Frailty (Dltzk album)

Frailty is the debut studio album by American digicore musician Dltzk. It was released via deadAir on 12 November 2021. About the album, Dltzk stated, "I'm finally making the music I've wanted to make since I was 9".[4]

Frailty
Studio album by
Dltzk
ReleasedNovember 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)
Genre
Length57:03
LabeldeadAir
ProducerDltzk
Dltzk chronology
Teen Week
(2021)		 Frailty
(2021)

Music

Frailty has been described as being, or influenced by, digicore,[1] indie rock,[4] hyperpop,[2] emo,[2] emo-electronic,[1] EDM,[2] and dariacore (a microgenre invented by dltzk).[2][4]

Influences

Frailty's sound was in part inspired by the soundtracks of video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon Black and White, and Undertale.[5][4] Dltzk was also influenced by artists such as Skrillex and Porter Robinson.[2] Dltzk stated that their "biggest inspirations as of today are my friends".[5] As Grant Sharples of Paste explains, Dltzk's influences are "scattered throughout, but [the album] remains Dltzk's show first and foremost".[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.0/10[1]
Paste8.3/10[2]

Frailty received critical acclaim. Mano Sundaresan of Pitchfork praised the album for its "adventurous" blend of genres, and wrote that the album's "tracks blur together with seamless transitions."[1] Grant Sharples of Paste also praised the blend of influences and styles.[2] He stated "Frailty is a testament to the power of genre and how everything we consume inevitably infiltrates our psyche."[2] Online music critic Anthony Fantano referred to the album as "consistently creative and impressive."[3]

Track listing
  • All tracks stylized in lowercase

All tracks are written by Dltzk.

No.TitleLength
1."Goldfish"3:01
2."Your Clothes"4:14
3."Misplace"3:53
4."Pretender"3:41
5."Search Party"4:58
6."Buzzcut, Daisy"2:30
7."Movies for Guys"5:45
8."Kodak Moment"6:07
9."Can You Tell?"3:28
10."How to Lie"3:45
11."Champ"6:16
12."Eyes Off the Wheel, I'm a Star"3:53
13."Let's Go Home"5:32
Total length:57:03

References
  1. Sundaresan, Mano (23 November 2021). "dltzk: Frailty". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Sharples, Grant (7 December 2021). "No Album Left Behind: dltzk's Frailty Is an Electrifying Work of Unpredictability". Paste. Retrieved 16 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Fantano, Anthony (25 November 2021). dltzk – Frailty ALBUM REVIEW. The Needle Drop. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. Reynolds, Kieran. "An 18-year-old invented a new genre of meme-heavy music called 'dariacore' that's like 'pop music on steroids'". Insider. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. Darville, Jordan (12 November 2021). "5 Fast Facts with dltzk, the teenage digicore producer with adrenaline and heart". Fader.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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