Troubled Paradise (album)

## Singles

 1. "Self Destruct"
Released: October 21, 2020
2. "Troubled Paradise"
Released: January 22, 2021
3. "Clouds"
Released: February 26, 2021
4. "Cowboys"
Released: April 9, 2021
5. "Over This!"
Released: May 7, 2021

"**Troubled Paradise**" is the debut album by American singer-songwriter *Slayyyter*. The album released on June 11th, 2021.

Production on the album began during The Mini Tour in 2019, and carried on into 2020 with release being planned around the same time period, before being eventually pushed back late into 2021.

In 2019, Slayyyter originally confirmed that production had started and that the record was "10x better" than her debut mixtape, since then, it's possible that direction for the project had completely changed.

## Background

On May 16th, 2019, Slayyyter confirmed on Twitter that she was working on her sophomore mixtape. She stated that it would be reminsicent of her old SoundCloud demos but revamped. It was planned to be released a few months after her debut mixtape.

In late July of 2019, Slayyyter performed the song "Sunshine" during *The Mini Tour*. She also shared a 41-second snippet of the song during an Instagram livestream, Which later leaked in October of that same year. It was believed to be a song from the album.

Around this time various snippets were shared on Slayyyter's instagram. There have also been many cases where she teased tracks from the mixtape during livestreams.

On August 15th, 2019, she answered a couple of questions about the mixtape on Twitter. She hinted that the mixtape will feature rock music. She also confirmed that *Swimming Pool* will be on the tracklist.

On September 1st, 2019, a fan replied to Slayyyter on Twitter, asking "does doghouse still exist ?". She responded stating that it is planned for the deluxe version of her debut mixtape. Slayyyter later on continued to tease fans until she played the (nearly) whole song on her Instagram live on April 6th, 2020, which fans were quick to screen-record and post on social media.

On October 10th, 2019, Slayyyter on a now deleted tweet shared a snippet of a tentatively titled song, "*Talk to Me*", stating: "gonna delete this SO FAST bc s2 will not be until fall 2020 longgg after an s1 deluxe version but this is probably my favorite song i ever made........ ....!!!!!??"

In Late October of 2019, Slayyyter teased S2 live on instagram, an instrumental snippet of a song presumably titled "*ID*" was shared.

On March 26th, 2020, Slayyyter then revealed that she as working on her debut album which she believes her fans will love.

In April of 2020, Slayyyter played the track "Heaven" on her livestream, and went on to tease the tracks "*Dangerous*" and "*Villain*" in May of the same year. She later played the track "*Heaven*" in full on July 25th, 2020 during the Heav3n Virtual Party on Twitch.

In Mid October, 2020, Slayyyter teased her fans with a series of tweets, telling them to turn on their notifications, which lead to the eventual release of *Self Destruct*, the Record's lead single. On the day of the single's release the full tracklist had been leaked through Last.fm as well as the album's title. However the actual order was unknown.

The first promotional single, "*Throatzillaaa*," was released on November 13th, 2020. A lyric video was teased on November 9th, before its official announcement on November 11th,  and its eventual release on November 13th.

Later in Mid December, the title track, "*Troubled Paradise*" was registered on to Slayyyter's ASCAP page. The single was announced for release on January 19th, 2021. A Day before it's release, the single leaked, as well as snippets of the Music Video, and the album's cover artwork and tracklist order.

The release date and cover artwork where than announced by Slayyyter on January 21st, 2021, a day earlier than planned.

## Singles

The lead single for the project, "Self Destruct," was released on October 21st, 2020. It was first teased by Slayyyter via a series of tweets on October 19th, before officially announcing the song on October 20th, 2020, alongside snippets of the music video.

The first promotional single, "Throatzillaaa," was released on November 13th, 2020. A lyric video was teased on November 9th, before its official announcement on November 11th,  and its eventual release on November 13th.

The second single and title track, "Troubled Paradise", was released January 22, 2021, accompanied by a music video.

The third single, "Clouds" was released February 26, 2021, accompanied by a music video.

The fouth single, "Cowboys" was released April 9, 2021, accompanied by a music video.

The fifth and final single, "Over This!" was released May 7, 2021.

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## Artwork

The artwork was first leaked a day prior to it's planned unveiling alongside the album's official tracklist. The typography and logo was made by Glitchmood and Luca Devinu. The cover was shot by Munachi Osegu, styling, makeup, and hair were done by Cody Allen, Scott Ousborne Jr, and Noah Scott respectively.

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## Physical Releases

Shortly after album announcement, the Spotify Exclusive vinyl went up on sale on Slayyyter's website. The vinyl uses the Troubled Paradise single cover instead of the album cover. A standard signed version of the vinyl, using the album artwork was later released on Slayyyter's website. An exclusive opaque white & sky blue signed vinyl was released on Slayyyter's website on July 7, 2021.[1]

Spotify Exclusive VinylStandard VinylExclusive Opaque White & Sky Blue Vinyl

## Outtakes

* "Dangerous"
* "Heaven"
* "Sunshine"
* "Talk to Me"
* "ID"
* "Swimming Pool"
* "Intoxicated"
* "Crash Your Party"
* "Rainbow Road"
* " Tear Me Open"
* "Dolce Vita"

## Trivia

* This is Slayyyter's debut album. She has stated that Slayyyter (the mixtape) is not her debut album.
* The tracklist as well as the cover art leaked onto iTunes a day prior to the planned reveal.
* The final tracklist and the tracklist that was leaked by a hacker on August 2020 are identical. This could mean that the album was finalised/about to be finalised around that time.
* The album originally was planned to be Slayyyter's sophomore mixtape, but the album's sound and direction had changed.

## References

1. ↑ https://preview.redd.it/2roht8cjqny21.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=88bbacb27291bbf7158586860c620818bb92b764
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/slayyyter/status/1162148854831226880
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAuNFSb56E
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG\_Xf8pQyrk
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/slayyyter/status/1243203571501256705
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://twitter.com/slayyyter/status/1325920561726251009?s=20
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://twitter.com/slayyyter/status/1326588162659905536?s=20
8. ↑ https://imgur.com/9Ok7IT1
9. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CKUWlzkhmdS/
10. ↑ https://twitter.com/slayyyter/status/1318299187105001472?s=20
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/slayyyter/status/1318577739348070405?s=20
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/slayyyter/status/1318628763685453824?s=20
13. ↑ https://twitter.com/slayyyter/status/1327118482484367362?s=20
14. ↑ https://slayyyter.com/products/troubled-paradise-vinyl-spotify
15. ↑ https://slayyyter.com/collections/frontpage/products/troubled-paradise-standard-vinyl