Femejism

Femejism
Studio album by
Deap Vally
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
GenresGarage rock, alternative rock
Length49:37
LabelNevado Music
ProducersNick Zinner, Deap Vally
Deap Vally chronology
Sistrionix
(2013)		 Femejism
(2016)		 Deap Lips
(2020)
Singles from Femejism
  1. "Royal Jelly"
    Released: November 10, 2015
  2. "Smile More"
    Released: June 7, 2016

Femejism is the second studio album by American rock duo Deap Vally. It was released in September 2016 by Nevado Music. The album was produced by Yeah Yeah Yeahs' guitarist Nick Zinner. He makes an appearance in the video for the first single, "Royal Jelly", which also featured the British model Georgia May Jagger.

Promotion

Music videos were produced and released for all but three songs on the album. The first of which was Royal Jelly, and it was published on Nov 10, 2015. Over the next two and a half years, Deap Vally debuted music videos for Smile More, Gonnawanna, Little Baby Beauty Queen, Critic, Julian, Turn It Off, Two Seat Bike, Post Funk and Grunge Bond. In the Gonnawanna video, fellow Los-Angeles musician Kiran Gandhi was featured.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Clash(8/10)
Classic RockStarStarStarStar
Consequence of SoundC+
DIYStarStarStarStar
NMEStarStarStarStar
ViceA−

Femejism was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 13 reviews.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Royal Jelly"4:03
2."Julian"3:13
3."Gonnawanna"3:47
4."Little Baby Beauty Queen"3:21
5."Smile More"4:31
6."Critic"3:27
7."Post Funk"3:51
8."Two Seat Bike"3:23
9."Bubble Baby"4:21
10."Teenage Queen"4:36
11."Grunge Bond"2:30
12."Turn It Off"4:15
13."Heart Is an Animal"4:19
Japan bonus tracks[better source needed]
No.TitleLength
14."Smile More" (acoustic) 
15."Critic" (live acoustic) 

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Femejism
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)46
UK Albums (Official Charts)50
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)11
UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)4

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Jelly – Single". NME. November 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Smile More – Single". NME. June 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Royal Jelly Music Video". Consequence of Sound. November 9, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "femejism Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ Yeung, Neil. "Femejism – Deap Vally". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cotton, Shannon (September 9, 2016). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ Sleazegrinder (September 28, 2016). "Deap Valley - Femejism Album Review". Classic Rock. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  8. ↑ Gwee, Karen (September 15, 2016). "Album Review: Deap Vally - Femejism". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ Hunt, El (September 15, 2016). "Deap Vally - Femejism". DIY. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Leonie (September 15, 2016). "NME Album Review". NME. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  11. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 16, 2016). "Deap Vally, Nots, and "Punk": Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Femijism (Japanese Version) by Deap Vally". Discogs. September 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 23/9/2016 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 23/9/2016 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 23/9/2016 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 16/9/2016 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2019.