Natalia Kills Trouble
Trouble is the second studio album by English recording artist Teddy Sinclair under the name Natalia Kills. It was released on 3 September 2013 by Cherrytree Records. Lyrics to 'Trouble' song by Natalia Kills: Oooh woah oooh I'm trouble I'm trouble Oooh woah oooh I'm trouble I'm trouble Hey lover come and.
. ' Released: 12 March 2013. ' Released: 28 June 2013. ' Released: 8 April 2014 Trouble is the second studio album by English recording artist under the name Natalia Kills. It was released on 3 September 2013 by through and.
Recording for the album started in early 2012 and took place in Los Angeles and New York. During that time, Sinclair was accompanied by some producers, including, who served as Trouble 's executive producer. Bhasker handled a multitude of production tasks, including production, instrumentation and songwriting. Sinclair eschewed the sound and lyrical content of her debut album (2011) in favour of a heavier atmosphere, driven by strong and. The lyrics, largely co-written by Sinclair and Bhasker, explore the former's problematic childhood and adolescence.
Accompanying the album, its cover art was designed by Sinclair and symbolizes the album's main themes. Upon release, music critics commended the album's cohesion, and perceived an evolution in Sinclair' songwriting. The album was announced with the release of a music video for 'Controversy' in September 2012. Three singles were commissioned from Trouble, accompanied by respective —'Problem' and ' preceded the album's release; later, a remix of the album's served as its third single.
The record failed to chart internationally with the exception of the US, where it peaked at number 70. Played guitar for Trouble Kills started recording new material approximately a year after the release of her debut studio album. Primarily produced by and Jeff Bhasker, the set was released in March 2011 to mixed critical reception.
It yielded three singles which, similarly to its parent album, performed moderately on European charts. During that year and the following, Kills participated in other musical endeavors, most notably collaborating with groups.
She provided guest vocals for 's song '2 Is Better' and guested on '1974'. Kills featured on the duo 's single ', which became a mild success internationally, and collaborated with DJ Tatana on his single 'You Can't Get In My Head (If You Don't Get In My Bed)'. Trouble was primarily recorded in the Enormous Studios, located in Los Angeles. Other songs were finished in the city's and the New York City-based. Emile's Studio served as a secondary recording location for 'Watching You', which was produced and instrumented by its owner,. Unlike Perfectionist, a limited number of producers was enlisted for Trouble; Kills worked with the musicians Guillaume Doubet, Glass John, and Haynie for the first time.
Bhasker was assigned for executive production and several tasks, including production, instrumentation and programming, as well as post-production processes. He characterised his production on Trouble as 'some of his best work' and stated that it possesses 'dark angles'. Bhasker recorded background vocals for some tracks, such as 'Devils Don't Fly' and 'Problem'. The was recorded by Danielle Haim and Jimmy Messer, whereas Haynie played the keyboards. The programming was handled by Doubet, Haynie, and the American producer.
Messer, Tyler Sam Johnson and Rob Suchecki served as engineers for select songs of the album. Bhasker and mixed Trouble and its mastering was controlled by Chris Athens at his eponymous studio. Composition. Written by Kills and Bhasker, 'Saturday Night' was noted by critics for its autobiographical lyricism, which depicts the former's childhood. Problems playing these files?
According to Kills, Trouble represents an integral departure from her debut studio album. Kills described this sound as mixing -resembling strong percussion with -led instrumentals. Writing for, Paula Yeoman deemed the album's music as 'darker pop', while finding it resemblant of, and 's works. 's Matt Collar opined that the overall sound of the record was influenced by the latter, and. Similarly, the lyricism of Trouble deviates from that of Perfectionist. While the latter explored Kills' ambitions and perfectionism, the former narrates her upbringing and adolescence, when she left her home and pursued dangerous behavior. Kills stated that she conceptualized the album in order to depict her experiences as a teenager and feelings of 'having no control', as she did not identify with recent, 'happy' popular music.
She regarded this attempt as difficult, since it involved the confrontation of her past problems; nonetheless, Kills desired to reflect them in the songs' lyrics as she felt they had defined her personality. She also stated that 'once she started writing, she couldn't stop' and compared the process to a 'confession'. 'Television' and 'Rabbit Hole' contrast their dark, 'sinister' lyricism with their uptempo production. The former, described by Romy Olutski from as a 'more alternative' song, opens with the sound of police sirens and its instrumentation progressively introduces electric guitars and percussion with a effect. The latter contains explicit references to and while utilizing the metaphor of 'falling down a rabbit hole' to falling in love. The pop-styled 'Problem' is influenced by styles such as and; the last genre is also incorporated in Trouble 's, which finds Kills singing in a raw and 'exhausted' voice backed by 'arena rock choirs'. 'Daddy's Girl', which was denoted by Kills as her favorite from the album, places a of American music duo ' single ' over a 'thumping beat'.
