Use Me (album)

Use Me is the third album by PVRIS. It was released August 28, 2020, by Warner Records.https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/the-release-date-for-pvris-new-album-use-me-has-been-rescheduled The standard album features 11 songs, three of which are featured on the band's 2019 EP, Hallucinations.https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/pvris-announce-new-album-use-me-release-new-track-dead-weight/ 
Use Me is the band's final album to feature lead guitarist Alex Babinski, who was fired from the band following allegations of sexual misconduct two days before the album's release.https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9440366/pvris-parts-ways-alex-babinski-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations It is also their only album to be released on Warner before the band signed to Hopeless Records in 2023.
The album was released as a deluxe version on October 22, 2020, featuring five new songs.
==Background==
The album took a lot longer to create than their previous two albums according to Lyndsey Gunnulfsen,http://www.womeninpop.com/news-home/interview-pvris-use-me because she wanted to push herself as a writer and work with and collaborate with new people that would push her to get the best songs possible.
It took a lot of trial and error but after a phone call with producer JT Daly it was just "immediate comfort".https://substreammagazine.com/2020/08/pvriss-lynn-gunn-takes-charge-and-dances-away-the-demons-on-use-me/
The album was announced on March 4, 2020 to initially be released on May 1, 2020,https://x.com/thisispvris/status/1235289435253678092?s=46&t=TGML588DkXBbqj7ms0CMpQ but due to circumstances beyond their control they decided to postpone it to July 10.https://www.nme.com/news/music/pvris-re-arrange-album-release-date-use-me-2643856
On July 3, 2020, PVRIS announced the album would be pushed back to August 28 instead, explaining in a twitter post that they wanted to make room and hold space for the conversation and message of the Black Lives Matter movement to continue.https://www.nme.com/news/music/pvris-delay-album-release-use-me-make-room-hold-space-black-lives-matter-2701275
Use Me marks PVRIS' first full-length release with Warner Records following their Hallucinations EP in October 2019. Three of the five tracks on the EP are also included on the album, which were all released as singles for the EP.
==Singles==
*The songs "Death of Me" and "Hallucinations" were Initially released as singles off the band’s 2019 EP Hallucinations on July 12 and August 16 2019, but later became part of the band’s 2020 album Use Me.
*On March 4, 2020, "Dead Weight" was released as the first single from Use Me apart from Hallucinations.
*"Gimme a Minute" was released on April 24, 2020 as the albums fourth single along with a sci-fi themed music video.https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/watch-pvris-trippy-new-video-for-gimme-a-minute/
*The 070 Shake-assisted title track, "Use Me", was released as the fifth and final single off the album on September 29, 2020.
File:Death of me.jpeg|link=Death of Me
File:Hallucinations.jpeg|link=Hallucinations (song)
File:Use-Me-Pvris-album.jpg|link=Dead Weight
File:Use-Me-Pvris-album.jpg|link=Gimme a Minute
File:Use-Me-Pvris-album.jpg|link=Use Me (song)
==Critical reception==
Use Me received critical acclaim. On review aggregator website Album of the Year, it has a rating of 84 out of 100 based on 11 reviews.https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/221057-pvris-use-me.php
==Commercial performance==
The album peaked at #26 on the Hot Rock Chart https://web.archive.org/web/20210808211306/https://www.billboard.com/music/pvris/chart-history/RCK/song/1223412 and #155 on the Billboard 200 chart.https://web.archive.org/web/20210817044014/https://www.billboard.com/music/pvris/chart-history/TLP/song/1223412 The album’s only charting single was “Hallucinations,” which peaked at #25.https://web.archive.org/web/20210808023007/https://www.billboard.com/music/pvris/chart-history/ARK/song/1159023
==Track listing==
 
