BB/Ang3l
Studio album by
Tinashe
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2023 (2023-09-08)
Length20:42
Label
Producer
Tinashe chronology
333
(2021)		 BB/Ang3l
(2023)
Singles from BB/Ang3l
  1. "Talk to Me Nice"
    Released: July 21, 2023
  2. "Needs"
    Released: August 18, 2023
  3. "Uh Huh"
    Released: September 8, 2023

BB/Ang3l (pronounced "Baby Angel") is the sixth studio album by American singer Tinashe, released on September 8, 2023 by her independent label Tinashe Music and Nice Life Recording Company.[1][2][3] It serves as the follow up to her 2021 album, 333.

Background and release

The lead single, Talk to Me Nice, was released on July 21, 2023. Gearing up to the release of the album, Tinashe revealed she worked a lot with American producer Machinedrum on the album.[4] The second single, Needs, was released on August 18, 2023, alongside a music video filmed in a super market. On August 31, 2023, Tinashe shared the album's tracklist.[5]

In an interview with Nylon, Tinashe shared: "This album has a very personal approach. It doesn't feel performative or like there's a lot of extras. It's just really down to the raw emotion."[6] On Good Morning America, Tinashe told host Michael Strahan that she thinks the album "really represents who I am as a person right now, and everything I’ve been going through, and my life".[7]

Talking about the name of the album, Tinashe states that the she was inspired by screen names and avatars, and how this enables you to create your own persona online and take control over it.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Euphoria Magazine[9]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[10]
Pitchfork7.6/10[11]

Dylan Green of Pitchfork described BB/Ang3l as "as stylish and focused as a runway walk", writing that its "sense of intimacy, combined with her thriving confidence [...] makes BB/Ang3l so potent".[11] Sam Franzini of The Line of Best Fit argued that BB/Ang3l might be her strongest work, stating that "even on tracks where she isn't necessarily inventing anything new, playing around in contemporary sets of R&B and trap, there's still a spark that makes them hard-to-miss".[10]

Track listing

BB/Ang3l track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Treason"
Machinedrum2:46
2."Talk to Me Nice"
3:49
3."Needs"
2:26
4."Uh Huh"
  • Kachingwe
  • Oladatun Oyebadejo Jr.
Kurzweil3:02
5."Gravity"
3:02
6."None of My Business"
  • Kachingwe
  • Pearson
  • John Walsh Homen
  • Oscar Michel Leo-Christensen
  • David
  • Platinum Libraries
2:31
7."Tightrope"
  • Kachingwe
  • Stewart
Machinedrum3:06
Total length:20:42

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Tinashe - BB/ANG3L". Spotify. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "BB/ANG3L OUT NOW". Twitter. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tinashe Reveals BB/Ang3l Album Cover & Track List: Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ Sam (July 3, 2023). "Exclusive: Tinashe Talks New Music, Success, & Being Inspired by Janet Jackson & Beyonce". That Grape Juice. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Folk, Antwane (August 31, 2023). "Tinashe Shares 'BB/ANG3L' Album Tracklist". Rated R&B. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ Pitcher, Laura (September 8, 2023). "With BB/Ang3l, Tinashe Wants You to Know the Real Her". Nylon. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Dickson, EJ (September 4, 2023). "Watch Tinashe Perform New Single 'Tightrope' On 'Good Morning America'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ Hoste, Elliot (August 18, 2023). "Tinashe is done making compromises". Dazed. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ Okechukwu, Nmesoma (September 12, 2023). "Tinashe – BB/ANG3L". Euphoria Magazine. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  10. 1 2 Franzini, Sam (September 11, 2023). "Tinashe's BB/Ang3l is an exciting new step for the cult R&B star". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Green, Dylan (September 14, 2023). "Tinashe: BB/Ang3l Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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