Described as a 'love song', it discusses her mother's support and 'devotion' towards Kills' father when he was incarcerated. Second single ' employs synthesizers on a -based instrumental. The track was described as autobiographical and discusses growing up in a house where occurs; Kills also deemed it a song about 'feeling OK when everything is not'. The sole found on the album are 'Devils Don't Fly' and 'Marlboro Lights'. The main instrument utilized in the latter is, while the former displays more instrumentation, including the and. Writing on behalf of, journalist Allison observed influences on ', a melancholic love song.
Release and promotion. Kills performing at The Bootleg Theater The announcement of Kills' second studio album was made with the release of a music video for its first promotional single 'Controversy' in mid-September 2012. During an interview with, Kills explained that it served as an introductory track to the album 'because it's a verbal collage of things we see on a daily basis that we turn a blind eye to, especially in the Internet age, where you can literally see anything and everything instantly. (.) We all laugh and joke when it's someone else's suffering.' The album's first single, 'Problem', was digitally released by Interscope in mid-March 2013, followed in June by its music video. In the same month, 'Saturday Night' was chosen as Trouble 's second single.
It received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Kills attended an after-party for the, held on 25 August 2013 in, where she performed various songs from Trouble. She previously stated she wished her performance to be 'remotely accurate' to the sound and packaging of the album. Trouble was officially released on 3 September 2013 as a in the United States and Canada. A CD release proceeded in the US and Canada on 10 and 17 September 2013. 'Outta Time' was released as the album's second promotional single, free of charge, coinciding with the US release of Trouble. On the same day, a lyric video for the song was released on.
For the US release of Trouble, 'Boys Don't Cry' was premiered on the website of the magazine Glamour. On 18 October 2013, a remix of the song was available on. To promote the album and its singles, Kills was interviewed by a number of magazines and websites, including Billboard, and. On 9 October 2013, Kills performed at a nightclub, and on 31 December 2013 she performed at the. She also performed an acoustic set for. During a promotional trip in New Zealand, Kills attended the. Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Matt Collar of awarded it a rating of three and a half stars out of five, characterising it as a 'pantomime that artists have been trying to pull off ever since Madonna sang about a sexual experience so revelatory it gave her back her virginity'.
He also noted that Kills' personality, although similar to that of and, was 'enough. to keep your attention'. Writing in, Sam Lansky highlighted Bhasker's production, which he credited with making the album cohesive.
Lansky opined that Kills had evolved as a songwriter and given legitimacy and 'richness' to Trouble's songs. So So Gay Magazine praised Trouble as an evolution from her previous album, and stated that Kills 'remains largely unknown and underrated; astonishing considering the quality of her two albums. She’s definitely some sort of anti-princess of pop.' On behalf of The New Zealand Herald, Paula Yeoman stated that pop listeners 'should pay attention to' the album, to which she gave a rating of three and a half out of five points.
Mike Wass of Idolator chose Trouble as his favourite album of 2013, while David Byrne and Tony Peregrin for said the album was one of 2013's 'excellent efforts'. Commercial performance The record entered the US at number 70, becoming her highest-peaking album on the chart. It opened with sales of 6,000 copies, almost half of Perfectionist 's total sold copies, and left the chart the following week. Track listing Song credits obtained from the liner notes of Trouble.
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Learn your lines, get your story straight, Broken bottles gonna seal your fate. Happiness is just a glass away, I'm trouble Breath me in, like the summer nights, It's only a mistake if we don't survive. Kids grown up, but we're not alright, We're trouble And oh oh oh It's the only way I know oh oh My daddy taught me so oh oh When he said to me 'Don't look back When you walk away.' I'm the best mistake you'll ever make Oooh woah oooh. I'm trouble I'm trouble Oooh woah oooh. I'm trouble I'm trouble One, two, for your bad tattoos and Three, four, sneaking in through my window Boy we grew up bad, But we never had nothing but each other. Save your innocence for the next life, Never let them make you think twice When the wreckage flies, Cause this life don't last forever babe.
And oh oh oh It's the only way I know oh oh My daddy taught me so oh oh When he said to me 'Don't look back When you walk away.' I'm the best mistake you'll ever make Oooh woah oooh. I'm trouble I'm trouble Oooh woah oooh. I'm trouble I'm trouble Oooh woah oooh. I'm trouble I'm trouble.