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Blanket
Blanket
Studio album by Kevin Abstract
Released	November 3, 2023
Length	37:37
Label	RCA; Video Store;
Producer	Jonah Abraham; Julian Ali; Carlton; Romil Hemnani; Tyler Johnson; Kid Harpoon; John Carroll Kirby; Rewined;
Kevin Abstract chronology
Singles from Blanket
	"Blanket"; Released: October 4, 2023; "What Should I Do?"; Released: October 18, 2023; "Running Out"; Released: October 25, 2023; "Madonna"; Released: November 1, 2023;

Blanket is the fourth studio album by American rapper Kevin Abstract, released on November 3, 2023, through RCA Records and Video Store. It is his first album after the breakup of Brockhampton the previous year. Abstract's former Brockhampton bandmate Romil Hemnani produced the album with multi-instrumentalist Jonah Abraham.^[1] The title track was released as the lead single with an accompanying "dystopian" video co-directed by Abstract^[2] and featuring him interacting with three characters in costumes.^[3] This was followed by three additional singles leading up to the release of the album: "What Should I Do?", "Running Out" and "Madonna" released on October 18, October 25 and November 1, 2023, respectively.

Background and recording

Blanket follows the dual release of Brockhampton's The Family and TM a year prior, the former of which was essentially a Kevin Abstract solo album with production contributions from other members of the band.^[1] Kevin Abstract worked on the album with Brockhampton member Romil Hemnani serving as producer over three months, explaining that he wanted "to make, like, a Sunny Day Real Estate, Nirvana, Modest Mouse type of record" that "hit like a rap album".^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100^[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10^[6]
DIY	^[7]
The Line of Best Fit	4/10^[8]
NME	^[9]
Pitchfork	6.7/10^[10]

Blanket received a score of 65 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.^[5] Clash's James Mellen felt that "what makes Blanket thrive and pulse is its completely commitment to unrelenting honesty and vulnerability from Abstract. He runs through the record naked, speaking odes on his identity, atop of some gloriously fuzzy riffs, synthesisers and drums".^[6] Thomas Smith of NME stated that the album "picks up where Arizona Baby left off, but burrows deeper into those indie-rock influences" but "in totality, however, the collection is more of a mood piece than of noticeable, memorable songs".^[9] Evan Rytlewski of Pitchfork found the album to have a "grungy, guitar-centric" sound that "isn't always a natural fit", but still remarked that Abstract has "an ear for sticky, misshapen melodies and a rap producer's sense of pacing, which keeps Blanket moving so briskly that its periodic clumsiness doesn't bog it down much".^[10]

David Smyth of the Evening Standard wrote that "the idea of Blanket hitting like a rap album is a tougher sell. [...] It's not the kind of album that will launch him to solo superstardom, but it doesn't sound like that would appeal to him anyway".^[11] Noah Barker of The Line of Best Fit called the album "the mark of a restless artist unable to afford the time to care like he used to" and "attempting a moment of multitude and homogenizing the results into auditory mush".^[8]

Track listing

*Blanket* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"When the Rope Post 2 Break"	Ian Simpson Jonah Abraham Romil Hemnani John Carroll Kirby Joshuah Melnick Julian Rapaport	Hemnani Kirby	3:26
2.	"Blanket"	Simpson Abraham Hemnani Pilot Lee Rapaport	Abraham Julian Ali Romil Hemnani	1:57
3.	"Running Out"	Simpson Abraham Hemnani Kirby Carlton McDowell Melnick Lee Rapaport Reece Weinberg	Abraham Carlton Hemnani Kirby Rewined	3:32
4.	"The Greys"	Simpson Abraham Baird Acheson Hemnani Kirby Roy Mabie Rapaport	Abraham Hemnani	4:39
5.	"Voyager"	Simpson Abraham Hemnani Melnick Rapaport	Abraham Hemnani	3:05
6.	"Madonna"	Simpson Sarah Aarons Kid Harpoon Hemnani Tyler Johnson Melnick	Hemnani Johnson Kid Harpoon	3:03
7.	"Today I Gave Up"	Simpson Abraham Sachi DiSerafino Hemnani Lee Melnick	Abraham Hemnani	2:26
8.	"What Should I Do?"	Simpson Abraham Jamison Baken Cole Bat Jack Bat Itamar Fainer Hemnani Rapaport	Abraham Hemnani	3:03
9.	"Mr. Edwards"	Simpson Abraham Hemnani Lee	Abraham Hemnani	0:52
10.	"Scream"	Simpson Abraham Acheson Hemnani Melnick Rapaport	Abraham Ali Hemnani	2:39
11.	"Real 2 Me"	Simpson Abraham Hemnani Melnick	Abraham Hemnani	3:18
12.	"Heights, Spiders, and the Dark"	Simpson Abraham Baken Hemnani Melnick	Abraham Hemnani	2:07
13.	"My Friend"	Simpson Abraham Baken J. Bat Hemnani Kara Jackson MJ Lenderman Melnick	Abraham Hemnani	3:30
Total length:				37:37