Ardipithecus is the debut studio album by American singer Willow. It was released on December 11, 2015 through Roc Nation and Interscope Records. Willow is credited as sole songwriter on 11 tracks, and sole producer on 10 of them. The album also features contributions from Willow's brother Trey Smith, under the moniker AcE, and frequent collaborator Jabs.[2][3][4] The track "F Q-C #8" was released as a single on May 7, 2015, with an accompanying music video.[5] A video to the track "Why Don't You Cry" was also released.[6]
In an e-mail interview with Fader, Willow explained the name choice:
"Ardipithecus Ramidus (sic) is the scientific name of the first hominid bones found on earth. I wanted to name my musical compilation after it because, while I was making these songs I was in such a transitional state. Digging deep in the soil of my heart and finding bits and pieces of my ancient self that tell stories, which end up being the lyrics to the songs. Ardipithecus is my first album in my entire career and it makes me feel so blessed to be able to share my evolution with the LightEaters as I continue excavating my inner worlds…"[7]
The album received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 51, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 5 reviews. Among these reviews, not one was positive.[8]Consequence of Sound critic Adam Kivel described the album as "impenetrable, even distancing." Kivel further wrote: "The album is a headscratcher, one that shows plenty of promise but also a personality abstruse to the point of mystification."[9] Criticizing the album's musical simplicity and lyrics, The New York Times' Ben Ratliff called the album as "essentially a Bandcamp record released by Roc Nation."[1]
Now critic Kevin Ritchie regarded that Ardipithecus' "undercooked production" as "a serious limitation." Ritchie further stated that the record "could've been distinctive but instead lacks depth or the transporting quality of her imaginative lyrics."[10] Frank Farisi of Tiny Mix Tapes thought: "So much of listening to Ardipithecus feels immeasurable by good or bad." and concluded that the album "fails as a pop record, because it's barely aware that it's a part of that conversation."[12]
Track listingEdit
All tracks are written by Willow Smith, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Smith, except where noted
^ abRatliff, Ben (December 16, 2015). "Review: Willow Smith's 'Ardipithecus,' Teen-Speak on Astral Planes". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
^Britton, Luke Morgan (December 11, 2015). "Willow Smith surprise-releases debut album 'Ardipithecus'". NME. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
^Golding, Shenequa (December 13, 2015). "Willow Smith Released Her Surprise Debut Album 'Ardipithecus'". Vibe. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
^Hernandez, Victoria (December 11, 2015). "Willow Smith "Ardipithecus" Album Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
^"F Q-C # 7 - Single by Willow". Itunes.apple.com. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^"world premiere: watch willow smith's new video 'why don't you cry'". i-d.vice.com/. 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
^Myers, Owen. "Willow Smith Releases Surprise Debut Album Ardipithecus". The Fader. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
^ ab"Ardipithecus - Willow Smith". Metacritic. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ abKivel, Adam (December 17, 2015). "Willow – Ardipithecus". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
^ abRitchie, Kevin (January 6, 2016). "Willow Smith". Now. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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Ardipithecus is the debut studio album by American singer Willow It was released on December 11 2015 through Roc Nation and Interscope Records Willow is credited as sole songwriter on 11 tracks and sole producer on 10 of them The album also features contributions from Willow s brother Trey Smith under the moniker AcE and frequent collaborator Jabs 2 3 4 The track F Q C 8 was released as a single on May 7 2015 with an accompanying music video 5 A video to the track Why Don t You Cry was also released 6 ArdipithecusStudio album by WillowReleasedDecember 11 2015 2015 12 11 GenreNeo soul 1 Length54 07LabelRoc NationInterscopeProducerWillow Smith AcE JABS Mel Chaos Lewis James Chul Rim Anthony Bell James Darrell Robinson DWayne E Moore Rayfield HollomanWillow chronologyInterdimensional Tesseract 2015 Ardipithecus 2015 The 1st 2017 