by
Biig Piig
- Record Label: Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
- Release Date: Jan 20, 2023
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- Summary: The debut seven-track mixtape for Irish dance-pop artist Jessica Smyth as Biig Piig features a guest appearance from Deb Never.
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- Record Label: Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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VarietyJan 20, 2023Her strongest effort to date with the new mixtape, “Bubblegum.” Her distinctively wispy voice and sinewy grooves have created a trademark sound — somewhere between Charli XCX and Pink Pantheress — that’s pop without being cheesy and dance-based without sacrificing melody or shunning melancholy.
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New Musical Express (NME)Jan 20, 2023By tying together contrasting sounds and stories into this brilliant collection, Biig Piig embraces the joy of reinvention.
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DIY MagazineJan 20, 2023The mixtape allows space for this experimentation, jumping from one emotion to the next, yet finds consistency in Biig Piig’s inability to stand still.
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The Observer (UK)Jan 23, 2023Though Bubblegum is brief, at seven songs, Biig Piig’s sound brims with poise and promise.
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The Line of Best FitJan 20, 2023It’s more than a taster but leaves plenty of room for development in the future, maybe experimenting with different instrumentation and letting the songs stretch out and breathe beyond their sub three minute durations. Until then, let Bubblegum ever so sweetly tear you apart.
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Clash MusicJan 23, 2023‘Bubblegum’ is the most creative, well-thought-out and simply fun project to come out of the UK alt-pop scene in quite some time. Biig Piig continues to improve, every release getting her closer and closer to the stratosphere – and even that won’t stop her rise.
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Jan 23, 2023
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