After 4AM is the third extended play (EP)[2] by American R&B singer Amerie, released on October 19, 2018, through Feeniix Rising Entertainment. It was released along with its sister EP, 4AM Mulholland. The LPs have been called a "two-sided concept album draped in late-night vibes and musings on love".[3]
Along with 4AM Mulholland, the EPs make up Amerie's first proper album in nine years.[3] Amerie had complete creative control over the project, as she wrote, recorded and engineered the songs herself, all while not knowing, then discovering that she was pregnant. She called making the EPs "creatively freeing",[4] and stated on separating the project into two: "I love my projects to be very sonically cohesive. As I was recording, I wasn't trying to limit myself in any way, I was feeling very, very creative -- I had just came off of writing a new story and I wanted to go full-out into the recording process."[5]
Maura Johnston of Pitchfork said the EPs "fuse Amerie's thoughtful craft to R&B's current wave and reveal more pleasure with each listen", and gave After 4AM a slightly higher score of 7.6 over its sister EP's 7.2.[3] Johnston acclaimed the production on After 4AM moreso than 4AM Mulholland, calling "4The Lovers" the beginning of the "stronger backbone" of the second half of songs with its "piston-like instrumental". Johnston compared "Give It All Up" to the "strut" of the "similarly gloom-stricken" "Why R U", but said "its layers of strings and piano hint at extra drama", and also judged that there is "throwback action" on the EP, with "the rubbery synths that acted as the fulcrum for the 2008 Ne-Yo smash 'Miss Independent' and its mid-2000s radio counterparts spangl[ing] the surface of 'Midnight Rain,' while the swaying rhythms of the gentle ballad 'I Remember Us' update the strummy R&B-pop of Stargate."[3]
Jeff Benjamin of Billboard judged that the content of the EPs "pivots from her pop-leaning past hits into a deep dive of more subdued, cavernous R&B and trance-laced productions". Benjamin called opening track "4The Lovers" a "snappy, trap-heavy cut", and "Give It All Up" and "I Remember Us" "deliver a pang of nostalgia with flecks of jittery pop and boom bap".[1]
^ abBenjamin, Jeff (October 18, 2018). "Amerie Returns With Surprise Double-Album & Explains What She Still Has to Prove: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^"Amerie Returns with Surprise Double-Album & Explains What She Still Has to Prove: Exclusive". Billboard. 18 October 2018.
^ abcdeJohnston, Maura (October 26, 2018). "Amerie: 4AM Mulholland EP / After 4AM EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^Billboard staff (October 19, 2018). "Amerie Shares Double Project '4AM Mulholland' and 'After 4AM': Stream Them Now". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^Renshaw, David (October 19, 2018). "Amerie returns with two new projects: 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM". The Fader. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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after, third, extended, play, american, singer, amerie, released, october, 2018, through, feeniix, rising, entertainment, released, along, with, sister, mulholland, have, been, called, sided, concept, album, draped, late, night, vibes, musings, love, amerierel. After 4AM is the third extended play EP 2 by American R amp B singer Amerie released on October 19 2018 through Feeniix Rising Entertainment It was released along with its sister EP 4AM Mulholland The LPs have been called a two sided concept album draped in late night vibes and musings on love 3 After 4AMEP by AmerieReleasedOctober 19 2018 2018 10 19 GenreR amp B 1 Length20 43LabelFeeniix RisingAmerie chronology4AM Mulholland 2016 After 4AM 2018 Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 ReferencesBackground and recording editAlong with 4AM Mulholland the EPs make up Amerie s first proper album in nine years 3 Amerie had complete creative control over the project as she wrote recorded and engineered the songs herself all while not knowing then discovering that she was pregnant She called making the EPs creatively freeing 4 and stated on separating the project into two I love my projects to be very sonically cohesive As I was recording I wasn t trying to limit myself in any way I was feeling very very creative I had just came off of writing a new story and I wanted to go full out into the recording process 5 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingPitchfork7 6 10 3 Maura Johnston of Pitchfork said the EPs fuse Amerie s thoughtful craft to R amp B s current wave and reveal more pleasure with each listen and gave After 4AM a slightly higher score of 7 6 over its sister EP s 7 2 3 Johnston acclaimed the production on After 4AM moreso than 4AM Mulholland calling 4The Lovers the beginning of the stronger backbone of the second half of songs with its piston like instrumental Johnston compared Give It All Up to the strut of the similarly gloom stricken Why R U but said its layers of strings and piano hint at extra drama and also judged that there is throwback action on the EP with the rubbery synths that acted as the fulcrum for the 2008 Ne Yo smash Miss Independent and its mid 2000s radio counterparts spangl ing the surface of Midnight Rain while the swaying rhythms of the gentle ballad I Remember Us update the strummy R amp B pop of Stargate 3 Jeff Benjamin of Billboard judged that the content of the EPs pivots from her pop leaning past hits into a deep dive of more subdued cavernous R amp B and trance laced productions Benjamin called opening track 4The Lovers a snappy trap heavy cut and Give It All Up and I Remember Us deliver a pang of nostalgia with flecks of jittery pop and boom bap 1 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 4The Lovers Amerie NicholsonRicky Wigginton Jr AmerieLen NicholsonWigginton3 302 Give It All Up A NicholsonMathew JenkinsAmerieL NicholsonJenkins4 013 Midnight Rain A NicholsonJenkinsJenkins2 504 Don t Say a Word A NicholsonPierre HeathAmerieL NicholsonAnimal3 185 I Remember Us A NicholsonJenkinsAmerieL NicholsonJenkinsFeenix Rising3 336 Just Sayin A NicholsonJenkinsAmerieL NicholsonJenkinsFeenix Rising3 31Total length 20 43References edit a b Benjamin Jeff October 18 2018 Amerie Returns With Surprise Double Album amp Explains What She Still Has to Prove Exclusive Billboard Retrieved November 1 2018 Amerie Returns with Surprise Double Album amp Explains What She Still Has to Prove Exclusive Billboard 18 October 2018 a b c d e Johnston Maura October 26 2018 Amerie 4AM Mulholland EP After 4AM EP Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved November 1 2018 Billboard staff October 19 2018 Amerie Shares Double Project 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM Stream Them Now Billboard Retrieved November 1 2018 Renshaw David October 19 2018 Amerie returns with two new projects 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM The Fader Retrieved November 1 2018 nbsp This EP related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title After 4AM amp oldid 1203762672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
