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| Released | December 20, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 41:34 | |||
| Label | Odd Future | |||
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Purple Naked Ladies is the debut studio album by Americansoul bandThe Internet, a duo consisting ofSyd tha Kyd andMatt Martians ofOdd Future at the time.[5] The digital version of the album was released on December 20, 2011, with a physical copy, with bonus tracks released on January 31, 2012.[5][6] The album is the first physically released album on Odd Future's own record labelOdd Future Records.
The Internet is formed ofOdd Future membersSyd the Kyd, the group'ssound engineer,audio mixer, and liveDJ, andMatt Martians, one half ofThe Jet Age of Tomorrow. The album features collaborations with fellow Odd Future membersLeft Brain,Mike G, andPyramid Vritra as well as other guest artistsTay Walker,Kilo Kish, and Coco O.[6]
The album's first single, "Love Song -1" was released on September 14, 2011.[1] The second single, "They Say", which features Tay Walker, was released on October 4, 2011,[2] though before its single release, it was included on the Odd Future compilation album12 Odd Future Songs. The third single, "Cocaine", which features Left Brain, had its music video premiere on Odd Future's YouTube page on October 31, 2011.[7] It was released as a single to theiTunes Store on November 8, 2011, as a 3 track EP including "Love Song -1" and "They Say" as tracks 2 and 3 respectively.[3] The fourth single, "Fastlane", was released on January 19, 2012.[4]
The album's cover artwork was released on November 8, 2011.[5] A bonusEP was later released for free on the official Odd Future website.[8] It was intended to be packaged with the album, but due to a manufacturing issue, it was left out.[9]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 55/100[10] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [11] |
| The A.V. Club | C+[12] |
| Beats Per Minute | 38%[13] |
| Consequence of Sound | [14] |
| The Guardian | [15] |
| No Ripcord | 6/10[16] |
| Now | [17] |
| The Observer | [18] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.0/10[19] |
| Rolling Stone | [20] |
| Spin | 7/10[21] |
| Sputnikmusic | [22] |
The album received mixed reviews, scoring an average of 55 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 21 reviews.[10] The album peaked at number 31 on the USBillboard Heatseekers Albums charts on January 7, 2012.[23]
The track listing was reported by Pretty Much Amazing on November 8, 2011.[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Violet Nude Women" | The Internet | 3:27 | |
| 2. | "They Say / Shangrila" (featuringTay Walker) |
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| 4:48 |
| 3. | "She DGAF" |
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| 3:28 |
| 4. | "Cunt" |
| The Internet | 2:19 |
| 5. | "Cocaine / Tevie" (featuringLeft Brain) |
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| 4:32 |
| 6. | "Ode to a Dream" (featuringKilo Kish and Coco O.) |
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| 4:09 |
| 7. | "Gurl" (featuring Pyramid Vritra) |
| Matt Martians | 2:51 |
| 8. | "Lovesong−1" | S. Bennett | Frisco | 1:29 |
| 9. | "Lincoln" (featuring Left Brain andMike G) |
| The Internet | 2:08 |
| 10. | "Web of Me" |
| Frisco | 2:48 |
| 11. | "She Knows" |
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| 2:10 |
| 12. | "Fastlane" |
| Patrick the Great | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Visions" (featuring Coco O.) |
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| 1:32 |
| 14. | "The Garden" |
| The Internet | 2:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lonely Notes" (featuringQuadron) |
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| 3:08 |
| 2. | "Live It Up" | T. Okonma | Tyler, the Creator | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Partners in Crime" | S. Bennett | Syd tha Kyd | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Of It" |
| The Internet | 4:50 |
