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Spaceman (2021)

Where the lyrics of Spaceman take you, and where it was really made.

Spaceman was released in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its title came from the feeling of being completely disconnected from the world.

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Where Spaceman was recorded (2021)

Recording site A&M Recording Studios — MusicBrainz lists Henson Recording Studios as the place where the album was recorded. This is a place-level point, so the exact building is not confirmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Spaceman: fourth studio album by Nick Jonas
• Released March 12, 2021 through Island Records
• Deluxe edition released March 15, 2021, three days after the standard edition
• First solo release since Last Year Was Complicated (2016)
• First solo project since the Jonas Brothers reunited in 2019
• Sole guest appearance: the Jonas Brothers on 'Selfish', with Joe on vocals and Kevin on guitar

Background

• Jonas dropped hints about the album on social media in early February 2021
• February 20: announced he would appear on Saturday Night Live on February 27 to perform the new single
• February 25: lead single, the title track, released to start the era
• The lyrics were widely considered to be about the COVID-19 pandemic
• Asked about the title by Zane Lowe, he said he wanted to give a feeling of being disconnected from the world a persona and a name
• The album explores four themes: distance, indulgence, euphoria and commitment
• Second and final single 'This Is Heaven' released March 4
• March 14: deluxe version announced for the next day
• Deluxe bonus tracks: 'Dangerous', 'Selfish', and chill versions of 'Don't Give Up on Us', '2Drunk' and 'This Is Heaven'

Recording

• Jonas said he made the album while doing what most people did during the past year, sitting at home and hoping for better days
• Greg Kurstin produced all tracks except 'Selfish', which was produced by Jason Evigan and the Monsters & Strangerz
• 'Deeper Love' interpolates 'I Want to Know What Love Is', written by Mick Jones
• MusicBrainz lists Henson Recording Studios as the place where the album was recorded

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Nicholas Jerry Jonas, born September 16, 1992 in Dallas, Texas, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor.
• He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band Jonas Brothers with his brothers Joe and Kevin.
• The group released a debut album, It's About Time (2006), and later signed with Hollywood Records.

Members

• Members: Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas.
• The brothers were homeschooled by their mother and raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey.

Career

• The Jonas Brothers' second album Jonas Brothers (2007) entered the top five of the Billboard 200.
• A Little Bit Longer (2008) became their first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200.
• The group starred in Disney Channel projects including Camp Rock (2008) and Jonas (2009–2010).
• The band split in 2013 and reunited in 2019.
• As a solo artist, Nick Jonas released Nick Jonas (2014) on Island Records, which included the hit single "Jealous".
• Last Year Was Complicated (2016) peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
• He has acted in films including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Chaos Walking (2021), and in Broadway productions.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Spaceman garnered positive reviews from music critics
• Metacritic assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics; the album received an average score of 61, based on 6 reviews
• Robin Murray of Clash wrote that the sonic influences were too obvious throughout the record, but praised its honest lyricism and effective jams
• Murray singled out 'Don't Give Up On Us' as one of Jonas' best solo performances to date
• Jeffrey Davies of PopMatters commended Greg Kurstin's production as captivating and refined
• Davies felt the lyrical content came across as immature and tone-deaf when compared to the title track
• Oliva Horn of Pitchfork found the album's interstellar concept interesting enough to get it off the ground, but said Jonas retreated too quickly to domestic comforts
• Horn wrote that it was hard to imagine anyone who was not already a Nick Jonas fan playing the album on repeat

Records

• Debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200
• Number 8 on the Top Tastemaker Albums chart
• Sold 16,000 pure album sales

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The deluxe video album was released on March 18, six days after the deluxe audio version.
• The Classics Edition was released online on March 11, a day before the official album, and adds the singles 'Chains', 'Jealous', 'Levels' and 'Close', with Tove Lo featured on 'Close'.
• The Target-exclusive edition adds chill versions of 'Heights' and 'Nervous' as bonus tracks.
• The Discogs release notes mention a sticker reading '+2 extra songs & a collectible poster' and a 20-page stapled insert.
• Joe Jonas sings and Kevin Jonas plays guitar on 'Selfish', the only track featuring the Jonas Brothers.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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