''T.I.A.P.F.Y.H.'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer

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. Produced as part of an artist in residency program with City of Shoreline Public Art Program, the album was digitally self-released by the artist on June 4, 2021, with vinyl and cassettes released by Fourth Strike Records in May 2022. The album's title is an acronym for its two title tracks, "There is a Place for You Here" and "This is a Protest for Your Heart!!!" The album's title was announced on March 26, 2021 as ''t.i.a.p.f.y.h.''

Release

On March 26, 2021, Nat Puff announced that she would be working on her debut studio album, ''T.I.A.P.F.Y.H.'', as part of an artist in residency program with an at the time unannounced group. She clarified that ''You Are Not Alone Enough'', the album previously announced as her debut, was pushed back. Puff had another record planned, "a

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–type project, a

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about

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". One song from this project, "The Ballad of Marion Zioncheck" was included on ''T.I.A.P.F.Y.H.''

Composition

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album that takes influence from an

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array of styles including

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Critical reception

Michael Rietmulder of

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praised the song "Pills & Good Advice", calling it "a masterfully ambitious suite, and loaded with twists and turns" and praised Puff's "era-spanning attention to songcraft and deftness working with a broad and contemporary sonic palette."

Track listing

All songs produced by Nat Puff, except track 7, which is produced by Puff and Phixel Notes *Track 3 stylized in all lowercase *Track 7 stylized in all caps

Personnel

Musicians

– vocals, all other instruments *Chromonicci – additional vocals *Kaiya Crawford – additional vocals *Sophia Konat – additional vocals *

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– additional guitar *Lunamatic – additional drums , additional guitar *Vera Much – piano , additional drums *Robert Puff – saxophone *Rohan Ramdin – additional vocals , additional drums *Nick Villa – drums , additional drums

Technical

*Peter Kuli – mastering , mixing engineer *Chuck Sutton – mastering *Lilian Davis – mastering *Ashley Ninelives – mixing engineer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:TIAPFYH Left at London albums 2021 debut albums Self-released albums