| Hot Singles in Your Area | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 28, 2024 |
| Genre | Metalcore, hyperpop [1] |
| Length | 35:59 |
| Label | Hopeless |
| Producer | Zach Jones |
| Singles from Hot Singles in Your Area | |
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Hot Singles in Your Area is the debut studio album by American singer Scene Queen, released via Hopeless Records on June 28, 2024. [2] The album features artists Wargasm, 6arelyhuman, and the Ready Set. [3]
Scene Queen stated her inspiration for the album saying "I wrote [this] album about growing up in the early 2000s but not exploring my sexuality until my 20s with all the messy and chaotic situations you find yourself in when you're trying to find yourself and your own power." [4] She wrote "Whips and Chains" about the fear of being a woman at a bar. [5] The album's opening song, "BDSM", is about the discrimination of women in the metal and alternative music scene, with the letters standing for "Beat Down Slut Metal" and "Big Dumb Stupid Men". "Oral Fixation" is about the problems of dating for the first time. "MILF" is a country music-style track about people who grew up with this genre, but moved away from it due to its conservative beliefs, and was inspired by a visit Scene Queen made to Tennessee one summer. [6]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About the Rock | |
| Distorted Sound | |
| Dork | |
| Kerrang! | |
| Metal Hammer | |
| New Noise Magazine | |
| RAMzine | |
Hot Singles in Your Area's lead single "18+" sparked online controversy with the lyrics directly calling out alleged child predators within the rock music community. [14] In regards to the leud tracklist, LouderSound stated "...Scene Queen's ability to leverage pornography metaphorically is endless." [11] SoundBoard noted that the album feels redundant based on her past work. [15] Kerrang! praised the album for being "rather cleverly structured", while at times feisty and hilarious. [10] Metal Talk claimed that the album takes no prisoners. [16]
All tracks are written by Hannah Collins and Zach Jones with additional writers noted. All tracks produced by Jones with additional producers noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "BDSM" |
| 2:16 | |
| 2. | "18+" |
| Butler | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Whips and Chains" |
| 2:10 | |
| 4. | "Pink Push-Up Bra" |
| 2:12 | |
| 5. | "Mutual Masturbation" |
| 2:36 | |
| 6. | "Girls Gone Wild" (featuring Wargasm) |
| 2:22 | |
| 7. | "POV" (featuring the Ready Set) | Jordan Witzigreuter | 1:56 | |
| 8. | "Hot Singles in Your Area" |
| 2:26 | |
| 9. | "MILF" |
| 1:58 | |
| 10. | "Amateur" |
| 2:27 | |
| 11. | "Stuck" (featuring 6arelyhuman) |
| Inverness | 2:04 |
| 12. | "Finger" |
| 2:33 | |
| 13. | "PEG" | Jordan Brasko Gable | 2:10 | |
| 14. | "Oral Fixation" | Matlock | 2:34 | |
| 15. | "Climax" |
| 2:55 | |
| Total length: | 35:59 | |||
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [17] | 7 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [18] | 11 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] | 71 |