Red 4 Filth

Red 4 Filth
Studio album by
Alaska Thunderfuck
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2022
Length38:37
LabelProducer Entertainment Group
Producer
  • B-Chroma
  • Skyler Cocco
  • Tomas Costanza
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Jordan Palmer
  • Chester Krupa
  • Zach Miller
  • Jay Stolar
  • SWAN
Alaska Thunderfuck chronology
Drag: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)
(2022) 		Red 4 Filth
(2022)
Singles from Red 4 Filth
  1. "Red"
    Released: September 10, 2021
  2. "Beautiful (Night 4 a) Breakdown"
    Released: October 4, 2021
  3. "Without Your Love"
    Released: October 4, 2021
  4. "Wow"
    Released: October 29, 2021
  5. "XOXOY2K"
    Released: November 19, 2021
  6. "Ask Me"
    Released: November 19, 2021
  7. "22"
    Released: December 22, 2021
  8. "Uh"
    Released: January 7, 2022
  9. "I Am Her (She Is Me)"
    Released: May 6, 2022
  10. "Girlz Night"
    Released: June 3, 2022

Red 4 Filth is the fourth studio album by American drag queen and recording artist Alaska Thunderfuck, released on September 23, 2022.[1] The album was promoted by ten pre-release singles, "Red", "Beautiful (Night 4 a) Breakdown", "Without Your Love", "Wow", "XOXOY2K", "Ask Me", "22", "Uh", "I Am Her (She Is Me)", and "Girlz Night". The album will be supported by her first North American headlining tour in Fall 2022.[2][3] Red 4 Filth takes its name from a fake perfume she created on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Background and composition

The majority of the album was written during COVID-19 lockdowns.[4] In an interview with Thrillist, Alaska said that the album was inspired by the sounds of 1990s and 2000s music, citing Weezer, Aqua, Toni Braxton, and Britney Spears as specific touchpoints.[4] In the music video for "Wow", Alaska performed out of drag with LA-based band the Disciplez as her backing band.[4] "XOXOY2K" is a Europop track with electronic club beats that is inspired by early 2000s nostalgia.[5] "Ask Me" is an Ace of Base-inspired pop song.[5] "22" sees Alaska sing to her younger self and to "any young person who has ever felt like she didn't belong".[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metro Weekly[7]

Sean Maunier of Metro Weekly wrote that "as inseparable as camp and comedy are from the Alaska brand, Red 4 Filth feels like it’s trying to be a more straightforward pop record, with some mixed results", and called the Drag Race references featured throughout the album "stale" given that Alaska is "four albums in, and so far removed from her time on the reality series". Maunier concluded that "Alaska managed to make the transition from reality star to recording artist better than most, but having set the bar high for herself, Red 4 Filth can’t help but come up short" and in spite of her "charisma and inimitable attitude", her most recent album lacks "the lightning in a bottle that made Anus work so well".[7]

Track listing

Red 4 Filth track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Beautiful (Night 4 a) Breakdown"
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Krupa
  • Stolar
3:32
2."All That She Wants"
Tomas Costanza3:26
3."XOXOY2K"
  • Stolar
  • JBACH
  • Saint John
  • Palmer
  • Honard
  • Laughlin
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Palmer
  • Krupa
  • Stolar
2:54
4."Red"
  • Andrew Rosario
  • Krupa
  • Stolar
  • JBACH
  • Palmer
  • Honard
  • Skyler Cocco
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Palmer
  • Krupa
  • Cocco
  • Stolar
2:56
5."Ask Me"
  • Ferras
  • JBACH
  • Saint John
  • Palmer
  • Honard
  • Laughlin
  • Stolar
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Palmer
  • Stolar
2:32
6."Wow"
  • Stolar
  • JBACH
  • Honard
  • Krupa
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Palmer
  • Krupa
  • Stolar
2:40
7."Uh"
  • Rosario
  • Palmer
  • Honard
  • Stoler
  • Zach Miller
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Stolar
  • Miller
2:49
8."Without Your Love"
  • B-Chroma
  • Krupa
  • Ferras
  • Stolar
  • JBACH
  • Palmer
  • Honard
  • SWAN
  • Ivan and Peter
  • B-Chroma
  • Krupa
  • Palmer
  • Stolar
  • SWAN
3:01
9."22"
  • Rosario
  • Palmer
  • Honard
  • Stolar
  • Miller
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Stolar
  • Miller
3:45
10."Girlz Night" (featuring Stephanie's Child)
  • Honard
  • Stolar
  • JBACH
  • Jon Buscema
  • Laughlin
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Stolar
2:30
11."I Am Her (She Is Me)" (featuring Ts Madison)
  • Rocco Giovannoni
  • Laughlin
  • SWAN
  • Vanegas
  • Palmer
  • Saint John
  • Stolar
  • Ferras
  • Rosario
  • Ts Madison
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Stolar
  • Palmer
  • B-Chroma
2:43
12."More Than Enough (2 Me)"
  • Honard
  • Palmer
  • Saint John
  • JBACH
  • Stolar
  • Krupa
  • Palmer
  • Stolar
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Krupa
3:00
13."Mmm Mmm Mmm"
  • Noah Longworth McGuire
  • Nathan Irving Flaks
  • Honard
  • JBACH
  • Stolar
  • Krupa
  • Rosario
  • McGuire
  • Flaks
  • Stolar
  • Ivan and Peter
  • Krupa
2:49
Total length:38:37

References

  1. ^ "Alaska Thunderf**k Reveals Official "Red 4 Filth" Album Release Date". Ken Phillips Publicity Group, Inc. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Best Takeaways From Alaska Thunderfuck 5000's New Drag Book". cosmopolitan.com. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  3. ^ "Alaska Sees Red As She Takes Over The World With New Album, Book & Tour | Seattle Gay Scene | Your Daily Gay In Seattle". seattlegayscene.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  4. ^ a b c DeBary, John (December 15, 2021). "The Multi-Talented Alaska Goes Meta". Thrillist. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Alaska Thunderfuck Debuts Two New Tracks 'XOXOY2K' and 'Ask Me' Ahead of Upcoming Album 'Red 4 Filth'". Culture Fix. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  6. ^ Uitti, Jacob (December 22, 2021). "Exclusive Premiere: Alaska's New Single, "22"". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Maunier, Sean (24 September 2022). "'Red 4 Filth' Review: Alaska Comes Up Short". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 27 September 2022.