Isolation (Kali Uchis album)

Isolation
Studio album by Kali Uchis
Released April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
Recorded 2017–2018
Studio
  • Whitelines (Los Angeles)
  • Interscope (Santa Monica)
  • Dap-Kings (New York City)
  • Harmony (Los Angeles)
  • Red Bull (Los Angeles)
  • Paramount (Los Angeles)
  • Studio 13 (London)
  • Park Street (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length 46:30
Label
Producer
Kali Uchis chronology
Por Vida
(2015)		 Isolation
(2018)
Singles from Isolation
  1. "Tyrant"
    Released: May 22, 2017
  2. "Nuestro Planeta"
    Released: August 25, 2017
  3. "After the Storm"
    Released: January 12, 2018

Isolation (stylized as isola†ion) is the debut studio album by Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis, released worldwide on April 6, 2018, by Rinse Recordings, Virgin Records, and Universal Music Group.[6][7] The album was supported by three singles; "Tyrant" featuring Jorja Smith, "Nuestro Planeta" featuring Reykon, and "After the Storm" featuring Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy Collins.

Recording

In June 2018, Kali was concerned for her debut's sound, "When I was making this album, I really didn’t want to be influenced by current music or by my peers", “...I was worried that maybe my music wouldn’t be embraced by other people because it doesn’t really correlate with what’s trending at this moment, but I think embracing the isolation of that and tasking the risk of making things that doesn’t sound like anything else right now makes music exciting. That’s part of what makes life exciting. That’s part of being an artist".[8]

Music and lyrics

In an interview with Lulu Garcia-Navarro on National Public Radio, Kali Uchis spoke on the details of her relationship with her family and growing up alongside the lyrics of "Killer", stating;

"After the Storm" features vocals from rapper Tyler, the Creator and singer Bootsy Collins. The silky funk[9] song serves as the final single of the album. "Nuestro Planeta" features vocals from reggaeton performer Reykon. The song has a reggaeton rush,[9] and serves as the second single for Isolation.

Release and promotion

Uchis supported the album with an upcoming 23-date North American "In Your Dreams" tour which will start on September 13, 2018 in Seattle and with future dates to be announced. Gabriel Garzón-Montano and Cuco will serve as opening acts for the tour.[10][11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB+[13]
Clash8/10[14]
Consequence of SoundA–[5]
Exclaim!8/10[15]
The Independent[16]
NME[1]
Paste9.2/10[3]
Pitchfork8.6/10[4]
Q[17]
Rolling Stone[2]

Isolation received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 87, based on 15 reviews.[12] Ilana Kaplan of The Independent wrote that Uchis "has been largely underrated the past few years, but Isolation might just finally give her the attention she deserves".[16] In a rave review for Paste, Madison Desler stated that "for an album that's fifteen tracks to be this consistently good is ... an artistic triumph that should place it on every Best Of list at the end of the year", concluding that the album "perhaps signal[s] a legend in the making."[3] Q praised Uchis' "natural pop charisma and ... ability to glide effortlessly between genres".[17] For Rolling Stone, Joe Levy praised the album as "fascinating" and simultaneously "vintage and futuristic", comparing it to the works of Beck and Outkast.[2] In a five-star review Thomas Smith of NME commented that "miraculously, [the album] feels in no way forced: it's a joy to witness her glide into any genre and totally own it".[1] For Pitchfork, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd wrote that the album "positions her to become a new gravitational force in pop".[4] For Exclaim!, A. Harmony scored the album an 8 out of 10 and wrote that it "bends genres to her will rather than allowing them to absorb her identity, making for an impressive effort that will only improve as it ages."[15]

Track listing

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[18]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Body Language (Intro)"
2:16
2."Miami" (featuring BIA)
4:04
3."Just a Stranger" (featuring Steve Lacy)
  • Romil
  • Lacy
2:58
4."Flight 22"
  • Gordon
  • Uchis
  • Rowe
3:37
5."Your Teeth in My Neck"
  • Uchis
  • Afolabi Osinulu
  • Asa Davis
  • Kevin Arcilla
  • Kyle D. Branham
The Wlderness3:06
6."Tyrant" (featuring Jorja Smith)
3:24
7."Dead to Me"
Two Inch Punch3:20
8."Nuestro Planeta" (featuring Reykon)
The Rude Boyz3:23
9."In My Dreams" (featuring Gorillaz)
Gorillaz3:21
10."Gotta Get Up (Interlude)"
  • Crocker
  • Midas Touch
  • Gitty
1:53
11."Tomorrow"
Parker3:10
12."Coming Home (Interlude)"
  • Sounwave
  • Kurstin
2:40
13."After the Storm" (featuring Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy Collins)
BadBadNotGood3:27
14."Feel Like a Fool"
  • Uchis
  • Crocker
Crocker3:05
15."Killer"
  • Uchis
  • Gordon
2:52
Total length:46:30

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a vocal producer.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[18]

