They are the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade", she explained in a statement posted on her website.

"[14] The Line of Best Fit called the album "cute, quaint even," but stated "unless you're president of her fanclub, utterly throwaway.

"[15] Pitchfork gave the album a score of 5.8 saying, "perhaps it’s too modest: these are all very short songs, with only three out of fourteen surpassing two minutes.

"[16] Crush Songs debuted at number 61 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 1,336 copies.

[17] All tracks are written by Karen O, except where notedCredits adapted from the liner notes of Crush Songs.