Paint My Bedroom Black

Paint My Bedroom Black is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone. It was released on 13 October 2023 by Polydor.[3]

Paint My Bedroom Black
Studio album by
Holly Humberstone
Released13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)
Genre
Length41:57
Label
Producer
  • Noah Conrad
  • Ethan Gruska
  • Rob Milton
  • Parisi
  • Jonah Summerfield
Holly Humberstone chronology
Can You Afford to Lose Me?
(2022)		 Paint My Bedroom Black
(2023)
Singles from Paint My Bedroom Black
  1. "Antichrist / Room Service"
    Released: 28 June 2023
  2. "Superbloodmoon"
    Released: 28 July 2023
  3. "Into Your Room"
    Released: 21 September 2023
  4. "Kissing in Swimming Pools"
    Released: 5 October 2023
  5. "Paint My Bedroom Black"
    Released: 11 October 2023

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[1]
The Line of Best Fit6/10[5]
The Skinny[6]

Paint My Bedroom Black received a score of 75 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on twelve critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[4] DIY's Ben Tipple commented that the album is "at once escapist and heavily personal" and "a dark, pop-perfect, melancholic fantasy".[1] Maya Georgi of Rolling Stone called it "an amalgamation of flashing colors, moving from cerulean blue to super blood moon orange at hyper-speed" and opined that it "doubles down on her voracious honesty, laying bare her deepest regrets, doom scroll nights, and drinking habits".[7] Reviewing the album for The Line of Best Fit, Emma Thimgren found it to be "full of slick melodies and the songs are so very neatly crafted, yet the reach towards a bigger sound loses the immediacy between Humberstone and the listener".[5] Emma Cooper-Raeburn of The Skinny felt that the "influences of Damien Rice and Phoebe Bridgers are evident throughout" the album, which "demonstrates Humberstone's progress in her talent and career [...] although all of the tracks on the record blend seamlessly together, many sadly sound similar to the last".[6]

Track listing
Paint My Bedroom Black track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Paint My Bedroom Black"
Milton3:49
2."Into Your Room"
  • Humberstone
  • Ethan Gruska
  • Milton
  • Milton
  • Gruska
3:29
3."Cocoon"
  • Humberstone
  • Milton
Milton3:06
4."Kissing in Swimming Pools"
  • Humberstone
  • Milton
Milton4:47
5."Ghost Me"
  • Humberstone
  • Benjamin Leftwich
  • Milton
Milton3:37
6."Superbloodmoon" (featuring D4vd)
Milton2:31
7."Antichrist"
  • Humberstone
  • Ines Dunn
  • Milton
Milton3:20
8."Lauren"
  • Humberstone
  • Gruska
  • Milton
  • Milton
  • Gruska
2:58
9."Baby Blues"
1:18
10."Flatlining"
  • Humberstone
  • Noah Conrad
  • Milton
  • Jonah Summerfield
  • Milton
  • Conrad
  • Summerfield
3:02
11."Elvis Impersonators"
  • Humberstone
  • Conrad
  • Milton
  • Summerfield
  • Milton
  • Conrad
  • Summerfield
2:52
12."Girl"
  • Humberstone
  • Conrad
  • Milton
  • Summerfield
  • Milton
  • Conrad
  • Summerfield
3:22
13."Room Service"
  • Humberstone
  • Milton
Milton3:46
Total length:41:57

Personnel
  • Holly Humberstone – vocals, background vocals (all tracks); piano (tracks 1, 5, 7), tambourine (4), vibraphone (8)
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Lee Smith – mixing (all tracks), drums (4–7)
  • Rob Milton – synthesizer (all tracks), guitar (1–12), programming (1–3, 5, 6, 8, 10–12), percussion (1, 4, 7, 12), bass (3, 5, 6), background vocals (3, 11, 13), keyboards (6), acoustic guitar (13)
  • Ethan Gruska – synthesizer (2, 8); guitar, programming (2); bass, drums, percussion (8)
  • Rob Slater – drums (3, 7)
  • Max Clilverd – pedal steel (4, 5)
  • Angelica Bomford – cello (4)
  • Julian Bayliss – conductor, piano (4)
  • Joseph Lowe – viola (4)
  • Anastasia Vaina – violin (4)
  • Chloë Meade – violin (4)
  • Benjamin Leftwich – guitar (5)
  • Jamie Lockhart – strings (5)
  • D4vd – vocals, background vocals (6)
  • Giampaolo Parisi – programming, synthesizer, vocal programming (9)
  • Marco Parisi – programming, synthesizer, vocal programming (9)
  • Noah Conrad – piano, synthesizer (10–12); guitar (11)
  • Jonah Summerfield – programming, synthesizer (10–12)

Charts
Chart performance for Paint My Bedroom Black
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[8] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 94
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 5

Release history
Release dates and formats for Paint My Bedroom Black
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 13 October 2023
Polydor [3]

References
  1. Tipple, Ben (11 October 2023). "Holly Humberstone – Paint My Bedroom Black review". DIY. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. Cragg, Michael (15 October 2023). "Holly Humberstone: Paint My Bedroom Black review – soul-searching in soulless hotel rooms". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. Shanfeld, Ethan (29 June 2023). "Holly Humberstone Announces Debut Album, Paint My Bedroom Black". Variety. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. "Paint My Bedroom Black by Holly Humberstone Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. Thimgren, Emma (9 October 2023). "Holly Humberstone: Paint My Bedroom Black review – graduates from teenage bedroom pop to a broader pop tonality". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. Cooper-Raeburn, Emma (11 October 2023). "Holly Humberstone – Paint My Bedroom Black album review". The Skinny. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. Georgi, Maya (11 October 2023). "Holly Humberstone Is Going Through It, And That's a Good Thing". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 October 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1755. Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 October 2023. p. 25.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Holly Humberstone – Paint My Bedroom Black" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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