''Foxy'' is a 2023 studio album by American
electronic music
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group
Sparkle Division. The band's second full-length, this is a
concept album
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following the events of a party in the late 1960s.
Reception
Editors at
AllMusic
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rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Paul Simpson writing that this album successfully blends musical genres "retaining elements of exotica and spy soundtracks but adding '90s-style lounge grooves and breakbeats.
Writing for
Pitchfork
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, Jesse Locke scored this release a 7.5 out of 10, writing that the album "stays compelling until the finish".
Track listing
#"Have Some Punch" – 3:00
#"Here Comes Trouble" – 3:44
#"Foxy" – 3:24
#"The Punch!" – 8:37
#"Bitch Fight" – 3:47
#"Oh Yeah!" – 3:04
#"Slip and Slide" – 3:09
#"We Were There" – 4:59
Personnel
Sparkle Division
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William Basinski
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Basinski is best known for his four-volume album '' The Dis ...
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Preston Wendel
*Gary Thomas Wright
Additional personnel
*Josh Bonati –
mastering
*Max Kaplan – saxophone
*Craig Varian – drum
programming
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*Michael Wertz – design, illustrations
See also
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2023 in American music
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2023 in music in the United States.
Notable events January
*6 – Iggy Pop released his first studio album in four years, ''Every Loser''.
*9 – Pentatonix performed the The S ...
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List of 2023 albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2023. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received signif ...
References
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2023 albums
Sparkle Division albums
Temporary Residence Limited albums
2020s concept albums