Heaven Knows (PinkPantheress album)

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Heaven Knows
PinkPantheress in a white dress reclining on a dark platform as a white dove flies over her
Studio album by
PinkPantheress
Released10 November 2023 (2023-11-10)
Length34:10
LabelWarner UK
Producer
PinkPantheress chronology
Take Me Home
(2022) 		Heaven Knows
(2023)
Singles from Heaven knows
  1. "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2"
    Released: 3 February 2023
  2. "Mosquito"
    Released: 29 September 2023
  3. "Capable of Love"
    Released: 12 October 2023
  4. "Nice to Meet You"
    Released: 10 November 2023

Heaven Knows is the debut studio album by English musician PinkPantheress, released through Warner UK on 10 November 2023. It follows her 2021 mixtape To Hell with It and includes the singles "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" with Ice Spice, "Mosquito", "Capable of Love", and "Nice to Meet You" featuring Central Cee.

Background[edit]

In an interview with NME on 3 February 2023, PinkPantheress expressed her desire to make "a shift towards other styles of music" and revealed plans to potentially release her debut album later that year.[1] Following the success of "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" in early 2023 and the release of "Mosquito" in September, PinkPantheress announced the album on 12 October.[2] She stated that the album is an "accumulation of music [she has] made over the last two years", and is thematically about "being at peace with yourself in your aloneness" as well as "journeying from hell into purgatory, but I'm OK with being there".[3]

Promotion[edit]

PinkPantheress released the remix "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" with Ice Spice in February 2023, followed by the single "Mosquito" in late September 2023. The album was announced on social media on 12 October 2023, with PinkPantheress sharing the cover art and the third single "Capable of Love".[4] An accompanying tour titled "The Capable of Love Tour" is set to begin in February 2024 with stops in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, France and Germany.[5]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Clash9/10[8]
Dork[9]
The Guardian[10]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[11]
NME[12]
Paste7.8/10[13]
Pitchfork6.4/10[14]
The Telegraph[15]

Heaven Knows received a score of 79 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 12 critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[6] Larisha Paul of Rolling Stone wrote that "if PinkPantheress often seems adrift in apprehension and loneliness, she inhabits the LP's different purgatorial states with the same confidence that made her early releases so appealing", remarking that she is "never quite distressed" and when she "hits a dead end, she just builds a new road forward from scratch".[16] Dork's Abigail Firth found that the album "retains PinkPantheress' creative spirit but repackages it in a much slicker, Mura Masa-assisted production", calling it "an entirely limitless record".[9] Tanatat Khuttapan of The Line of Best Fit stated that "a whiff of mortality and reincarnation accompanies the majority of Heaven Knows" and felt that the "more satisfactory outcome of collaboration is the album's charismatic sound design" provided by its producers.[11]

Alex Rigotti of NME stated that "there's also plenty of moments where Pink challenges her own sound, one that has previously seen her pigeonholed into a 'Y2K meets drum 'n' bass' label tirelessly. There's organs, tablas, drill bass slides, and rock-inspired drums on Heaven Knows, all of which suggest a commitment to artistry that will continue beyond this debut".[12] Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Paul Simpson described it as "a fully developed refinement of the brisk, intricately arranged pop style she's become known for, with lyrics about romantic infatuations set to pulse-quickening liquid drum'n'bass, U.K. garage, and filter-house rhythms".[12] Colin Joyce of Pitchfork opined that PinkPantheress "transforms her jittery, emotional miniatures into pop songs that feel more extroverted, more joyful, and sometimes more complete" and also "flexes her abilities as a writer, producer, and curator of guest spots".[14]

Track listing[edit]

Heaven Knows track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Another Life" (featuring Rema)
2:52
2."True Romance"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Kurstin
  • Daniel Aroesti
  • Kurstin
  • PinkPantheress
  • Mura Masa[a]
  • Phil[a]
2:16
3."Mosquito"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Oscar Scheller
  • Kurstin
  • Kurstin
  • PinkPantheress
  • Mura Masa[a]
  • Phil[a]
2:27
4."The Aisle"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Phil
  • Scheller
  • Scheller
  • PinkPantheress
  • Phil
  • Mura Masa[a]
2:45
5."Nice to Meet You" (featuring Central Cee)
  • Cash Cobain
  • Count Baldor
  • PinkPantheress
  • Mura Masa[a]
  • Phil[a]
2:42
6."Bury Me" (featuring Kelela)
  • PinkPantheress
  • Phil
  • Kelela
  • Bnyx
  • Bethel Da Silva Neto
  • Presplay
  • Bnyx
  • Presplay
  • PinkPantheress
  • Wonder
  • Phil
  • Mura Masa[a]
  • Count Baldor[a]
2:04
7."Internet Baby" (Interlude)
  • London on da Track
  • PinkPantheress
  • Vitals
  • Mura Masa[a]
  • Phil[a]
2:11
8."Ophelia"
  • Harle
  • PinkPantheress
  • Mura Masa
  • Count Baldor[a]
  • Phil[a]
2:35
9."Feel Complete"
  • Mura Masa
  • PinkPantheress
2:43
10."Blue"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Gellaitry
  • Mura Masa[a]
3:01
11."Feelings"
  • Bnyx
  • F1lthy
  • PinkPantheress
2:40
12."Capable of Love"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Risc
  • PinkPantheress
  • Risc
  • Phil[a]
  • Mura Masa[a]
  • Count Baldor[a]
3:43
13."Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" (with Ice Spice)
  • PinkPantheress
  • Mura Masa
2:11
Total length:34:10

