Overview
- Pirouette was issued by Interscope Records and has been reviewed as a careful ‘level-up’ to 2hollis’s work rather than a radical reinvention.
- The album shifts the artist’s lyrics from public bravado to intimate vulnerability, exploring what loving and being loved does to someone used to putting on a front.
- Sonically the record keeps his mix of underground experimentation and pop, balancing darker industrial textures with moments of euphoric melody.
- Tracks singled out by critics include ‘Sophie’ for its shift from a sweet opening into a power-ballad sweep, ‘Sex’ for its frank lust and voyeurism, ‘Hurt’ for its dense industrial-techno pulse, and closer ‘Daisy’ for an upbeat, romantic flourish.
- The album’s cover art by Final Fantasy illustrator Yoshitaka Amano is read as a signal of broader world-building ambitions and sets expectations for expanded visual or conceptual work from the 22-year-old artist.