x Infinity

x Infinity, (pronounced Times Infinity) is the fourth studio album by American rapper, spoken word artist and author George Watsky, released on August 19, 2016. The album was recorded at Seahorse Studios in Los Angeles, Grand St. Recording in Brooklyn, and Aqua Vibea in Hadley, Massachusetts.^[1]

x Infinity
Studio album by Watsky
Released	August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)
Recorded	Seahorse Studios, Los Angeles, California Grand St. Recording, Brooklyn, New York Aqua Vibea, Hadley, Massachusetts
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	65:42 (standard version) 75:22 (deluxe version)
Label	Steel Wool Media, Empire
Producer	Watsky Kush Mody Russell Simmons Anderson Paak Frans Mernick Mikos Da Gawd Daniel Riera Wax Andrew Oedel
Watsky chronology
All You Can Do (2014) x Infinity (2016) Complaint (2018)
Singles from x Infinity
"Stick to Your Guns" Released: July 1, 2016 "Tiny Glowing Screens, Pt. 3" Released: July 8, 2016 "Talking to Myself" Released: July 26, 2016 "Midnight Heart" Released: August 9, 2016

The album, executive produced by Russell Simmons – who Watsky previously connected with as a guest on Season 6 of Simmons' HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry – was produced by Kush Mody and features additional production from Anderson .Paak and drumming by Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots, among other collaborations.^[2] Unlike Watsky's previous album, All You Can Do, which was almost entirely produced by .Paak, the album contains only one song, Midnight Heart, that features production from him. Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots accompanies Watsky on the drums in Track 13, Midnight Heart.

Background

On Twitter, Watsky described the album's thesis statement as a message "that embracing our insignificance in the vastness of time & space frees us to be joyful." He stated in another tweet that the album was his first in 2 years.^[3]

Release

The lead single, Stick to Your Guns featuring Julia Nunes, was released on July 1, 2016, as a free download on Watsky's Bandcamp page.^[4] A week later, the second single, Tiny Glowing Screens, Pt. 3, was released alongside the announcement of the album. An accompanying music video was released on YouTube.^[5] On August 18, 2016, the day before the album's scheduled release, lyric annotation site Genius premiered the song Don't Be Nice, along with the lyrics for the entire album. This is not the first time Watsky premiered music right before the album through Genius; a similar promotion was done for the release of Cardboard Castles and All You Can Do.^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[7]
The Musical Hype	^[8]
SputnikMusic	^[9]

x Infinity was met with positive reviews.

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album a three and a half out of five stars, adding that "Ultimately, this is his brightest, most accomplished release yet." SputnikMusic user RedHotRedd gave the album a similar score, saying "It seems as though Watsky really wanted x Infinity to be his best effort, and it most certainly was."

Track listing

Track listing adapted from the iTunes Store, and credits from Genius.^[10][11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tiny Glowing Screens, Pt. 3" (featuring Danny McClain & Camila Recchio)	Watsky Kush Mody	Mody	3:53
2.	"Talking to Myself"	Watsky Julian Le	Watsky Mody	3:41
3.	"Chemical Angel"	Watsky Le	Mody	2:31
4.	"Little Slice" (featuring Danny McClain)	Watsky Frans Mernick	Mernick Mody	3:24
5.	"Springtime in New York"	Watsky Mernick	Mernick	2:23
6.	"Pink Lemonade"	Watsky Daniel Riera	Riera	3:17
7.	"Don't Be Nice"	Watsky Mody	Mody	3:18
8.	"Yes Britannia"		Mody Watsky	3:37
9.	"Love Letters"	Watsky Mody	Mody	4:24
10.	"Stick to Your Guns" (featuring Julia Nunes)	Watsky Mody	Mody	4:05
11.	"Brave New World" (featuring Chaos Chaos)	Watsky Mody	Mody	4:04
12.	"Going Down"	Watsky Mikos	Mikos	5:16
13.	"Midnight Heart" (featuring Mal Devisa)	Watsky Anderson Paak Michael Jones	Paak Mody	4:37
14.	"Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations"	Watsky Mody	Mody	3:40
15.	"Lovely Thing Suite: Knots"	Watsky Mody Ryan Whyman	Mody	3:06
16.	"Lovely Thing Suite: Roses"	Watsky Mody	Mody Mikos	4:09
17.	"Lovely Thing Suite: Theories"	Watsky Mody	Mody	6:17
Total length:				65:42

Bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Exquisite Corpse" (featuring Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Adam Vida, Wax, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs, and Chinaka Hodge)	Watsky Mody Jonathan Park Benjamin Laub Adam Traore Jones Rafael Casal Daveed Diggs Chinaka Hodge	Mody	9:40
Total length:				75:22

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	6
US Billboard 200^[13]	58

References

1. BWW News Desk. "New Watsky Album 'x Infinity' Gets August 2016 Release". Retrieved July 9, 2016.
2. "Watsky Delivers 'Tiny Glowing Screens Pt. 3' Video, Announces New Album 'x Infinity': Exclusive Premiere". Retrieved July 9, 2016.
3. "W▵TSKY on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
4. "Stick to Your Guns, by Watsky ft. Julia Nunes". gwatsky. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
5. "Watsky- Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 ft. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain (x INFINITY)". YouTube. YouTube. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
6. "+ all the lyrics to Watsky's new album before it drops #xInfinity". Genius. Genius. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
7. allmusic
8. the musical hype
9. sputnikmusic
10. "x Infinity by Watsky on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
11. "x INFINITY Lyrics – Genius". Genius. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
12. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
13. "Watsky Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2016.