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Hooke's Law (album)

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Hooke's Law
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Studio album by
KeiyaA
ReleasedOctober 31, 2025 (2025-10-31)
Length52:28
Label XL
Producer
  • KeiyaA
  • DJ Cowriiie
KeiyaA chronology
Forever, Ya Girl
(2020)		Hooke's Law
(2025)

Hooke's Law is the second studio album by American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer KeiyaA. It was released on October 31, 2025, through XL Recordings. It received universal acclaim from critics. [1]

Contents

Background

KeiyaA is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. [2] Born in Chicago, she is based in New York City. [3] Hooke's Law is her second studio album, following Forever, Ya Girl (2020). [2] It was released on October 31, 2025, through XL Recordings. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [6]
Paste 8.3/10 [7]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [8]
PopMatters 8/10 [9]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Hooke's Law received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 9 critic scores. [1]

Allen Hale of The Line of Best Fit stated, "The project exists at the juncture between skeptical, attuned healing and critical reflection, combining inflections drawn from varying shades of contemporary R&B and electronic music." [6] Kate French-Morris wrote, "The album is spacious yet claustrophobic, improvisatory yet focused." [10]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Hooke's Law
PublicationListRankRef.
AllMusic AllMusic Best of 2025
—
Billboard 20 Best R&B Albums of 2025
19
BrooklynVegan BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2025
46
Clash Albums of the Year 2025
24
DJ Mag DJ Mag's Top Albums of 2025
—
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2025
28
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2025
10
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2025
43
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2025
40
Vogue The 45 Best Albums of 2025
—

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chakeiya Richmond, except where noted.

Hooke's Law track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waltz d'Hethert" 0:52
2."I H8 U" 3:00
3."Stupid Prizes"
3:11
4."Take It" 3:24
5."Be Quiet!!!" 2:49
6."Think About It/What U Think?" 3:26
7."K.I.S.S."
1:20
8."Make Good" 3:44
9."This Time" (featuring Rahrah Gabor)
  • Richmond
  • Rahrah Gabor
2:59
10."Lateeee" 2:41
11."Get Close 2 Me" 3:11
12."Fire Sign Oath" 1:42
13."Motions" 2:20
14."Motions (Reprise)" 0:36
15."Break It" 3:36
16."Thirsty" 1:18
17."Devotions" 4:34
18."Nobody Show" 2:40
19."Until We Meet Again" 5:04
Total length:52:28

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "hooke's law by keiyaA". Metacritic . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Corcoran, Nina (September 17, 2025). "KeiyaA Announces New Album Hooke's Law, Shares Video for New Song: Watch". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ Hussain, Shahzaib (September 17, 2025). "keiyaA Announces New Album 'hooke's law'". Clash . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  4. ↑ Eede, Christian (September 17, 2025). "keiyaA Unveils New Album, 'hooke's law'". The Quietus . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  5. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "hooke's law - Keiyaa". AllMusic . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Hale, Allen (October 31, 2025). "keiyaA tells it all on hooke's law". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  7. ↑ Sharples, Grant (November 5, 2025). "keiyaA's Artistic Pluralism Shines on hooke's law". Paste . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  8. ↑ Kearse, Stephen (November 11, 2025). "keiyaA: hooke's law". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ Horowitz, Steve (November 19, 2025). "keiyaA Finds Strength in Stretching Out on 'hooke's law'". PopMatters . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  10. ↑ French-Morris, Kate (November 3, 2025). "KeiyaA – Hooke's Law". The Quietus . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  11. ↑ "AllMusic Best of 2025 | AllMusic 2025 in Review". AllMusic . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  12. ↑ "20 Best R&B Albums of 2025: Staff Picks". Billboard . December 19, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  13. ↑ "BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2025". BrooklynVegan . December 19, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Albums Of The Year 2025". Clash . December 15, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  15. ↑ "DJ Mag's top albums of 2025". DJ Mag . December 15, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  16. ↑ "The 50 best albums of 2025". The Guardian . December 8, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  17. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2025 Ranked". The Line of Best Fit . December 1, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  18. ↑ "The 50 best albums of 2025". Paste . December 1, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  19. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2025". Pitchfork . December 2, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  20. ↑ "The 45 Best Albums of 2025". Vogue . December 17, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  21. ↑ "hooke's law | keiyaA". Bandcamp . Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  22. 1 2 3 KeiyaA (2025). Hooke's Law (CD booklet). XL Recordings.

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