¥€$ is the second album by Estonian rapper, singer and conceptual artist Tommy Cash. It was released on November 30, 2018. The album was preceded by the single "X-Ray" and features collaborations with Rick Owens and MC Bin Laden.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

¥€$
Studio album by
Released30 November 2018
Length37:49
Language
  • English
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
Producer
Tommy Cash chronology
Euroz Dollaz Yeniz
(2014)
¥€$
(2018)
Moneysutra
(2021)
Singles from ¥€$
  1. "X-Ray"
    Released: November 22, 2018

Singles

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"X-Ray" was the only single released from the album. Produced by A. G. Cook and Danny L Harle, it was unveiled a week before the album on November 22, 2018. Its music video was self-directed along Anna-Lisa Himma and features Cash as a cult leader. It has been compared[by whom?] to the film The Holy Mountain. Cook and Russian model Sasha Trautvein also made a cameo.[7][8]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash          [2]
Highsnobiety     [3]
Jenesaispop          [9]

Laura Copley from Clash described the album as "a complete sensory overload", also praising the tracks "Brazil" and "Cool 3D World". The latter was named "[it]s strongest offering." She ranked the album with 4 points out of 5, naming "Vegetarian" the weakest track.[2] Bianca Guilione from Highsnobiety aided the album's production, noticing the incorporation of "nostalgia-inducing" electronic sub-genres and describing Boys Noize's work as "blown-out bass bliss". The publication gave the album a rating of 4.5 points out of 5.[3] For Jenesaispop, Jordi Bardají criticized the use of awful phrases, comparing its lyricism to a more innocent version of Cupcakke while also suggesting its sound could be what Lady Gaga's then-upcoming record Chromatica was going to offer. Highlighting the songs "Brazil", "Horse B4 Porsche", "Mona Lisa" and the single "X-Ray", the album got a 7 out of 10 qualification. The author dubbed Cash as a necessary political subject on the music landscape.[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wait A Minute!" (Intro)Amnesia Scanner2:41
2."Mona Lisa" (featuring Rick Owens)Cook5:24
3."X-Ray"3:48
4."Brazil" (featuring MC Bin Laden)
Boys Noize2:42
5."Vegetarian"
  • Cash
  • Ridha
Boys Noize4:08
6."Horse B4 Porsche"
  • Cash
  • Cook
Cook3:25
7."Dostoyevsky"
  • Cash
  • Cook
Cook2:40
8."Black Jeans, White T-Shirt"
  • Cash
  • Ridha
Boys Noize2:38
9."Cool 3D World"
Cook3:41
10."Not Care"
  • Cash
  • Ridha
Boys Noize4:01
11."Yes Or No?" (Outro)
  • Cash
  • Haimala
Amnesia Scanner2:41
Total length:37:49

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • All songs are stylised in uppercase letters.
  • "X-Ray" features additional vocals from Caroline Polachek.
  • "Cool 3D World" features additional vocals from Charli XCX and Hannah Diamond.

Sample credits

  • "X-Ray" interpolates elements of "This Is How We Do It", as performed and written by Plus System.
  • "Horse B4 Porsche" contains a sample of "Mood" as performed by Carlie Hanson, written by Hanson, Leland and Cook.
  • "Dostoyevsky" contains a sample of "Full Circle" as performed and written by Easyfun.

References

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  1. ^ "¥€$ by Tommy Cash". Apple Music (US). November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Tommy Cash – ¥€$". Clash. November 30, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Bianca Giulione (December 7, 2018). "Tommy Cash's '¥€$' Will Make You Want to Enter the Kingdom of Kanye East". Highsnobiety.
  4. ^ Matt Moen (November 30, 2018). "Tommy Cash Unleashes Debut Album '¥€$'". Paper.
  5. ^ Zsófia Paulikovics (December 14, 2018). "Tommy Cash Makes Estonian Rap for the World". GQ.
  6. ^ "Tommy Cash выпустил альбом "¥€$"" [Tommy Cash releases the album '¥€$']. 34mag (in Russian). November 30, 2018.
  7. ^ Salvatore Maicki (November 23, 2018). "Tommy Cash is a cult leader in his new "X-RAY" video". The Fader.
  8. ^ Michael Lewin (November 23, 2018). "Tommy Cash: X-Ray". Nowness.
  9. ^ a b Jordi Bardají (November 28, 2021). "Tommy Cash / ¥€$". Jenesaispop (in European Spanish).