Musicians

  • Thundercat – bass, guitar, drums (track 1)
  • David Andrew Sitek – guitar, bass (track 2)
  • DJ Dahi – keyboards, programming (track 2)
  • Tommy Brenneck – guitar (tracks 4, 15)
  • Wayne Gordon – guitar, glockenspiel (track 4); string arrangement (tracks 4, 15)
  • Nick Movshon – bass (tracks 4, 15)
  • Victor Axelrod – piano (tracks 4, 15)
  • Dave Guy – trumpet (tracks 4, 15)
  • Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 15)
  • Cochemea Gastelum – baritone saxophone (tracks 4, 15)
  • Coco Taguchi – violin (tracks 4, 15)
  • Garo Yellin – cello (tracks 4, 15)
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums (tracks 4, 15)
  • Bosco Mann – string arrangement (tracks 4, 15)
  • Asa Davis – keyboards, bass (track 5)
  • Kevin Arcilla – electric guitar, bass (track 5)
  • TJ Osinulu – drums (track 5)
  • Sounwave – keyboards (track 6), drums (track 12), programming (tracks 6, 12)
  • Larrance Dopson – keyboards, programming (track 6)
  • Jairus Mozee – guitar (track 6)
  • Two Inch Punch – bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, programming (track 7)
  • John Foyle – synthesizers, guitars, programming (track 7)
  • The Rude Boyz – keyboards, programming (track 8)
  • Damon Albarn] – vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, programming, drums, percussion (track 9)
  • Jeff Gitty – guitar (track 10)
  • Josh Crocker – programming (tracks 10, 14), guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion (track 14)
  • Kevin Parker – guitar, bass, keyboards, programming, drums, percussion (track 11)
  • Greg Kurstin – synthesizers, piano, Moog, Rhodes (track 12)
  • Chester Hansen – synthesizers, bass (track 13)
  • Matthew Tavares – Rhodes (track 13)
  • Leland Whitty – guitars (track 13)
  • Alexander Sowinski – drums, percussion (track 13)
  • Simon Guzman – conga (track 15)

Technical

  • Keith Parry – recording (tracks 1, 2, 10, 15)
  • Kyle VandeKerkhoff – recording (track 3)
  • Wayne Gordon – recording (track 4)
  • Simon Guzman – recording (tracks 4, 15)
  • Eric Stenman – recording (tracks 5, 9, 11, 12)
  • James Musshorn – recording (track 5, 6, 9, 11, 12)
  • Matthew Emonson – recording (track 5)
  • Todd Bergman – recording (track 6)
  • Two Inch Punch – recording, mixing (track 7)
  • Mavig – recording, mixing (track 8)
  • Vic Wainstein – recording (track 13)
  • Brandon Kelly – recording (track 14), engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2)
  • Jeff Ellis – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 11–15)
  • Tony Maserati – mixing (track 4)
  • John Foyle – mixing (track 7)
  • Timothy Nguyen – mix assistance (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9–15)
  • Chico Torres – mix assistance (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9–15)
  • Josh Crocker – mix assistance (track 14, 15)
  • Dave Kutch – mastering (all tracks)

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 189
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] 70
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[22] 96
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[23] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 62
US Billboard 200[25] 32

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Thomas (April 7, 2018). "Kali Uchis – 'Isolation' Review". NME. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Levy, Joe (April 5, 2018). "Review: Kali Uchis' 'Isolation' Proves She's an Exciting Young Talent". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Desler, Madison (April 2, 2018). "Kali Uchis: Isolation Review". Paste. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (April 11, 2018). "Kali Uchis: Isolation Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Hughes, Kayleigh (April 6, 2018). "Kali Uchis Joins the Neo-Soul Pantheon with Isolation". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Isolation by Kali Uchis". Apple Music. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ Gaca, Ana (March 15, 2018). "Kali Uchis Announces Album, Performs with Tyler, the Creator on Fallon". Spin. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ Rachel, Hahn (13 June 2018). "Kali Uchis Style Profile". Vogue. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 Boyd, Sophia (8 April 2018). "Kali Uchis Finds Her Peace In 'Isolation' : NPR". NPR. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Suarez, Gary (28 June 2018). "Kali Uchis Prepares To Head Out On Tour, Latinx Artists In Tow". Forbes. Forbes Media. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Maicki, Salvatore (20 June 2018). "Kali Uchis is heading out on the "In Your Dreams" tour". The Fader. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Reviews for Isolation by Kali Uchis". Metacritic. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  13. ↑ Hernandez, Nina (April 6, 2018). "Wye Oak, Eels, and more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ Hussain, Shahzaib (April 9, 2018). "Kali Uchis - Isolation | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Harmony, A. (April 11, 2018). "Kali Uchis Isolation". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  16. 1 2 Kaplan, Ilana (April 4, 2018). "Album reviews: Manic Street Preachers, Kali Uchis, Eels, Hinds and Kylie Minogue". The Independent. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Kali Uchis: Isolation". Q (384): 113. May 2018.
  18. 1 2 Isolation (CD liner notes). Kali Uchis. Virgin Records. 2018.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kali Uchis – Isolation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kali Uchis – Isolation" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Kali Uchis Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kali Uchis – Isolation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  23. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Kali Uchis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
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