Lucre is an EP by British musician Dean Blunt, Danish vocalist and Iceage member Elias Rønnenfelt, and British producer Vegyn. It was initially released in full on YouTube on 1 January 2025,[2][3] and later released on streaming platforms on 7 February 2025. The EP features seven tracks, with each being titled numerically.[4]

Dean Blunt and Rønnenfelt previously collaborated on 2023 single "Smile Please" and the track "repeat offenders" on the 2024 album Backstage Raver.[4]

Critical reception

Samuel Hyland, writing for Pitchfork, gave Lucre a rating of 7.5, describing the music "as a soundtrack for trying to remember a dream about your crush".[1] Jordan Darville of The Fader characterized the EP as being more "revitalized by a production that scans more keenly" as a project that "turns its eye more firmly towards the last few decades of British indie music".[2] Bonnibel Lilith Rampertab of the University of Connecticut's The Daily Campus gave the project a 4 out of 5 star rating, describing it "a flourishing proof of concept", adding that the "instrumentation is polished and extremely satisfying to listen to".[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."1"1:29
2."2"2:09
3."3"2:19
4."4"2:59
5."5"2:00
6."6"1:32
7."7"3:27
Total length:15:58

References

  1. ^ a b Hyland, Samuel (23 January 2025). "Dean Blunt: lucre EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b Darville, Jordan (3 January 2025). "Dean Blunt shares lucre EP featuring Elias Rønnenfelt and Vegyn". The Fader. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  3. ^ Deville, Chris (1 January 2025). "Stream Dean Blunt's New 'LUCRE' EP Feat. Elias Rønnenfelt & Vegyn". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Rampertab, Bonnibel Lilith (11 February 2025). "'lucre': Dean Blunt and Elias Rønnenfelt converge beautifully". The Daily Campus. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucre_(EP)
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