the public. Five weeks later on September 21, 2018, the second single known as "All Like Whatever" was given a similar release. On November 14, 2018, the third single titled "Mean Ass Drunk" was released, with the album still being unannounced. The track was given a video release on YouTube, which was a still image of the single's art rather than a music video, which wasn't released for another five weeks. The album was finally announced on December 6, 2018 via Watsky's Twitter page, and the fourth single, "No Complaints No Conversation," was given a 30-second sample that was released roughly a week after the tweet. This song and the fifth and final single, "Limo 4 Emos," were released alongside the album. (To be frank, Limo 4 Emos was put out to YouTube on January 8, and No Complaints No Conversation was put out on the 10th). While No Complaints No Conversation hasn't gotten much attention since, Limo 4 Emos was given a YouTube music video on February 2, 2019. Twelve days later on Valentine's Day 2019, a music video for non-single track "What Goes Up" was released to YouTube.
Track list
Although it appears so, Watsky was not the only writer and producer for the album. However, specific contributions made by certain people are unknown. All of the contributors are Adam Nash, Alan Wilkis, Julian Le, Julien Le, Kush Mody, Lewis Hughes, and Ryan Spraker.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Welcome To The Family" |
| 3:36 |
| 2. | "All Like Whatever" |
| 2:44 |
| 3. | "What Goes Up" |
| 2:43 |
| 4. | "Fuck It Up" |
| 2:52 |
| 5. | "Mean Ass Drunk" |
| 3:13 |
| 6. | "No Complaints No Conversation" |
| 3:11 |
| 7. | "Feels Alright" |
| 3:07 |
| 8. | "Limo 4 Emos" |
| 3:20 |
| 9. | "Whitecaps" |
| 3:33 |
| Total length: | 28:17 | ||
References
COMPLAINT on Genius Lyrics. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
Track Listing of COMPLAINT on YouTube. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
Watsky on Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
Watsky - COMPLAINT by Rodney Fuchs. Everything Is Noise. February 6, 2019. (Retrieved March 19, 2019).
Watsky "Complaint," review by multicore. Sputnik Music. February 13, 2019. (Retrieved March 18, 2019).
Complaint // Watsky // Album Review by Cross Examinations. WordPress. February 1, 2019. (Retrieved March 18, 2019).
COMPLAINT on "2019 in Hip Hop Music." Retrieved March 19, 2019.
Here are all of the music videos I got the dates of release from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEqs91ZCAgc (Welcome To The Family) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V5-0hHLfsQ (Mean Ass Drunk) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTzBXyxJE0w (All Like Whatever) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqhv6MRI_Fs (Limo 4 Emos) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZDwM-w5cWk (No Complaints No Conversation). All retrieved March 19, 2019.
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