''Fake It Flowers'' is the debut studio album by Filipino-English singer and songwriter
Beabadoobee
Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus (born 3 June 2000), known professionally as Beabadoobee (; '), is a British singer-songwriter. From 2018 to 2021, she released five extended plays (EPs) under the independent label Dirty Hit: ''Lice'' (2018), ''Patc ...
. It was released under English independent label
Dirty Hit
Dirty Hit Limited is a British independent record label founded in February 2010 by Jamie Oborne, Chuck Waite, Brian Smith, and former England national football team, England footballer Ugo Ehiogu. Based in London since 2009, it has expanded op ...
on 16 October 2020. Continuing the departure from her previous
lo-fi bedroom pop sound initiated on ''
Space Cadet
''Space Cadet'' is a 1948 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about Matt Dodson, who joins the Interplanetary Patrol to help preserve peace in the Solar System. The story translates the standard military academy story into outer space ...
'', ''Fake It Flowers'' is a more guitar-driven album which recalls "'90s slacker rock" and
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
. Beabadoobee announced the release of the album in mid-July 2020 and supported it with the singles "Care", "Sorry", "Worth It", "How Was Your Day?" and "Together". She embarked on a headlining tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland to support the album in 2021.
Background and release
In early 2020, Beabadoobee achieved international commercial success for the first time in her career after her 2017 single "Coffee" was prominently sampled in Canadian rapper
Powfu
Isaiah Faber (born March 31, 1999), known professionally as Powfu, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the son of Dave Faber from the band Faber Drive. He amassed popularity following the release of his first cha ...
's 2019 single "
Death Bed". The song peaked in the top 20 charts of over 27 countries, and earned Beabadoobee her first platinum
certification
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in the United States, United Kingdom,
Australia, and New Zealand.
Amid the international hype over "Death Bed", Beabadoobee announced ''Fake It Flowers'' on 14 July 2020 and released the lead single and album opener "Care".
For the
Apple Music
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''At Home Sessions'', she performed an acoustic version of "Care" as well as a cover version of
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in Outsider music, outsider, Lo-fi music, lo-fi, and alternative rock, alternative music scenes. Most ...
's "
Walking the Cow". Beabadoobee announced the release of the album's next single "Sorry" in early August, and released it alongside its music video few days later on 5 August 2020. With this release, Beabadoobee revealed the album's track listing, cover art and official release date.
Before releasing the third single, "Worth It", Beabadoobee announced a headlining tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland to support the album in late 2021.
On 28 September, she released the single "How Was Your Day?" alongside its music video.
Beabadoobee released "Together" as the fifth and final single on 13 October 2020.
Recording and concept
Beabadoobee told ''
i-D
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In 2023 the ...
'', "''Fake It Flowers'' is pretty much my whole life in one album."
On the album's namesake she said "I recorded my demos on my phone and for some reason they all saved as 'Fake It Flowers', and I was like, 'Oh! That's a cool name!' So I figured I may as well just call the album that!
..I got kind of obsessed with flowers actually, especially when filming the video for 'Care' and doing the whole creative side with my boyfriend."
The record was recorded with Pete Robertson of
the Vaccines
The Vaccines are an English indie rock band, formed in West London in 2010 by Justin Hayward-Young and Freddie Cowan. The band currently consists of Young (lead vocals, guitars), Árni Árnason (bass, vocals), Timothy Lanham (guitars, keys, ...
and Irish studio engineer Joseph Rodgers,
both of whom recorded Beabadoobee's last project ''
Space Cadet
''Space Cadet'' is a 1948 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about Matt Dodson, who joins the Interplanetary Patrol to help preserve peace in the Solar System. The story translates the standard military academy story into outer space ...
'' (2019).
Lyrically, the album contains "intense feeling and emotion", as well in addition to what
Will Hodgkinson
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of ''
The Times
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'' described as "catchy songs about the concerns of youth". It explores Beabadoobee's experiences with
self-harm
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, childhood trauma, her romantic relationship with her boyfriend,
and using "hair dye as
method ofempowerment".
