Inside Voices / Outside Voices is the fourth studio album by American singer, songwriter, and rapper K.Flay. The album was released on February 4, 2022 by BMG Rights Management, and includes tracks from K.Flay's previous Inside Voices and Outside Voices extended plays,[1][2][3] in addition to two exclusive tracks, "The Muck" and "Good to Drive".[4][5] It features Travis Barker and Tom Morello.
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| Released | February 4, 2022 | |||
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| Length | 39:34 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
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Background
editOn November 10, 2022, the album was released in the format of a vinyl LP.[6] The two EPs and album received mainly positive reviews.[7][8][9][10]
Inside Voices / Outside Voices spawned a thirteen-stop tour entitled The Inside Voices / Outside Voices Tour, which lasted from February 10, 2022, to April 9.[11] In addition, a second month-long tour was announced, entitled K.Flay: Fall Tour, but it was cancelled due to her then-recent diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss and labyrinthitis.[12][13]
Concept and themes
editIn an interview with Alternative Press, repeated in The Stanford Daily, K.Flay explained that Inside Voices represents the id, while Outside Voices represents the ego, and that her thought process was "can I put together two bodies of work that represent these disparate parts of our psyche?"[14]
This major stylistic choice is represented in the album sleeve and promotional artwork for the singles, which feature two distinct cartoon characters. The former is a screaming goblin-like creature with red hair[15] to represent the id; the latter, the ego, is represented by a goth trapped in a glass box.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Four Letter Words" | 2:27 | |
| 2. | "Good Girl" |
| 3:10 |
| 3. | "Dating My Dad" (featuring Travis Barker) |
| 3:17 |
| 4. | "TGIF" (featuring Tom Morello) |
| 3:19 |
| 5. | "My Name Isn't Katherine" |
| 3:39 |
| 6. | "The Muck" |
| 3:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Nothing Can Kill Us" |
| 2:50 |
| 8. | "I'm Afraid of the Internet" |
| 3:35 |
| 9. | "Maybe There's a Way" |
| 3:32 |
| 10. | "Weirdo" |
| 3:45 |
| 11. | "Caramel and Symphonies" |
| 3:46 |
| 12. | "Good to Drive" | Flaherty | 2:45 |
| Total length: | 39:34 | ||
Personnel
editTechnical
- John Greenham - mastering engineer, mixing engineer
- Tess Greenham - assistant mastering engineer, assistant mixing engineer
- Thomas Schleiter - engineer (8-9, 11)
- Jason Suwito - engineer (7-8)
- Michael Freeman - engineer (8)
- Pete Minh - engineer (10)
- Ryan Spraker - engineer (10)
Additional musicians
- Kristine Flaherty - lead vocals, vocals, instruments, guitar (10)
- Jason Suwito - guitar (7-8), bass guitar (8), drums (7-8), drum programming (7), programming (7-8), synthesizers (7-9), production (7-8, 12)
- Thomas Schleiter - guitar (9, 11), bass guitar (9, 11), piano (11), strings (11), synthesizers (11), production (4, 8-9, 11)
- Ryan Spraker - guitar (10), bass guitar (10), production (10)
- Nick Long - vocals (11), guitar (11)
- Noah Beresin - production (1)
- Tim Randolph - production (2)
- Mitch Allan - production (3)
- Mark Landon - production (3)
- Travis Barker - drums (3)
- Tom Morello - guitar (4)
- JT Daly - production (4-5)
- Matias Mora - production (6)
- Tom Peyton - drums (10)
- Frederik Thaae - percussion (10)
- Mike Byrne - drums (11)
References
edit- ^ "K.Flay | "Inside Voices / Outside Voices" Deluxe Album". 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ Rose, Anna (2021-11-21). "K.Flay drops exhilarating new EP 'Outside Voices'". NME. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Uitti, Jacob (2021-11-18). "K.Flay Lets the Superego Take Over for New EP, 'Outside Voices'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "INSIDE VOICES / OUTSIDE VOICES THE DELUXE ALBUM IS HERE..." Twitter. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ Kupd (2022-02-05). "K.Flay combines ' Inside Voices' & 'Outside Voices' EP into new album – 98KUPD – Arizona's Real Rock". 98KUPD - Arizona's Real Rock. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "K.Flay - Inside Voices / Outside Voices - (Vinyl LP)". Rough Trade. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ Thorley, Andy (2021-11-21). "REVIEW: K-FLAY - OUTSIDE VOICES (2021)". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ Thorley, Andy (2021-06-13). "REVIEW: K FLAY - INSIDE VOICES (2021)". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ ""Inside Voices / Outside Voices" by K.Flay". The Wake. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ Chaudhry, Aliya (2022-01-26). "On her dual EPs, K.Flay makes peace with the voices in her head". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "K.Flay unveils The Inside Voices Outside Voices Tour for 2022". Vanyaland. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "IM GOING ON TOUR THIS OCTOBER!!!!..." Twitter. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ Medina, Sebastian (2022-09-14). "K. Flay Shares Shocking Ear Virus Diagnosis and Cancels Fall Tour Dates". Exron Music. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "K.Flay '07 pushes boundaries of indie, alternative, rock and pop in newest album 'Inside Voices / Outside Voices'". The Stanford Daily. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (2021-04-23). "K. Flay is Tired of Being Polite with "Four Letter Words," Off Forthcoming 'Inside Voices' EP". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2023-12-27.