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I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All
Studio album by
Glaive
ReleasedJuly 14, 2023
StudioGarage in Los Angeles[1]
Length35:34
LabelInterscope
Producer
Glaive chronology
Ovine Hall
(2023) 		I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All
(2023) 		A Bit of a Mad One
(2024)
Singles from I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All
  1. "As If"
    Released: April 28, 2023
  2. "I'm Nothing That's All I Am"
    Released: May 17, 2023
  3. "All I Do Is Try My Best"
    Released: June 7, 2023
  4. "The Car"
    Released: June 30, 2023

I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All (stylized in lowercase and without punctuation) is the debut studio album by the American musician Glaive. It was released on July 14, 2023 via Interscope Records.[2]

Background

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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Glaive began recording music in his bedroom.[3] Since the beginning of his career, his music has been described as hyperpop.[4][5][6] He has since expressed disagreement with the label, describing his music as "straight-up popsongs" with "nothing hyper about them".[7] Prior to the release of I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, Glaive released two solo EPs[8][9] and one collaborative EP with Ericdoa.[10]

Production on the album began in early 2022, shortly after the release of Old Dog, New Tricks, the deluxe edition to Glaive's 2021 EP All Dogs Go to Heaven. On June 24, he released the single "Minnesota Is a Place That Exists", which was initially intended to be the lead single for the album.[11] Around this time, he supported The Kid Laroi on his End of the World Tour.[12] He would then announce his own headlining tour, the America Is a Place That Exists Tour, which took place in September and October 2022.[11] During this tour, he would play some unreleased songs, most of which had leaked online alongside several other tracks in July of that year. On September 28, he released the single "Three Wheels and It Still Drives!", which was also originally to be included on the album.[13] Glaive would continue to preview unreleased tracks in late 2022 and early 2023. He went to Tbilisi, Georgia in April 2023 to film music videos for the album. Finally, on April 28, he released the album's official lead single, "As If", alongside its music video, which was filmed in Tbilisi.[14] In May, he released "I'm Nothing That's All I Am", the album's second single. Alongside the track's release, Glaive announced that the album would be released on July 14, and revealed its cover art[15] which was taken at the Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre in Latvia. On June 7, he released the album's third single, "All I Do Is Try My Best", alongside its music video, which was also filmed in Tbilisi.[16] The album's fourth single, "The Car", was released on June 30, alongside its music video.

Tour

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On April 28, 2023, Glaive announced a headlining tour to support the album. It took place from July 27 – August 19, and featured Origami Angel, Oso Oso, and Polo Perks as supporting acts.[17]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[18]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[19]
The Line of Best Fit6/10[20]
NME[21]
Pitchfork6.7/10[22]
Slant[23]

I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All received a score of 70 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[18] NME's Ali Shutler described the album as "a world away from the technicolour rave that's defined hyper-pop" and "more an uncomfortable coming-of-age record than a barbed attack on the pressures of fame", writing that it "sees him slowing things down and reflecting on his hectic journey so far".[21] Colin Joyce of Pitchfork wrote that Glaive "moves away from hyperpop and digicore on his debut album, sharpening his pop instincts as he unpacks the chaotic intensity of teenage emotions", summarizing that he "captures the ecstatic, uncomfortable intensity of the joy and turmoil of being young".[22]

Track listing

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I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Oh Are You Bipolar One or Two?"
  • Hazin
  • McDonald
3:26
2."As If"
  • Gutierrez
  • Hazin
  • Ralph Castelli
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
3:11
3."17250"
2:31
4."Pardee Urgent Care"
2:19
5."The Car"
  • Gutierrez
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
2:59
6."I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All"
  • Gutierrez
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
2:04
7."All I Do Is Try My Best"
  • Gutierrez
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
2:49
8."I'm Nothing That's All I Am"
  • Gutierrez
  • Hazin
Hazin2:57
9."The Prom"
  • Gutierrez
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
  • Nick Ferraro
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
  • Ferraro
2:11
10."Tiziana"
3:13
11."I've Made Worse Mistakes"
  • Gutierrez
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
  • Hazin
  • Castelli
2:30
12."The Good the Bad the Olga"
  • Gutierrez
  • Hazin
Hazin2:15
13."2005 Barbie Doll"
  • Gutierrez
  • Hazin
  • Ferraro
  • Hazin
  • Ferraro
3:09
Total length:35:34

Notes

  • All tracks are stylized in lowercase, and with the exception of "Oh Are You Bipolar One or Two?", without punctuation.