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

  • "Another Life" contains an interpolation of "Ice Cream", performed by f(x), written by Kim Bumin and composed by Hitchhiker
  • "True Romance " contains an interpolation of "Five Colors In Her Hair", performed by McFly, written by Graig Hardy
  • "Mosquito" contains an interpolation of "Way Back", performed by Skrillex, written by Skrillex
  • "The Aisle" contains a sample of "Supalonely", performed by Benee, written by Benee.
  • "Nice to Meet You" contains a sample of "Gold", performed by Spandau Ballet, written by Gary Kemp.
  • "Feel Complete" contains a sample of "KU LO SA", performed by Oxlade, written by Oxlade.
  • "Blue" contains a sample of "Kickstars", performed by Example, written by Example.

Personnel[edit]

Musicians

  • PinkPantheress – vocals, programming
  • Mura Masa – programming (tracks 1–12); bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion (13)
  • Count Baldor – programming (1, 5, 6, 8, 12)
  • Greg Kurstin – programming (1–3)
  • Rema – vocals (1)
  • Phil – programming (2–12)
  • Tom Levesque – backing vocals (3)
  • Oscar Scheller – programming (4)
  • Cash Cobain – programming (5)
  • Central Cee – vocals (5)
  • Bnyx – programming (6, 11)
  • Kelela – vocals (6)
  • London on da Track – programming (7)
  • Vitals – programming (7)
  • Danny L Harle – programming (8)
  • Sam Gellaitry – programming (10)
  • F1lthy – programming (11)
  • Risc – programming (12)
  • Ice Spice – vocals (13)

Technical

  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Kevin Grainger – mixing (1, 4, 8)
  • Spike Stent – mixing (2)
  • Jonny Breakwell – mixing (3, 12, 13), engineering (12), vocal engineering (1, 2, 4–11)
  • Mike Dean – mixing (5)
  • Derek "206derek" Anderson – mixing (6, 7, 11)
  • Stan Greene – mixing (6, 7, 11)
  • Nathan Boddy – mixing (6, 9, 10)
  • Julian Burg – engineering (1–3)
  • Greg Kurstin – engineering (1–3)
  • Matt Tuggle – engineering (1–3)
  • Noah Glassman – engineering (2–4, 8, 11), vocal engineering (11)
  • Ryan Rajagopa – engineering (5)
  • Sam Gellaitry – engineering (10)
  • RiotUSA – engineering (13)
  • Luke Farnell – mixing assistance (13)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Campbell, Erica (3 February 2023). "PinkPantheress: "I don't care about the beats, I care about the pen"". NME. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ Helfand, Raphael (12 October 2023). "PinkPantheress announces debut studio album, Heaven knows". The Fader. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ Blistein, Jon (12 October 2023). "PinkPantheress Embraces 'Aloneness' Amid Grief on Upcoming Debut, Heaven Knows". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ DeVille, Chris (12 October 2023). "PinkPantheress Announces Debut Album Heaven Knows, Officially Releases 'Capable Of Love'". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ Duran, Anagricel (12 October 2023). "PinkPantheress announces debut album 'Heaven Knows' and shares UK and EU tour dates". NME. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Heaven Knows by PinkPantheress Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ Simpson, Paul (9 November 2023). "PinkPantheress – Heaven Knows Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ Virdi, Amrit (12 November 2023). "PinkPantheress – Heaven Knows | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b Firth, Abigail (8 November 2023). "PinkPantheress – Heaven Knows". Dork. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  10. ^ Kalia, Ammar (12 November 2023). "PinkPantheress: Heaven Knows review – the TikTok star plays it safe". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  11. ^ a b Khuttapan, Tanatat (8 November 2023). "PinkPantheress: Heaven Knows review – levels up with ultra-digital pop". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b c Rigotti, Alex (9 November 2023). "PinkPantheress – Heaven Knows review: the blueprint for the future of British pop". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  13. ^ Steiner, Andy (10 November 2023). "PinkPantheress' Debut Album is a Feast For the Senses". Paste. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  14. ^ a b Joyce, Colin (10 November 2023). "PinkPantheress: Heaven Knows Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  15. ^ McCormick, Neil (10 November 2023). "PinkPantheress, Heaven Knows, review: lurid lyrics lurk behind butter wouldn't melt vocals". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  16. ^ Paul, Larisha (8 November 2023). "PinkPantheress Battles Anxiety, Follows Her Curiosity, and Finds New Life on Heaven Knows". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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