Ugly Is Beautiful

by Oliver Tree

Overview

The major-label full-length debut from California's Oliver Tree, 2020's Ugly Is Beautiful proves another showcase for the ironic bowl-cut and JNCO jean-wearing singer's bombastically hooky brand of pop. The album arrives on the heels of several buzzed-about EPs and Ugly Is Beautiful builds nicely upon those albums, juxtaposing catchy, '90s-style pop arrangements with vocals that seem at once cheeky and sincere. Mixing blown-out keyboards with distorted guitars, heavy basslines, and pounding beats, Tree has crafted a distinctively zoomer aesthetic, mixing a hot stew of influences from Nirvana and the Strokes to Eminem, Pixies, and sundry SoundCloud rap touchstones. It's a style that remains remarkably consistent even as he shifts gears, from the driving post-punk of "Me Myself & I" and the Beck-esque acoustic grunge of "Cash Machine" to the moody, synth-heavy club jam "1993." As Tree sings on "Alien Boy," "I fell down to Earth from a hundred miles away/And somehow I still make it work." ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	01/08/2021
Label:	Atlantic / Wea
UPC:	0075678649998

Tracks

1. Me, Myself & I
2. 1993
3. Cash Machine
4. Let Me Down
5. Miracle Man
6. Bury Me Alive
7. Alien Boy
8. Joke's on You!
9. Again & Again
10. Waste My Time
11. Jerk
12. Hurt
13. Introspective
14. I'm Gone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Oliver Tree   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rick Robinson   Violin
Andrew Goldstein   Guitar,Keyboards
Little Ricky ZR3   Featured Artist
Ricky Robinson   Violin

Technical Credits

Rick Robinson   Composer
Andrew Goldstein   Composer,Producer
Marshmello   Composer,Producer
Michelle Mancini   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Jeff Levin   A&R
William Simmons   Composer,Producer
Ajay Bhattacharya   Composer
David Pramik   Composer,Producer
Iain Findlay   Engineer
Jacob Dennis   Engineer
Mike Freesh   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Michael Freesh   Mixing
Roget Chahayed   Composer,Producer
Dylan Wiggins   Composer,Producer
Matt Dyson   Engineer
Stint   Engineer,Producer
Imad Royal   Producer
Imad-Roy El-Amine   Composer
Zaire Koalo   Engineer
NVDES   Producer
Whethan   Producer
Trevor Brown   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Ethan Snoreck   Composer,Producer
Oliver Tree   Composer,Producer
Tanner Petulla   Composer
Casey Mattson   Composer,Producer
Josh Laviolette   Composer
Asa Welch   A&R
Macgregor Leo   Engineer
Little Ricky ZR3   Producer
Ricky Robinson   Composer
Getter   Producer