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Glaive – vocals
  • Jeff Hazin – drum programming (tracks 1–5, 7–12), guitar (1–3, 5, 6, 8–13), bass guitar (1–3, 10, 12), synthesizer (4–11, 13), keyboards (10), vocals (13)
  • Rodaidh McDonald – guitar, piano (1)
  • Ralph Castelli – bass guitar (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 11), electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11), drums (2, 3, 5, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 7), synthesizer (2, 5–7, 11), background vocals (7)
  • Underscores – drum programming (3)
  • Alexander 23 – background vocals, bass guitar, drum programming, guitar, synthesizer (4)
  • Nick Ferraro – background vocals (9), guitar (13), bass guitar (13)

Technical

References

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  1. ^ Schube, Will. "Glaive Announces 'I Care So Much That I Don't Care At All,' Shares New Single". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ Schube, Will (May 17, 2023). "Glaive Announces 'I Care So Much That I Don't Care At All,' Shares New Single".
  3. ^ Jolley, Ben (May 26, 2021). "glaive: teen hyperpop prodigy with fans in Lana Del Rey and Travis Barker". NME. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Madden, Emma (July 1, 2021). "How Hyperpop Became a Force Capable of Reaching and Rearranging the Mainstream". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Canjemanaden, Jessica (March 17, 2021). "Meet the young, terminally online artists shaping the sound of hyperpop". Dazed. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Enis, Eli (October 27, 2020). "This is Hyperpop: A Genre Tag for Genre-less Music". Vice. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (November 10, 2020). "How Hyperpop, a Small Spotify Playlist, Grew Into a Big Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Joyce, Colin (November 19, 2020). "glaive is writing pop's future from his small-town bedroom". The Fader. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Gray, Julia (August 16, 2021). "glaive: All Dogs Go to Heaven EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Sundaresan, Mano (October 12, 2021). "glaive / ericdoa: then i'll be happy EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Glaive Drops 'Minnesota Is A Place That Exists,' A New Song". June 25, 2022.
  12. ^ Jolley, Ben (July 18, 2022). "Glaive: hyperpop king on why the genre "will never die" and touring with The Kid LAROI". NME.
  13. ^ "glaive shares "3 wheels and it still drives!"". The FADER.
  14. ^ "glaive samples Timothée Chalamet on new song "as if"". The FADER.
  15. ^ Taylor, Sam (May 17, 2023). "glaive has released a new single, 'im nothing thats all i am'". Dork.
  16. ^ "Glaive Shares New Single 'all i do is try my best' | News". 7 June 2023.
  17. ^ Helfand, Raphael (May 17, 2023). "glaive announces summer tour, shares "im nothing thats all i am"". The Fader. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  18. ^ a b "I Care So Much That I Dont Care at All by Glaive Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  19. ^ https://diymag.com/review/album/glaive-i-care-so-much-that-i-dont-care-at-all
  20. ^ https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/glaive-i-care-so-much-i-dont-care-at-all-goes-emo-pop
  21. ^ a b Shutler, Ali (July 12, 2023). "Glaive – I Care So Much That I Don't Care At All review: hyper-pop star gets reflective". NME. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  22. ^ a b Joyce, Colin (July 18, 2023). "Glaive: I Care So Much That I Dont Care at All Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  23. ^ https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/glaive-i-care-so-much-that-i-dont-care-at-all-album-review/
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