Us (Empress Of album)

Us is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Empress Of, released on October 19, 2018 via XL Recordings and Terrible Records.^[9] The album was preceded by the double A-side single "Trust Me Baby / In Dreams", released on April 11, 2018,^[2] and three promotional singles: "When I'm with Him", released on August 22;^[10] "Love for Me", released on September 24;^[11] and "I Don't Even Smoke Weed", released on October 17.^[12]

Us
Studio album by Empress Of
Released	October 19, 2018
Label	Terrible, XL
Producer	Lorely Rodriguez, Dev Hynes, DJDS, Pional, Cole M.G.N.^[1]^[2]
Empress Of chronology
Me (2015) Us (2018) I'm Your Empress Of (2020)
Singles from Us
"Trust Me Baby" Released: April 11, 2018 "When I'm with Him" Released: August 22, 2018 "Love for Me" Released: September 24, 2018 "I Don't Even Smoke Weed" Released: October 17, 2018

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Clash	7/10^[5]
DIY	^[6]
Pitchfork	6.3/10^[7]
Slant Magazine	^[8]

"When I'm with Him" is part of the soundtrack of eFootball PES 2020.^[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lorely Rodriguez unless otherwise specified.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everything to Me"		2:47
2.	"Just the Same"		3:41
3.	"Trust Me Baby"		3:18
4.	"Love for Me"		3:19
5.	"I Don't Even Smoke Weed"		3:26
6.	"Timberlands"	Lorely Rodriguez Georgia Barnes	3:21
7.	"I've Got Love"		3:17
8.	"All for Nothing"	Rodriguez Andrew Sarlo	3:12
9.	"When I'm with Him"	Dan Nigro Rodriguez	3:13
10.	"Again"		3:01

References

1. Aviles, Gwen (October 19, 2018). "Empress Of 'Us' Stream". Spin. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
2. Helman, Peter (April 11, 2018). "Empress Of – "Trust Me Baby" & "In Dreams"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
4. Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
5. Thomas, Laviea (October 19, 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
6. Roseblade, Nick. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
7. "Empress Of: Us". Pitchfork.
8. Ordaz, Sophia (October 10, 2018). "Empress Of: Us". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
9. Renshaw, David (August 21, 2018). "Empress Of announces new album Us". The FADER. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
10. Halabian, Layla (August 22, 2018). "Empress Of's "When I'm With Him" video is a love letter to East L.A." The FADER. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
11. Castro-Cota, Isabella (September 26, 2018). "Empress Of – "Love for Me"". Spin. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
12. Rettig, James (October 17, 2018). "Empress Of – "I Don't Even Smoke Weed"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
13. Santamaría, Daniel (2019-09-12). "PES 2020 | Banda Sonora Completa (Playlist)". Wake And Listen (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)