Odd One Out

Odd One Out is the debut studio album by GIRLI, released on April 5, 2019, through Virgin EMI and PMR Records.
==Background==
The entirety of Odd One Out was written by GIRLI with two groups of artists only, in order for her to "feel more comfortable":https://web.archive.org/web/20210614191325/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/girl-debut-album-reintroducing-her-to-world-interview Frederik Thaee, Ryan Spraker and Tom Peyton of Fast Friends, and MNDR and Peter Wade, with additional co-writing from Anthony Rossomando in songs Pink and Stick Out. The album was originally not meant to be one:
The project was finished in mid 2018,https://web.archive.org/web/20230512111754/https://www.vice.com/en/article/59xwkx/girli-tarot-cards-interview-odd-one-out-2019 while track Hot Mess was taken from GIRLI's then-previous release of the same name.
===Title===
In an April 2019 interview with Gay Times, GIRLI said of Odd One Out's title:https://web.archive.org/web/20201128172843/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/girli-is-using-her-platform-to-ignite-conversations-around-feminism-sexuality-and-mental-health
In a promotional zine of the same name, she explained she was bullied and kicked out of multiple friend groups throughout school, causing her to feel "like a weirdo":https://web.archive.org/web/20191215194523/https://girlimusic.com
==Composition==
Musically, Odd One Out is an electropop and synth-pop album,https://www.discogs.com/release/13470685-GIRLI-Odd-One-Out which touches themes of love, breakup, self-love, lost youth and struggling with mental illness. The record's music has been described as "the old-school punk rock sound with its loud and abrasive attitude",https://web.archive.org/web/20230813175218/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/girli-odd-one-out while specific tracks such as Day Month Second, Friday Night Big Screen and Hot Mess have been praised due to their "bubbling synths", "introspective airiness" and "heavy dose of sarcasm" respectively.https://web.archive.org/web/20230819013859/https://diymag.com/review/album/girli-odd-one-out-album-review
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