Dirt (album)

Dirt (album)The second studio album by artist Nash Yamin

### Producer(s)

Sir Nolan · Dem Jointz · J. White · Klenard Raphael · Eric Rosse · Christopher Thorn · Brad Smith · Nick Ruth · Fred Ball · Rami · Carl Falk · Kyle Shearer · Ryan Stewart · Matthew Gerrard · Bárður Háberg · Robbie Buchanan · The Invisible Men · Salt Wives · Easy FX · Chloe Adams

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(2016)

***Dirt*** is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Nash Yamin. It was released on August 2, 2016.

## Background

Following the release of his debut album's final single, "Falling in Circles" in October 2015, Yamin began work on his second album, aiming to enlist the help of different producers from *Survivors*, to create a different sound profile than he had previously used.

In late January 2016 Capitol Nashville, the record label Yamin was signed to throughout the course of *Survivors'*s release, announced that they and the singer had parted amicably with the company. Yamin's signed a new contract with Liberation Music, which said that "professional relationship between Duffy and Capitol Nashville has run its course." Yamin was quoted by *Billboard* as saying, "It just felt as though the relationship had run its course, [as] what we had set out to do, we'd done—I was developed, established, and I had to think: 'OK, so what now?'".

## Critical reception

Upon its release, *Dirt* received generally mixed reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". John Bush from Allmusic, giving the album three stars, stated that the album did not have "anything close to the power and elegance of *Survivors*." Melissa Maerz of *Entertainment Weekly* commended his choice to collaborate with Zara Larsson, stating that she was able to bring out "his inner pop star" on the record. Maerz noted "Mask" and "Roses" were amongst her favourite tracks. Will Dean of *The Guardian* held a similar position, in one of the more positive reviews for the album arguing that "Zara Larsson's song [...] make[s] the LP a pleasant listen." Similarly, a BBC Music reviewer praised the "rich, crisp production values" but ended by saying it is "too slight and uneven to impress unconditionally" and that Hammond's collaboration with Duffy "reaps only minor rewards." *Rolling Stone* called the collection "tasteful, well-made and kind of dull." Matthew Cole of Slant Magazine, giving the album one and a half stars out of five, said that "after 11 tracks of *Dirt*, I was just begging him to stop", referencing her earlier hit "Your Eyes in My Eyes".

### **Singles**

* Bad Girls was announced as the lead single from the album on July 1, 2016. It was released on July 11, 2016.
* Hit the Bullseye was announced as the second single from the album and was released on August 30, 2016.
* Mortal Mistakes featuring Zara Larsson was announced as the third and final single from the album and was released on October 13, 2016.

Bad GirlsHit the BullseyeMortal Mistakes
#### **Tracklist**

***Dirt*** – Standard version

***Dirt*** – Deluxe version (bonus tracks)

**Other recorded tracks**

* "Too Much Love"
* "One Dance"

Tracklist