Kiddo is the second studio album by Swedish electropop singer Tove Styrke. It was released on 8 June 2015 by Sony Music. The album includes all five original songs from the EP Borderline.
Background The title Kiddo is a direct reference to Beatrix Kiddo from the Kill Bill films. According to Styrke: "I like her character a lot — she's empowering and cool. Kill Bill was an influence from some of the songs [on the album], and especially in the beginning of the creative process of this album. I also have a love-hate relationship with the word "kiddo," it's something that people say in a demeaning manner. I felt if I took that word and used it almost as a superhero name, then I would take the power away from them and use it as a strength. That's the interesting part about language, you can use it to tell your own story. I like doing that when I write".
Reception
Spin rated Kiddo with 8 from 10 and named it "Album of the Week". Time reviewed the album favourably and called it "a Feminist Pop Triumph".
Accolades Publication Country Accolade Year Rank Spin United States 25 Best Pop Albums of the Year 2015 9
Track listing
Notes signifies a co-producer
Personnel Credits adapted from the CD liner notes of Kiddo.
Tove Styrke – vocals Johan T Karlsson – production ; co-production Tom Coyne – mastering Petter Eriksson – A&R Slobodan Zivic – art direction Carl Ask – production Björn Hallberg – production Christian Walz – production Hedvig Jenning – photography
Charts +Chart performance for Kiddo Chart (2015) Peakposition
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