Beabadoobee occasionally called on labelmate
Matty Healy
Matthew Timothy Healy (born 8 April 1989) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the pop rock band the 1975. He is recognised for his Lyricist, lyricism, Eclecticism in music, ...
of English rock band
the 1975
The 1975 are
an English pop rock
band formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in 2002. The band consists of Matty Healy (lead vocals, guitar, primary songwriter), Adam Hann (lead guitar), Ross MacDonald (bass), and George Daniel (drums, primary produ ...
for lyrical assistance.
Songs and composition
Fake It Flowers is primarily performed in the genre of
alternative rock
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(or "alt-rock"),
as well as
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...
(or "slacker rock"),
and therefore extensively features the
electric guitar
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.
Many critics drew comparisons to the "'90s slacker rock" (or "'90s indie rock") which heavily influenced Beabadoobee.
The record was also described musically as "bubblegrunge" (a mixture of
bubblegum music
Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is marketed for children and adolescents. The term also refers to a more specific rock and pop subgenre, originating in the United States in the late 1960s, th ...
and
grunge
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).
Chris DeVille of ''
Stereogum
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''Stereogum'' was one of the first MP3 blogs and has received several awar ...
'' wrote that ''Fake It Flowers''
' "dreamy blend of grunge,
shoegaze
Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with dream pop) is a subgenre of indie rock, indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion (music), distortion and effects, a ...
,
Britpop
Britpop was a mid-1990s United Kingdom, British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. Musically, Britpop produced bright, catchy alternative rock, with significant influences from British guitar pop of the 1960s and 1970s. B ...
,
emo
Emo () is a genre of rock music characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of hardcore punk and from the Washington, D.C., hardcore scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore. The bands ...
, and other guitar-powered
Clinton-era subgenres is consistently entertaining and occasionally transcendent."
Lucy Shanker of ''
Consequence of Sound
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History
''Consequence of Sound'' was founded in Septem ...
'' felt that Beabadoobee "channel
dthe '90s with powerful
pop punk
Pop-punk (also punk-pop, alternatively spelled without the hyphen) is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop music, pop. It is defined by its fast-paced, energetic tempos, and emphasis on classic pop s ...
songs".
Ryley Remedios of ''
Exclaim!
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'' noted that the album "aims to blur the genre barrier between '90s
garage rock
Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...
and
lo-fi pop".
Lizzie Manno of ''
Paste
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Science and technology
* Adhesive or paste
** Wallpaper paste
** Wheatpaste, a liquid adhesive made from vegetable starch and water
* Paste (rheology), a substance that behaves as ...
'' wrote that "most of the songs on Fake It Flowers center on a hi-fi, textured rock sound with anthemic choruses."
Sophie Williams of ''
NME
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'' gave the album's lead single "Care" four out of five stars and described it as an "arena-baiting
alt-rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
stomper from Gen Z guitar hero".
Alicia Bugallo of Atwood Magazine noted that in the song, Beabadoobee "adopts a grungier sound, featuring straight drums, guitar riffs and gripping vocals" rather than "the lo-fi bedroom pop" she is known for. Bugallo also wrote that the song sees Beabadoobee "get raw" with her lyricism, "getting honest about what she has been through, and confronting those who have caused her pain, or have failed to listen to her when she needed a shoulder to cry on. It shows
ervulnerability but, on the other hand, it also illustrates her courage and independence."
The album's second single "Sorry" was described by Jade Boren of ''
Hollywood Life
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History
...
'' as a "perfect example" of Beabadoobee's "adeptness at combining angst and angelic vocals to create alternative rock bangers", noting that she enters an "even darker territory" than on the lead single "Care" because "instead of romance, this new track focuses on a dying friendship". The album's third single "Worth It" was described by James Rettig of ''
Stereogum
''Stereogum'' is a daily Internet publication that focuses on music news, reviews, interviews, and commentary. The site was created in January 2002 by Scott Lapatine.
''Stereogum'' was one of the first MP3 blogs and has received several awar ...
'' as "a chugging and compressed track about not wanting to fall back into bad relationship patterns." Peter Helman of ''Stereogum'' described "Together" as "a sticky, melodic rocker that explodes into its satisfyingly crunchy chorus."
