Vertigo (Eden album)

Vertigo
Studio album by Eden
Released 19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)
Recorded New York (Premier Recording Studios), Dublin, Los Angeles
Label MCMXCV, Astralwerks
Producer Jonathon Ng
Eden chronology
I Think You Think Too Much of Me
(2016)I Think You Think Too Much of Me2016		 Vertigo
(2018)
Singles from Vertigo
  1. "Start//End"
    Released: 28 September 2017
  2. "Gold"
    Released: 10 November 2017
  3. "Crash"
    Released: 8 December 2017

Vertigo (stylised as vertigo) is the debut studio album by Irish musician Eden, released on 19 January 2018 through MCMXCV, his own label, and distributed by Astralwerks.[1] It was produced, mixed and recorded in New York, Los Angeles and Dublin. The album was introduced by the release of the single "Start//End" on 28 September 2017 accompanied by a music video. The album's second and third singles, "Gold" and "Crash", were released on 10 November 2017 and 8 December 2017 respectively.[2] The release of "Gold" marked the announcements for the album's official release date and shows for the 2018 Vertigo World Tour.[3]

Background and recording

"The entire album, in a way, is about small moments and how sometimes they can feel absolutely, monstrously big, like making a mountain out of a molehill. And how something small or insignificant can be a really big deal for you."

—Eden, V Magazine[4]

The entirety of Vertigo was written, recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Eden, with very little outside help.[5]

In the third edition of his yearly video series, 365x, Eden stated "This album has been for me since I first started thinking about working on it, years ago. It has been a catalyst of change in so many ways for me, and it's taught me so much more about myself than I ever thought it would. I made Vertigo by myself, for myself, but it's finished now. So maybe it could be for you."[6]

In an interview with Thrds, Eden was asked about his thought process when choosing the title of the album.[7] In response, he said "That’s a really weird one because when I first started thinking about the album it was always called Vertigo. It just felt right at the time. I didn’t really sit down and brainstorm it. I guess the album has a lot of disorientation in it, not sonically but as in the lyric content and personally. As I said before, it just felt right and that’s what I wanted the album to be… something that just felt right."

About releasing the album, Eden said "It's more like I'm uncovering something that's already there. Like how an archaeologist doesn't create a fossil–they're just finding it and uncovering it, and maybe rearranging it if it's broken. Releasing this body of work is terrifying and exciting and overwhelming for me. A lot of it is so personal. This album is not a coming-of-age story, but it caused one."[8]

Promotion

A scavenger hunt took place on 7 and 8 November 2017 throughout 13 different cities across the world. At the designated locations, posters contained a secret Spotify link to the single "Gold" two days prior to its release.[9] In addition, a track titled "vertigo_crowd_22.10.16" was also released onto the same ghost Spotify account. The track contains Eden on his last show of 2016's Futurebound Tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida instructing his audience to call out certain words that are sampled in the track "Love; Not Wrong (Brave)".[10]

Eden held four pre-album screenings; one in Dublin, London, New York City, and Los Angeles. The screenings took place in the week before the album's release, and free tickets were provided by email to fans who pre-ordered the digital album through his online store.[11]

Videos

The music video for "Start//End" was released 28 September 2017. It contains shots from various cities such as Dublin, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Seoul, Los Angeles, New York City and Tokyo.[12]

The second single, "Gold", was accompanied by a music video as well. The video contains shots of a family living in the countryside.[13] Similarly, the video for "Crash", released 8 December 2017, depicts the former husband of that family reminiscing about his past.[14]

On 19 January 2018, the tenth track on the album, "Float", received a music video.[15] In the video, "otherworldly happenings" illustrate the way that seemingly small moments in relationships often have a massive impact. This is portrayed through the song as well; throughout "Float", samples of shattering glass and ambulance sirens back Eden's voice.

Tour

Eden announced the upcoming Vertigo World Tour on 10 November 2017. The tour will visit cities across North America and Europe, March through May 2018.[16]

Track listing

All songs produced, performed and written by Jonathon Ng.[17]

No.TitleLength
1."Wrong"1:04
2."Take Care"3:15
3."Start//End"5:34
4."Wings"2:57
5."Icarus"6:45
6."Lost//Found"3:23
7."Crash"3:52
8."Gold"3:16
9."Forever//Over"5:42
10."Float"3:18
11."Wonder"4:23
12."Love; Not Wrong (Brave)"3:37
13."Falling in Reverse"4:59
Total length:52:08

Personnel

  • Jonathon Ng – guitar, lyrics, drums, vocals, piano, sound design, production, mixing, mastering, engineering, programming, string arrangement.

Sample credits

Notes

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 96
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 76
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20] 79
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 31
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[22] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 93
US Billboard 200[24] 34

References

  1. ↑ "Vertigo - astralwerks". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "EDEN Shares Lead Single 'Gold' Off Newly Announced Debut Album 'Vertigo'". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "IRLÄNDSKA SUPERTALANGEN EDEN TILL STOCKHOLM!". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Eden drops new single and announces 2018 Vertigo World Tour in support of upcoming album". Kayla Whitney. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "His Secret Eden". Lauren Murphy. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "365x: 22". EDEN. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "EDEN, Noteworthy". THRDS. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "EDEN to release his debut album vertigo on January 19th, 2018". Astralwerks. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "gold - friday - this is just the start x". Twitter. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "EDEN - vertigo_crowd_22.10.16". Genius. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "vertigo digital album + album screening event presale access". EDEN. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Around The World With EDEN: An Exclusive Guide to the Irish Artist's Striking Self-Shot & Directed 'Start//End' Video". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Irish Singer/Producer EDEN Announces Debut Album, Shares Lead Single "Gold"". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "EDEN Unleashes New Video For "Crash"". Jake Viswanath. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "VIDEO PREMIERE: EDEN "FLOAT"". Erica Hawkins. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Tour". EDEN. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "VERTIGO by EDEN on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eden %5BIE%5D – Vertigo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Eden Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eden %5BIE%5D – Vertigo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 26 January 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  23. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  24. ↑ "Eden Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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