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17-802: American Gurl is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Kilo Kish . It was released on March 25, 2022, through Kish's imprint label , Kisha Soundscape + Audio. The album comes six years after Kish's debut album, Reflections in Real Time (2016), and two years after her EP , Redux (2019). Kilo Kish released her debut studio album, Reflections in Real Time in February 2016. Kish later collaborated with several more high-profile artists such as American rapper, Vince Staples in 2016, on his song "Loco", and English virtual band, Gorillaz in 2017, on their song "Out of Body". In 2018, Kish released her second EP, Mothe , and her third EP, Redux

34-458: A Dream". Kilo Kish's debut EP, Homeschool , was released on April 2, 2012, and was well received by critics, being labeled as one of the best albums of 2012 by Complex . The EP was produced by past collaborators such as The Internet and Pyramid Vritra of The Jet Age of Tomorrow , who also provided guest vocals on the project. On July 31, Kish released "Watergun", a song produced by The Internet, via SoundCloud . On September 17, "Navy"

51-413: A behind-the-scenes digital art zine , in extension to the mixtape. Kish's second EP, Across , was released on July 8, 2014, in collaboration with the fashion and record label Maison Kitsune . In the following year, Kish released Across Remixes . Kish's first studio album, Reflections in Real Time , was released on February 29, 2016. The song, "Taking Responsibility", from the album was featured in

68-422: A considerable margin, and it hones in on what makes her such an enchanting and elusive artist, using her wispy raps to drift through a warped pop jam." The release of her EP, mothe , followed on September 7, 2018. On July 29, 2019, Kish released an alternative artwork for mothe which has replaced the old artwork on all digital platforms. The cover was shot by photographer Andrew Arthur, with whom she has worked in

85-412: A lifestyle brand not confined to one discipline. The result was Maison Kitsuné, which blends music and fashion as a multi-faceted Paris-meets-Tokyo brand. The pair promoted the brand by performing DJ sets, which was followed by the release of the first t-shirt, shirt, dress, and eventually a full-fledged ready-to-wear collection in 2005 that represents 90 percent of its revenue today. Before co-founding

102-466: A year later in 2019. Kish announced the album's title track as the lead single on July 15, 2021. Four days later on July 19, she confirmed that an album was in the works and that she had started the project in 2019. The single was released on July 23, along with a music video. She announced the second single "Bloody Future" on August 11. The single was released on August 20, along with a music video. The third single "New Tricks: Art, Aesthetics, and Money"

119-590: A year off, she worked multiple jobs before enrolling in the Fashion Institute of Technology for textile design, from which she graduated in 2012. Kish began to pursue a musical career when her roommates, Smash Simmons and Mell McCloud, decided to set up an in-home studio, starting a project called the "Kool Kats Klub". It was through this exposure that she initially met Matt Martians of the neo-soul band The Internet , and collaborated on The Jet Age of Tomorrow 's "Want you Still" and The Internet's "Ode to

136-523: Is a French lifestyle brand founded in 2002 by Gildas Loaëc, Masaya Kuroki, and the London-based company Åbäke . Kitsuné operates as a fashion brand, a record label , an art gallery, and a chain of cafés and restaurants worldwide. Kitsune ( きつね , 狐 ) is the Japanese word for " fox ," which is featured prominently in their ready-to-wear collections. Kitsuné Musique and Café Kitsuné are

153-533: The EP explores the theme of perseverance. This is also Kish's fourth collaboration with recurring producer, Ray Brady. On July 23, 2021, Kish released "American Gurl", the first single from her album of the same name. The video for the song was directed by Kish herself and Matt Cowen. "Bloody Future" was made available on August 20, 2021, and on January 28, 2022, Kish released her collaboration with Vince Staples , "New Tricks: Art, Aesthetics, and Money". She explained that

170-631: The album's cover and tracklist. All tracks are written by Lakisha Robinson , except where noted Note Kilo Kish Kilo Kish was born in Orlando, Florida, on May 10, 1990. She attended Glen Rock Elementary School in Bergen County, New Jersey , but later returned to Orlando, where she graduated from Winter Park High School . Aged 18, she received a scholarship to attend the private art college Pratt Institute in New York. While taking

187-600: The company, Loaëc worked with Daft Punk and also with Thomas Bangalter 's record label Roulé . In 2013, Maison Kitsuné expanded their brand by opening a coffee shop called Café Kitsuné in Tokyo, Japan . The first café-restaurant opened in Paris, France in 2019. They have since expanded Café Kitsuné to 26 locations worldwide, including in Tokyo, Paris, New York City, London, Vancouver, and Shanghai. The name Kitsuné comes from

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204-583: The past. Kish released three singles over the course of two months, beginning in October 2019. "Bite Me" was released on October 17, 2019, and its music video was made available on YouTube the next day. Kish's next singles, "Nice Out", and "Spark" were released on November 7, and November 26, 2019, respectively. All three singles released with accompanying music videos, and were featured on Kish's EP, Redux , released on December 6, 2019. Kish described Redux as 2018 Mothe' s "sister project," and has stated that

221-510: The sub-brands of their record label and chain of coffee shops, respectively. Maison Kitsuné was founded in 2002 as a record label by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki in Paris . The founders first met in Loaëc's record shop in Paris where house music lovers, including Kuroki, Daft Punk , and others, frequented. After a trip to Japan for a music video together, they came up with the idea of launching

238-461: The third episode of the HBO teenage drama television show Euphoria . Kish features on "Out of Body" from the deluxe edition of the 2017 Gorillaz album Humanz as well as across the album Big Fish Theory by Vince Staples . Kish released the single, "Elegance", on August 26, 2018. Pitchfork named the song "Best New Track", with Sheldon Pearce commenting that "it is the best Kilo Kish song by

255-547: The track “was inspired by the old quote warning never to bite the hand that feeds you. And though it provides, I feel yanked around by the players, trends, and expectations of our age and industry. Ever-wanting to bite, question, and change.” On March 25, 2022, Kish released the full album with 14 tracks featuring Miguel, Jean Dawson , Vince Staples, and Jesse Boykins III. chart positions Kitsun%C3%A9 The Kitsuné Company S.A.S doing business as Maison Kitsuné ( French pronunciation: [mezɔ̃ kitsune] );

272-439: Was announced on January 24, 2022. It was released on January 28 and features an appearance from American rapper Vince Staples . The fourth single titled "No Apology!" was released on February 25, 2022. On March 9, Kish announced through her social media outlets that her second studio album titled American Gurl would be released on March 25, 2022, and that it had been worked on at the same time as Redux. The announcement came with

289-471: Was released on The Blue Rider record label. The release also contained a remix of "Navy" by MeLo-X . A video for "Navy", as directed by Kish with Ben Rayner, premiered on The Fader the same day. Kish released the mixtape, K+ for free download on February 7, 2013. It featured artists including Childish Gambino , Star Slinger , SBTRKT , A$ AP Ferg of A$ AP Mob , Earl Sweatshirt , and Matt Martians of OFWGKTA . In December, Kish released K+ THE BOOK ,

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