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Spiderr
Studio album by Bladee
Released	30 September 2022
Length	31:19
Label	Year0001
Producer	Whitearmor
Bladee chronology
Crest (2022) Spiderr (2022) Psykos (2024)
Singles from Spiderr
"Drain Story" Released: 15 September 2022

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
laut.de
Pitchfork	7.7/10
Slant Magazine

Spiderr is the sixth solo studio album by Swedish musician Bladee. It was released on 30 September 2022 via Year0001. The album was announced via Bladee's Instagram on 15 September 2022 and along with the announcement, a song and accompanying video directed by Ecco2K "Drain Story" was shared. Spiderr follows Bladee's and Ecco2K's 2022 collaborative album Crest.

Background and release

Bladee released his fifth studio album The Fool in May 2021, to praise from Pitchfork and laut.de. Earlier in 2021, he worked with Charli XCX on the remix of his song "Drama" with Mechatok. During March 2022, he released the collaborative studio album Crest with Ecco2K, which also received acclaim from Pitchfork and laut.de, as well as from Anthony Fantano. He also embarked on a tour across North America and Europe with Drain Gang throughout 2022. Bladee announced Spiderr on his Instagram story, where he sent a link to the music video of the album's only single "Drain Story". The music video was directed, shot, and edited by Ecco2K. "Icarus 3reestyle" also received a music video. The Hebrew writing on its album cover means "Truth". The album was released by Year0001 on 30 September 2022. It was produced by Whitearmor, with contributions from Gud and Joakim Benon. It contains guest appearances from Wondha Mountain and Ecco2K.

Composition

Critics have described Spiderr as containing elements of pop music and hip-hop. Pitchfork's Colin Joyce said that it is "a vision of pop that’s grounded in real emotion but shrouded in otherworldly mystery". Yannik Gölz from laut.de wrote that "sometimes you have to find the pop elements behind a very unusual façade". Thejas Varma from The Michigan Daily thought the album "keeps up Bladee's consistent streak of electrifying twists on pop and hip-hop, building on previous works while incorporating new sounds". Paul Attard of Slant Magazine called it a "for-the-fans affair that might make even the most die-hard of Drainers re-consider their unfailing loyalty" and that "some of the compositions are so chaotic that they feel like they're about to come apart at the seams". Joyce wrote that "Spiderr works within a familiar palette of celestial synth arrangements and heavy-lidded, stream-of-consciousness emotion" and called it denser and more compelling than other releases by Drain Gang, "because it isn't purely euphoric; Bladee digs into the darker side of his existential meandering as well".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Benjamin Reichwald and Ludwig Rosenberg, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Whitearmor, except where noted.

Notes

• Track titles are stylised in all caps, with the exception of tracks 7, 10, and 12.
• "Disaster Prelude" is stylised as "DiSASTER PRELUDE".

References

1. Gölz, Yannik (30 September 2022). "Vom Drainer-CEO zum Elfen-Hohepriester und zurück" [From Drainer CEO to elf high priest and back]. laut.de (in German). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
2. Joyce, Colin (4 October 2022). "Bladee: Spiderr Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
3. ^ Attard, Paul (4 October 2022). "Bladee 'Spiderr' Review: A Deliriously Tumultuous Sugar Rush". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022. Cite error: The named reference "Attard 2022" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
4. "Bladee Announces New Album Spiderr, Shares Video for New Song "Drain Story"". Pitchfork. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
5. Renshaw, David (16 September 2022). "Bladee confirms new album details, shares "Drain Story"". The Fader. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
6. Smith, Nadine (3 June 2021). "Bladee: The Fool Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
7. Hacker, Malin (28 May 2021). "Der Drain Gang-Kronprinz legt ein TikTok-Tarot" [The Drain Gang crown prince lays down a TikTok tarot]. laut.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
8. Yoo, Noah (28 April 2021). "Charli XCX Joins Bladee and Mechatok for New "Drama" Remix: Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
9. Smith, Nadine. "Bladee / Ecco2k: Crest". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
10. Gölz, Yannik (18 March 2022). "Genesis als Cloud Rap-Drogentrip" [Genesis as a cloud rap drug trip]. laut.de (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
11. Fantano 2022a, 7:09.
12. ^ Buckle, Becky (30 September 2022). "Bladee drops new album 'Spiderr' via YEAR0001". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
13. ^ "Bladee announces Spiderr album with new track 'Drain Story'". Dazed. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
14. Li, Nicolaus (17 September 2022). "Bladee Announces Upcoming 'Spiderr' Album With "DRAIN STORY" Release". Hypebeast. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
15. Darville, Jordan (30 September 2022). "The 15 projects you should stream right now". The Fader. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
16. Joyce, Colin (4 October 2022). "Bladee: Spiderr Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
17. ^ Joyce, Colin (4 October 2022). "Bladee: Spiderr Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
18. ^ Gölz, Yannik (30 September 2022). "Vom Drainer-CEO zum Elfen-Hohepriester und zurück" [From Drainer CEO to elf high priest and back]. laut.de (in German). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
19. ^ Varma, Thejas (6 October 2022). "'Spiderr' continues Bladee's hot streak". The Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

Video sources

• Fantano, Anthony (24 March 2022). Bladee & Ecco2k – Crest ALBUM REVIEW. The Needle Drop. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via YouTube.

External links

• Drain Story on YouTube

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