MP3 Player 1

MP3 Player 1
EP by
Water from Your Eyes
ReleasedJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
Recorded2023
Length14:46
LabelMatador
ProducerNate Amos
Water from Your Eyes chronology
Everyone's Crushed
(2023)		 MP3 Player 1
(2024)		 It's a Beautiful Place
(2025)
Singles from MP3 Player 1
  1. "The Good Ship Lifestyle"
    Released: July 9, 2024

MP3 Player 1 is a cover extended play (EP) by American indie pop band Water from Your Eyes, released on July 12, 2024 through Matador Records. Consisting of four tracks and a duration of around fourteen minutes, it was entirely produced by Nate Amos. The EP was co-written by Amos and Brown after the release of their sixth album, Everyone's Crushed (2023).

The single "The Good Ship Lifestyle," a cover of Chumbawamba's song of the same name preceded MP3 Player 1 on July 9, 2024, three days before the EP was released.

Background and recording

MP3 Player 1 was recorded around the same time as Everyone's Crushed (2023), according to Nate Amos and Rachel Brown, and acts the follow up to their earlier EP Somebody Else's Song (2019). Consisting of four tracks that are covers of songs by Chumbawamba, Adele, Al Green and Third Eye Blind, it has a runtime of around fourteen minutes.

Critical reception

David Renshaw of The Fader would write that the EP is "playful" and "free like a good time at the karaoke bar". Renshaw would feel that the album "maintains both the stoner humor and disorientingly addictive take on DIY indie rock that made Everyone’s Crushed a breakout album". Caroline Nieto of Post-Trash said the album "portrays an erratic picture of the band's identity when they're not the writers, instead putting their style on display."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Good Ship Lifestyle"
  • Anne Holden
  • Duncan Bruce
  • James Darren Hamer
  • Judith Abbott
  • Louise Watts
  • Mark Allan Whalley
  • Nigel Hunter
  • Paul Alexis Greco
Nate Amos4:06
2."Someone Like You"
Amos3:45
3."Tired of Being Alone"Al GreenAmos2:47
4."Motorcycle Drive By"
Amos4:08
Total length:14:46

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Release history

Release dates and formats for MP3 Player 1
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various July 12, 2024 Matador Records

References

  1. ↑ Bloom, Madison (July 9, 2024). "Water From Your Eyes Announce New EP, Cover Chumbawamba's The Good Ship Lifestyle". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Brasil, Sydney (July 9, 2024). "Water from Your Eyes Detail Covers EP MP3 Player 1". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Renshaw, David (July 12, 2024). "Water From Your Eyes run for cover(s)". The FADER. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ Siroky, Mary (July 9, 2024). "Water from Your Eyes announce new covers EP, take on Chumbawamba's the Good Ship Lifestyle". Consequence. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Nieto, Caroline (August 21, 2024). "Water From Your Eyes–MP3 Player 1 Album Review". Post-Trash. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "MP3 Player 1 / Water From Your Eyes / Credits". Tidal. July 12, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ MP3 Player 1 release formats: