''Summerskin'' is the debut

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by Australian

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singer group

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, released on 28 September 2018. The album peaked at number 75 on the

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and was supported by a national tour in 2019. Upon release, Karydas said "It documents an end and the beginning that followed. There are so many things that return me to those summers, like ripe peaches, salt on skin, sweet early morning air before it transcends into unbearable heat, olive groves, the smell of scorched pavement, lemon icy poles." adding "I grew my hair long and listened to

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a lot. Everything was inspiring. I made a record that made me feel good."

Background and release

In July 2015, Eves Karydas released her debut EP ''Eves the Behaviour'' and shortly after began working on her debut album. She later reflected on this saying "I just felt like another girl, another day, with this male producer wearing a cap, sitting on his laptop. When you're in the room every day, you can't come up with enough meaningful concepts, and so I just end up writing meaningless music. It's like looking at myself through a veil or something. It just feels wrong." She relocated to

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temporarily before moving to

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, where she lives in a packed share-house" which proved to be the catalyst for what the record ended up being like with the "feeling of displacement and being very far away from home" shaping many of album's inner-themes and inspiration. Karydas describes the album as a documentation of her life in London saying "When you move anywhere... there's so many things that change in your environment and that makes you change as a person."

Reception

James d'Apice from The Music said "Mature and evocative, ''Summerskin'' is more of an album than most collections of tunes we are treated to these days. A sense of rhythm and consistency shine through these songs." adding "This is not a loose assembly of reflections or a couple of solid ideas thrown together, ''Summerskin'' has a beating heart. It sings intricately of love and the little worlds we build for ourselves." calling the album "Engaging and impressive stuff." Hayden Davies from Pilerats said "''Summerskin'' is a bold and uplifting display of Karydas' pop brilliance that glistens with a slick and polished shine." adding "Feature singles such as 'Couch', '

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' and 'Damn Loyal' unite Karydas' triumphant and soaring vocal with head-turning productions that give it a strong push into commercial success, while others - such as the album's closing 'Wildest Ones' and 'Honest' - offer a more tender and down-tempo side of her pop brilliance, each thick with the emotion that the album's creation suggests. Tim Lambert from Stack Magazine said "''Summerskin'' is one of the strongest releases of the year in a booming Australian pop scene."

Background and release

Reception

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References