Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Caroline Polachek. It was released on February 14, 2023, by Sony Music, The Orchard, and Polachek's imprint Perpetual Novice.[1][2][3] Polachek produced most of the album alongside Danny L Harle.
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
February 14, 2023
45:25
- Sony Music
- The Orchard
- Perpetual Novice
- Caroline Polachek
- Danny L Harle
- Dan Nigro
- Jim-E Stack
- Sega Bodega
- Ariel Rechtshaid
It was supported by the singles "Bunny Is a Rider",[4] "Billions",[5] "Sunset",[6] "Welcome to My Island",[7] "Blood and Butter" and "Smoke". The album received widespread acclaim from critics, with several calling it Polachek's best work and acclaiming its experimentation. It charted in Belgium, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. It received a nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at the 66th Grammy Awards.[8]
A reissue of the album, subtitled Everasking Edition, was released on February 14, 2024, the standard edition's first anniversary. It was supported by the singles "Dang" and a new version of "Butterfly Net" featuring Weyes Blood.
Background[edit]
After releasing Pang in late 2019, Polachek was set to tour the record, but was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Polachek stayed in London and began work on Desire, I Want to Turn Into You with close collaborator Danny L Harle. She considers the album to be a major partnership with Harle, as the record has "few other collaborators in the mix". She continued work on the album in London until mid-2021, where she briefly relocated to Barcelona alongside Harle and new collaborator Sega Bodega.[9]
In November 2021, Polachek was featured on Charli XCX's "New Shapes" alongside Christine and the Queens. She then embarked on a North American tour with French musician Oklou for the remainder of 2021.[10]
Dua Lipa announced Polachek as a supporting act on the North American and Canadian legs of the Future Nostalgia Tour from February to July 2022,[11] performing at many festivals as well. Polachek was featured on Flume's "Sirens" in March,[12] and wrote and produced the track "Afar" for Hyd in July.[13] She rescheduled European tour dates to finish work on Desire, I Want to Turn Into You.[14]
Six weeks ahead of the album release, in an interview with The Guardian, Polachek confirmed three more song titles: "Blood and Butter", "Pretty in Possible", and "Smoke".[15]
Composition[edit]
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You has been described as an art pop, alternative pop, and new-age record, with elements of electronic, rock, and trip-hop.[16][17][18][19] Shaad D'Souza of The Guardian wrote: "Ratcheting up both the fantastical elements of its predecessor as well as its humour and pop instinct, Desire is an eclectic, elaborate and cheekily deranged sequel, and one of the year's most anticipated releases". The album features bagpipes, children's choirs, Spanish guitar, "beats that run the gamut" from Ray of Light-style trip-hop to dembow, Celtic folk, and early '00s-style radio pop. Polachek herself described it as "a very maximalist album".[15]
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