if i could make it go quiet

by girl in red

Overview

Under the moniker girl in red, then-bedroom pop recordist Marie Ulven broke through in a big way with the assertive lesbian anthem "i wanna be your girlfriend" in 2018, eventually resulting in a viral social-media euphemism for identifying as queer: Do you listen to the girl in red? In 2021, now a full-fledged pop star, she turns up the volume, production sheen, and angst on her debut album, if I could make it go quiet. Co-produced by Ulven and Matias Tellez, it features additional production by Finneas on opening track "Serotonin," a candid, self-examining work of anthemic pop that slips in and out of ranting, bass-cranked raps and more-patient melodic hooks. As is the case for most of the album, it's produced in bold, tension-filled strokes designed, much like the lyrics, for catharsis. The songwriter goes on to defy social etiquette with more of her direct lyrics about sex, desire, and self-loathing on songs with titles sure to offend or at least embarrass a few parents. More-demure tracks, like the second half's "." and "Apartment 402," are also less memorable, though a song like "I'll Call You Mine" successfully combines hooks, handclaps, and sincerity. This balance was well-received in places like Norway, the Netherlands, the U.K., Ireland, and Australia, where if I could make it go quiet debuted in the Top Ten. ~ Marcy Donelson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/30/2021
Label:	Marie Ulven / World In Red
UPC:	5056167129684
Rank:	1495

Tracks

1. Serotonin
2. Did You Come?
3. Body and Mind
4. hornylovesickness
5. midnight love
6. You Stupid Bitch
7. Rue
8. Apartment 402
9. ..
10. I'll Call You Mine
11. it would feel like this

Album Credits

Performance Credits

girl in red   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

John Greenham   Mastering
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Rich Costey   Mixing
Matias Tellez   Mixing,Producer
FINNEAS   Producer
Matt Wolach   Assistant
girl in red   Composer,Producer