Kiss Yr Frenemies
Studio album by
Illuminati Hotties
ReleasedMay 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
GenreRock
LabelTiny Engines
Illuminati Hotties chronology
Kiss Yr Frenemies
(2018)		 Free I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For
(2020)

Kiss Yr Frenemies is the debut album by the American indie rock band Illuminati Hotties. The album was released on May 11, 2018, under the Tiny Engines label.

Background

After attending the Berklee College of Music, Sarah Tudzin, the bandleader of Illuminati Hotties, moved back to Los Angeles to and worked as an audio engineer for Slowdive, Porches and Hamilton.[1][2] Rolling Stone reported that Sarah Tudzin recorded Kiss Yr Frenemies in the studio where she was an assistant to Chris Coady after the working for the aforementioned projects.[3] The album was released on Tiny Engines on May 11, 2018.[2][4]

Critical reception

Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3/10 rating.[5]

On December 4, 2018, Stereogum published its best-50-albums-of-2018 ranked year-end list, placing Kiss Yr Frenemies at #19.[6]

Track listing

Kiss Yr Frenemies track listing[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Kiss Yr Frenemies"0:58
2."(You're Better) Than Ever"2:21
3."Shape of My Hands"3:15
4."Cuff"4:48
5."For Cheez (My Friend, Not the Food)"3:59
6."Paying Off the Happiness"2:31
7."Patience"3:40
8."The Rules"4:55
9."Boi"0:57
10."Pressed 2 Death"2:15
11."Declutter"3:58

References

  1. ↑ Payne, Chris (2019-03-05). "Illuminati Hotties Debut Power Pop Single 'I Wanna Keep Yr Dog': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. 1 2 "Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin Wanted to Make a Résumé, But Made a Debut Album Instead | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2021-06-10). "Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin Is Ready to Get Loud (and Soft, Too)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Illuminati Hotties made a catchy song about being in a shitload of debt". The FADER. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. ↑ "Illuminati Hotties: Kiss Yr Frenemies". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  6. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2018". Stereogum. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  7. ↑ Sleeve notes from CD, Tiny Engines, 2018.


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