Little Dominiques Nosebleed

Little Dominiques Nosebleed
Studio album by
the Koreatown Oddity
ReleasedJune 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
GenreHip-hop[1]
Length57:13
LabelStones Throw
ProducerThe Koreatown Oddity
The Koreatown Oddity chronology
Finna Be Past Tense
(2017)		 Little Dominiques Nosebleed
(2020)		 Isthisforreal?
(2022)

Little Dominiques Nosebleed is a studio album by American rapper and record producer Dominique Purdy under the pseudonym the Koreatown Oddity. It was released on June 19, 2020, through Stones Throw Records.

Background

Dominique Purdy, also known as the Koreatown Oddity, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles.[2] Little Dominiques Nosebleed is his first studio album since Finna Be Past Tense (2017).[3] The album's title tracks ("Little Dominiques Nosebleed Part 1" and "Little Dominiques Nosebleed Part 2") detail two childhood car accidents that caused him to have frequent nosebleeds and broke his leg.[4][5] The album was released on June 19, 2020, through Stones Throw Records.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[4]
Pitchfork7.1/10[5]

Phillip Mlynar of Bandcamp Daily wrote, "The dual influence of immediate family and local environment emerge as key themes across a 16 song self-produced project that brims with irrepressible jazz and funk loops."[1] Matt Mitchell of Paste stated, "Abandoning the fragmented, non-linear storytelling of his previous efforts, Little Dominiques Nosebleed is memoir delivered in intimacy, layered with jazz arrangements, narrative conflict and interpersonal warmth."[7] Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute called the album "a massive leap forward for the prolific artist."[8]

It was nominated for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record at the 2021 Libera Awards.[9]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Little Dominiques Nosebleed
Publication List Rank Ref.
AllMusic AllMusic Best of 2020
—
Bandcamp Daily The Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2020
—
Beats Per Minute BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2020
35

Track listing

Little Dominiques Nosebleed track listing[13]
No.TitleLength
1."Looking Back from the Future" (featuring Baby Rose and C.S. Armstrong)2:56
2."Little Dominiques Nosebleed Part 1" (featuring Sudan Archives)4:26
3."Koreatown Oddity"3:12
4."Chase the Spirit" (featuring Jimetta Rose)3:20
5."Darknesses Interlude"1:35
6."Ginkabiloba" (featuring Taz Arnold)3:01
7."Weed in LA"2:18
8."Little Dominiques Nosebleed Part 2"2:23
9."A Bitch Once Told Me" (featuring Ahwlee)5:11
10."No Llores" (featuring Trenttruce, Edule, and Emmanuel Coto)3:56
11."Attention Challenge" (featuring Swift, Skyler Duf, Fatlip, Giovanni Marks, Nita Darling, Corrine Atkinson, and Lewis)6:07
12."Kimchi"2:49
13."The World's Smallest Violin" (featuring Jimetta Rose and Corrine Atkinson)5:26
14."We All Want Something" (featuring Anna Wise)3:00
15."Lap of Luxury" (featuring Qur'an Shaheed and Kintaro)4:37
16."Little Dominiques Nosebleed Outro"2:47
Total length:57:13

References

  1. 1 2 Mlynar, Phillip (June 29, 2020). "The Best Hip-Hop on Bandcamp: June 2020". Bandcamp Daily. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ Simpson, Paul. "The Koreatown Oddity". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ Lee, Christina (June 29, 2020). "The Latest from Koreatown Oddity Explores the Aftereffects of Two Childhood Accidents". Bandcamp Daily. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Little Dominiques Nosebleed - The Koreatown Oddity". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Kearse, Stephen (June 23, 2020). "The Koreatown Oddity: Little Dominiques Nosebleed". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  6. ↑ Rugoff, Lazlo (May 28, 2020). "Stones Throw announces The Koreatown Oddity's new album". The Vinyl Factory. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Matt (October 9, 2024). "The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far". Paste. Archived from the original on November 3, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ McMullen, Chase (November 9, 2020). "Hindsight 2020: The best albums we didn't review (page 2 of 4)". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  9. ↑ Grein, Paul (March 22, 2021). "Phoebe Bridgers, Run the Jewels & Perfume Genius Among Top Nominees For 2021 Libera Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  10. ↑ "AllMusic Best of 2020 | AllMusic 2020 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  11. ↑ Mlynar, Phillip (December 7, 2020). "The Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2020". Bandcamp Daily. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  12. ↑ Kohner, Kyle (December 9, 2020). "BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2020 (page 2 of 5)". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Little Dominiques Nosebleed | The Koreatown Oddity". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on August 21, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2026.

Further reading

This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.