No.	Title 	Writer(s) 	Producers 	Lenght
1. 	Gimme a Minute 	Lyndsey Gunnulfsen, JT Daly, Tommy English, Nate Campany	Daly 	3:28
2. 	Dead Weight 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, English, Sean Van Vleet, Nate Cyphert 	Daly 	3:27
3. 	Stay Gold 	Gunnulfsen, Daly 	Daly 	4:00
4. 	Good to Be Alive 	Gunnulfsen. Daly, Van Vleet 	Daly 	3:17
5. 	Death of Me 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Daniel Armbruster 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Armbruster	3:31
6. 	Hallucinations 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Amy Allen, Marshmello 	Daly 	3:43
7. 	Old Wounds 	Gunnulfsen 	Gunnulfsen, Daly 	4:55
8. 	Loveless 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Campany, Van Vleet 	Daly 	3:49
9. 	January Rain 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Van Vleet 	Gunnulfsen, Daly 	3:31
10.	Use Me (featuring 070 Shake)	Gunnulfsen, Daly 	Daly 	3:23
11.	Wish You Well 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Justin Tranter, Zach Skelton 	Daly 	3:47
===Deluxe===
 
No.	Title 	Writer(s) 	Producers 	Lenght
1. 	Gimme a Minute 	Lyndsey Gunnulfsen, JT Daly, Tommy English, Nate Campany 	Daly 	3:28
2. 	Dead Weight 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, English, Sean Van Vleet, Nate Cyphert 	Daly 	3:27
3. 	Stay Gold 	Gunnulfsen, Daly 	Daly 	4:00
4. 	Good to Be Alive 	Gunnulfsen. Daly, Van Vleet 	Daly 	3:17
5. 	Death of Me 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Daniel Armbruster 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Armbruster	3:31
6. 	Hallucinations 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Amy Allen, Marshmello 	Daly 	3:43
7. 	Old Wounds 	Gunnulfsen 	Gunnulfsen, Daly 	4:55
8. 	Loveless 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Campany, Van Vleet 	Daly 	3:49
9. 	January Rain 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Van Vleet 	Gunnulfsen, Daly 	3:31
10.	Use Me (featuring 070 Shake) 	Gunnulfsen, Daly 	Daly 	3:23
11.	Wish You Well 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Justin Tranter, Zach Skelton 	Daly 	3:47
12.	Thank You (featuring RAYE) 	Gunnulfsen, RAYE, Marco Borrero, Mitch Allan, Livvi Franc	Allan, MAG 	3:32
13.	Things Are Better (Alt Version) 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Busbee 	Daly 	2:59
14.	Use Me (Mija Remix) (featuring 070 Shake)	Gunnulfsen, Daly 	Mija 	3:43
15.	Dead Weight (Nicole Moudaber Remix) 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, English, Van Vleet, Cyphert 	Nicole Moudaber 	3:45
16.	Loveless (Lynn Mix) 	Gunnulfsen, Daly, Campany, Van Vleet 	Gunnulfsen 	3:25
==Personnel==
* Lyndsey Gunnulfsen – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1–9, 15, 16), bass (1–5, 9, 12, 15), drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 15), electric guitar (1–5, 9, 11, 12, 15), percussion (1–5, 9, 11, 15), acoustic guitar (4, 8, 9, 16), programming (9), remixing (16)
* JT Daly – keyboards (1–5, 8–11, 14–16), programming (1–6, 8–11, 14–16), strings (8, 10, 14, 16)
* Tommy English – additional guitar (2, 15)
* Jeremy Larson – strings (10, 14)
* 070 Shake – vocals (10, 14)
* Mitch Allan – electric guitar, keyboards, programming, synthesizer (12)
* Mag – keyboards, programming, synthesizer (12)
* Raye – vocals (12)
* Mija – remixing (14)
* Nicole Moudaber – remixing (15)
===Technical===
* JT Daly – production (all tracks), mixing (1, 10, 13, 14, 16), engineering (1–11, 14–16)
* Lyndsey Gunnulfsen – production (7, 9), additional production (10)
* Mag – production (12)
* Mitch Allan – production (12)
* Joe LaPorta – mastering (1–11, 13–16)
* Chris Gehringer – mastering (12)
* Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (2, 6, 7, 15)
* Lars Stolfers – mixing (3–5, 8, 9)
* Michael Freeman – mixing (6), mixing assistance (7)
* Josh Lovell – mixing (11), engineering (1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16), engineering assistance (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14)
* Mag – mixing (12)
* Lyndsey Gunnulfsen – engineering (7)
* Caleb Hulin – engineering (12)
* Bailey McDougal – vocal recording (14)
* Jeremy Larson – engineering assistance (10, 13, 14)
* Drew Gold – additional editing (15)
==References==
Category:Albums
Category:2020