Critical reception
''Fake It Flowers'' received critical acclaim from
music critics
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. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a
normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 81 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Album of the Year collected 21 reviews and calculated an average of 78 out of 100.
Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
A more critical review from Pitchfork rated the album a 6.4 out of 10: "Fake It Flowers is an album of vibes: It uses the slanted melodies and flannel-loving aesthetics of alternative rock in service of pop hooks that are almost impressively simplistic and repetitive."
Thomas Smith of ''
NME
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'' rated the record five out of five stars and wrote that the "journey from
bedroom pop
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hero to bonafide rock star is completed in bruising fashion on the Londoner's stunning debut album of anthemic
slacker rock
Slacker rock (also called slack rock) is a loosely defined genre of indie rock and lo-fi music that originated in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Definition
The term typically refers to a style that is more laid back and rel ...
."
Robin Murray of ''
Clash'' described ''Fake it Flowers'' as "a real pearl of a record" and "an instant classic debut album" which "runs on unmitigated confidence" and is "revealing, enthralling
ndenchanting".
Ben Devlin of ''
musicOMH
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History
''MusicOMH'' was founded an ...
'' also described the record as "a very well-accomplished debut, featuring a consistent, enjoyable style, a fully-formed persona and catchy tunes which speak to the head and heart."
Mikael Woods of ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' wrote that the album is "full of fuzzy-catchy '90s-style guitar jams".
Marianne Eloise of ''
Louder Sound
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'' noted that "with its acoustic guitars and fuzzy production,
'Fake It Flowers''has retained the DIY feel of Beabadoobee's earlier tracks," while noting that throughout the record she "experiment
with heavier sounds". Because of "its ability to fuse pensive elation, sugary guitar charge, and sweet pop melodies", Jon Dolan of ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason.
The magazine was first known fo ...
'' compared the record to ''
American Thighs'' (1994) by
Veruca Salt
Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro, and bassist Steve Lack. They are best known for their first single, " Seether", which was rel ...
and ''
Totally Crushed Out'' (1995) by
That Dog
That Dog (stylized as that dog.) is a Los Angeles-based rock music, rock band that formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997, reuniting in 2011. The band originally consisted of Anna Waronker on lead vocals and guitar, Rachel Haden on bass guitar an ...
. Ryley Remedios of ''
Exclaim!
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'' wrote that the album "aims to blur the genre barrier between '90s garage rock and lo-fi pop, finding her on the cusp of breaking into mainstream radio while remaining a budding rock star in her own right." Remedios noted that the record was "fuelled by her love for
Britpop
Britpop was a mid-1990s United Kingdom, British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. Musically, Britpop produced bright, catchy alternative rock, with significant influences from British guitar pop of the 1960s and 1970s. B ...
" and that it "carries a deep nostalgia for that era of grunge, chipped vinyl and vintage threads," while writing that its "songs sound like they were recorded while rocking out with her friends in the garage with a no-fucks-given attitude toward music — and it works."
Emily Bootle of ''
New Statesman
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'' praised Beabadoobee and described her as "an old-fashioned formidable talent" who "proves her talent with complex songwriting that goes deeper than a new millennium aesthetic". Bootle also described the album as "a near-flawless record of Y2K nostalgia" which "perfectly captures both past and future." Charlotte Croft of ''
The Line of Best Fit
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It publishes independent music reviews, features, interview, and media. Founded by Richard Thane in February 2007 and currently edited by P ...
'' also described Beabadoobee as "a beacon of nostalgia for '90s kids" and that "the true essence of who
heis is here to stay, taking us back to simpler times, adorned with mohair knits and baggy jeans."
Susan Darlington of ''
Loud and Quiet
''Loud and Quiet'' is a British bi-monthly music magazine that focuses on new music from underground indie, alternative, electronic and hip hop artists.
History and profile
The magazine was founded in January 2005 by Stuart Stubbs as a home-print ...
'' highlighted her influences of bands such as
Pavement and
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* Plural of Pixie
* Pixies (band)
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throughout the record and drew slight resemblance to
Giant Drag
Giant Drag is an American indie rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2003 by singer and guitarist Annie Hardy and drummer and keyboardist Micah Calabrese. After releasing their debut EP, '' Lemona'' in 2004, the band released their ...
and
Belly
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Anatomy
* The abdomen, the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax; or the stomach
** A beer belly, an overhang of fat above the waist, presumed to be caused by regular beer drinking
** Belly dance
* The fleshy, ce ...
in their ''
King
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'' era.