Singles from Ardipithecus Why Don t You Cry Released September 18 2015 Wait a Minute Released December 11 2015The album takes its name from the genus of an extinct hominine of the same name Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditIn an e mail interview with Fader Willow explained the name choice Ardipithecus Ramidus sic is the scientific name of the first hominid bones found on earth I wanted to name my musical compilation after it because while I was making these songs I was in such a transitional state Digging deep in the soil of my heart and finding bits and pieces of my ancient self that tell stories which end up being the lyrics to the songs Ardipithecus is my first album in my entire career and it makes me feel so blessed to be able to share my evolution with the LightEaters as I continue excavating my inner worlds 7 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic51 100 8 Review scoresSourceRatingConsequenceD 9 Now 10 Pitchfork5 8 10 11 Tiny Mix Tapes 12 The album received mixed reviews from critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics the album received an average score of 51 which indicates mixed or average reviews based on 5 reviews Among these reviews not one was positive 8 Consequence of Sound critic Adam Kivel described the album as impenetrable even distancing Kivel further wrote The album is a headscratcher one that shows plenty of promise but also a personality abstruse to the point of mystification 9 Criticizing the album s musical simplicity and lyrics The New York Times Ben Ratliff called the album as essentially a Bandcamp record released by Roc Nation 1 Now critic Kevin Ritchie regarded that Ardipithecus undercooked production as a serious limitation Ritchie further stated that the record could ve been distinctive but instead lacks depth or the transporting quality of her imaginative lyrics 10 Frank Farisi of Tiny Mix Tapes thought So much of listening to Ardipithecus feels immeasurable by good or bad and concluded that the album fails as a pop record because it s barely aware that it s a part of that conversation 12 Track listing EditAll tracks are written by Willow Smith except where noted All tracks are produced by Smith except where notedNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Organization amp Classification 5 142 Natives of the Windy Forest 2 313 Drugz 3 084 Cycles 3 395 F Q C 8 4 206 Not So Different featuring Jabs SmithJarah Bond 3 137 IDK SmithMel Chaos Lewis 4 188 Randomsong 4 159 Marceline 2 1610 Marceline Pt 2 3 0111 Ur Town 3 4112 Star featuring Jabs SmithBondWillard Carroll Smith IIIOmarr RambertAceRambert3 3613 Wait a Minute SmithJames Chul RimJta3 1614 Waves of Nature SmithW C SmithAce3 5115 Why Don t You Cry SmithW C SmithRambertAce3 48Total length 54 07 Notes Drugz is stylized dRuGz Randomsong is stylized in all caps Ur Town is stylized UR Town Personnel EditWillow vocals production Jabs vocals production AcE production Mel Chaos Lewis production James Chul Rim production recording mixingCharts EditChart 2016 PeakpositionUS Heatseekers Albums Billboard 13 15References Edit a b Ratliff Ben December 16 2015 Review Willow Smith s Ardipithecus Teen Speak on Astral Planes The New York Times Retrieved December 19 2015 Britton Luke Morgan December 11 2015 Willow Smith surprise releases debut album Ardipithecus NME Retrieved December 19 2015 Golding Shenequa December 13 2015 Willow Smith Released Her Surprise Debut Album Ardipithecus Vibe Retrieved December 19 2015 Hernandez Victoria December 11 2015 Willow Smith Ardipithecus Album Stream Cover Art amp Tracklist HipHopDX Retrieved December 19 2015 F Q C 7 Single by Willow Itunes apple com 2015 05 07 Retrieved 2015 12 08 world premiere watch willow smith s new video why don t you cry i d vice com 2015 09 17 Retrieved 2015 12 11 Myers Owen Willow Smith Releases Surprise Debut Album Ardipithecus The Fader Retrieved December 19 2015 a b Ardipithecus Willow Smith Metacritic Retrieved January 30 2016 a b Kivel Adam December 17 2015 Willow Ardipithecus Consequence of Sound Retrieved December 19 2015 a b Ritchie Kevin January 6 2016 Willow Smith Now Retrieved January 7 2016 Cook Cameron January 7 2016 Willow Ardipithecus Pitchfork Retrieved January 7 2016 a b Falisi Frank Willow Ardipithecus Tiny Mix Tapes Retrieved January 14 2016 Billboard Heatseeker albums Billboard Retrieved February 5 2016 External links EditWillow Smith on Roc Nation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ardipithecus album amp oldid 1168277145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
