Crush Songs

Crush Songs
Studio album by
Karen O
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2014 (2014-09-05)
Recorded2006–2010
Genre
Length25:25
LabelCult
Karen O chronology
Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2009) 		Crush Songs
(2014) 		Live from Crush Palace
(2015)
Singles from Crush Songs
  1. "Rapt"
    Released: July 29, 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubC+[4]
Clash6/10[5]
DIY[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
The Guardian[1]
NME7/10[8]
Pitchfork5.8/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

Crush Songs is the debut solo studio album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead vocalist Karen O. It was released on September 5, 2014, by Cult Records. "Rapt" was released as the album's lead single on July 29, 2014.[12]

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  2. ^ "Reviews for Crush Songs by Karen O". Metacritic. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Crush Songs – Karen O". AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Saraiya, Sonia (September 9, 2014). "Karen O's solo album lacks Yeah Yeah Yeahs' punch". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Taylor, Benji (August 26, 2014). "Karen O – Crush Songs". Clash. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  6. ^ Swann, Emma (September 3, 2014). "Karen O – Crush Songs". DIY. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  7. ^ Anderson, Kyle (September 12, 2014). "Albums: Sept. 12, 2014". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1328. p. 62. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  8. ^ Beaumont, Mark (September 7, 2014). "Karen O – 'Crush Songs'". NME. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  9. ^ Stephen M., Deusner (September 10, 2014). "Karen O: Crush Songs". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  10. ^ Austin, Logan (January 30, 2015). "Karen O: Crush Songs". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  11. ^ Sheffield, Rob (September 9, 2014). "Karen O: Crush Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  12. ^ "Rapt [Explicit]: Karen O: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved October 7, 2017.