Heather Phares of
AllMusic
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also drew slight comparisons to
the Sundays
The Sundays were an English alternative rock band, formed in Bristol. The band's lineup consisted of lead vocalist Harriet Wheeler, guitarist David Gavurin, bassist Paul Brindley, and drummer Patrick Hannan. Percussionist Lindsay Jamieson was ...
and
the Cranberries
The Cranberries were an Irish rock music, rock band formed in Limerick in 1989. The band was composed of lead singer and guitarist Dolores O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan (Noel's brother), and drummer Fergal Lawler. O'Riord ...
on different tracks throughout the record, and concluded that Beabadoobee's "gift for distilling complex emotions into relatable songs is just as vital to
ermusic as her rapidly evolving sound, and both shine on ''Fake It Flowers''."
James Ayles of ''
Gigwise
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History
Gigwise was launched in 2001 in ...
'' described the album as "a very polished effort that only begins to hint at the potential of the young woman wielding the guitar", emphasising that "having come from writing in her bedroom to debut record in swift order, it feels like there is plenty more to come from Beabadoobee."
In a slightly more negative review, Zoë Andrea-Lykourgou of ''Vinyl Chapters'' opposed this statement, writing that ''Fake It Flowers'' "demonstrates a development for Beabadoobee since her 'Coffee' days, but it's clear she still has a long way to go."
Accolades and rankings
''
Pitchfork
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The term is also applie ...
'' listed "Care" as one of the best songs of 2020, while ''Consequence of Sound'' ranked the same song at number 15 on their list of the Top 50 Songs of 2020. ''
The New York Times
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'' and ''
NME
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'' also included the song within the top 20 of both their year-end lists, while ''
Crack Magazine
''Crack'' is a monthly independent music and culture magazine distributed across Europe.
Founded in Bristol in the UK in 2009, the magazine has featured Björk, MF Doom, Lil Yachty, FKA twigs, Gorillaz and Queens of the Stone Age on the cover ...
'' ranked it at number 10 on their list.
The album was awarded the Western Music Award at the 13th
CD Shop Awards
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in 2021.
Commercial performance
In the UK, ''Fake It Flowers'' debuted at number 8 on the
UK Albums Chart
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, becoming her first entry on the chart.
The album achieved minor commercial success elsewhere, peaking at number 96 in
Australia
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,
number 88 in
Ireland
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,
number 106 in
Japan
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,
number 88 on the
Japanese Download Charts,
number 3 in
Scotland
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,
number 189 in the
United States
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,
and number 28 on the ''Billboard''
Top Rock Albums
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chart.
Tour
In early September 2020, Beabadoobee announced the first leg of her headlining tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland to support ''Fake It Flowers'' in 2021.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the album's
liner notes
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.
Musicians
*
Beabadoobee
Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus (born 3 June 2000), known professionally as Beabadoobee (; '), is a British singer-songwriter. From 2018 to 2021, she released five extended plays (EPs) under the independent label Dirty Hit: ''Lice'' (2018), ''Patc ...
– writing, vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Other musicians
* Louis Semlekan-Faith – drums, percussion
* Eliana Sewell – bass
* Jacob Bugden – guitar
* Matt Calvert – guitar
*
Pete Robertson – keyboard, guitar, synth, bass, drums, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangement
* Joseph Rogers – backing vocals
* Guy Button – violin
* Elena Abad – violin
* Will Harvey – viola
* Gavin Kibble – cello
Technical
* Pete Robertson – programming, production
* Joseph Rogers – programming, engineering, production
* Jonathan Gilmore – mixing
* Robin Schmidt – mastering
* Josh Ager – engineering assistance
* Callum Harrison – engineering assistance
Artwork
* Callum Harrison – photography
* James Rönkkö – artwork, layout, photography
* Kumiko Sekiguchi – photography
Charts
References
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2020 debut albums
Beabadoobee albums
Dirty Hit albums