¥€$
¥€$
2018 album by Tommy Cash
¥€$ is the second album by Estonian rapper, singer and conceptual artist Tommy Cash. It was released on November 30, 2018. The album was preceded by the single "X-Ray" and features collaborations with Rick Owens and MC Bin Laden.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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| Released | 30 November 2018 | |||
| Length | 37:49 | |||
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"X-Ray" was the only single released from the album. Produced by A. G. Cook and Danny L Harle, it was unveiled a week before the album on November 22, 2018. Its music video was self-directed along Anna-Lisa Himma and features Cash as cult leader. It has been compared[by whom?] to the film The Holy Mountain. Cook and Russian model Sasha Trautvein also made a cameo.[7][8]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Clash |   [2] |
| Highsnobiety |   [3] |
| Jenesaispop | [9] |
Laura Copley from Clash described the album as "a complete sensory overload", also praising the tracks "Brazil" and "Cool 3D World". The latter was named "[it]'s strongest offering." She ranked the album with 4 points out of 5, naming "Vegetarian" the weakest track.[2] Bianca Guilione from Highsnobiety aided the album's production, noticing the incorporation of "nostalgia-inducing" electronic sub-genres and describing Boys Noize's work as "blown-out bass bliss". The publication gave the album a rating of 4.5 points out of 5.[3] For Jenesaispop, Jordi Bardají criticized the use of awful phrases, comparing its lyricism to a more innocent version of Cupcakke while also suggesting its sound could be what Lady Gaga's then-upcoming record Chromatica was going to offer. Highlighting the songs "Brazil", "Horse B4 Porsche", "Mona Lisa" and the single "X-Ray", the album got a 7 out of 10 qualification. The author dubbed Cash as a necessary political subject on the music landscape.[9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wait A Minute!" (Intro) |
| Amnesia Scanner | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Mona Lisa" (featuring Rick Owens) | Cook | 5:24 | |
| 3. | "X-Ray" |
| 3:48 | |
| 4. | "Brazil" (featuring MC Bin Laden) |
| Boys Noize | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Vegetarian" |
| Boys Noize | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Horse B4 Porsche" |
| Cook | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Dostoyevsky" |
| Cook | 2:40 |
| 8. | "Black Jeans, White T-Shirt" |
| Boys Noize | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Cool 3D World" |
| Cook | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Not Care" |
| Boys Noize | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Yes Or No?" (Outro) |
| Amnesia Scanner | 2:41 |
| Total length: | 37:49 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
- All songs are stylised in uppercase letters.
- "X-Ray" features additional vocals from Caroline Polachek.
- "Cool 3D World" features additional vocals from Charli XCX and Hannah Diamond.
Sample credits
- "Horse B4 Porsche" contains a sample of "Mood" as performed by Carlie Hanson, written by Hanson, Leland and Cook.
- "Dostoyevsky" contains a sample of "Full Circle" as performed and written by Easyfun.
- "¥€$ by Tommy Cash". Apple Music (US). November 30, 2021.
- "Tommy Cash – ¥€$". Clash. November 30, 2018.
- Bianca Giulione (December 7, 2018). "Tommy Cash's '¥€$' Will Make You Want to Enter the Kingdom of Kanye East". Highsnobiety.
- Matt Moen (November 30, 2018). "Tommy Cash Unleashes Debut Album '¥€$'". Paper.
- Zsófia Paulikovics (December 14, 2018). "Tommy Cash Makes Estonian Rap for the World". GQ.
- "Tommy Cash выпустил альбом "¥€$"" [Tommy Cash releases the album '¥€$']. 34mag (in Russian). November 30, 2018.
- Salvatore Maicki (November 23, 2018). "Tommy Cash is a cult leader in his new "X-RAY" video". The Fader.
- Michael Lewin (November 23, 2018). "Tommy Cash: X-Ray". Nowness.
- Jordi Bardají (November 28, 2021). "Tommy Cash / ¥€$". Jenesaispop (in European Spanish).