Prom King (album)

Prom King is the debut album by Skylar Spence, a pseudonym of New York City-based electronic musician Ryan DeRobertis.

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, and placed on PopMatters' year-end best list for 2015.

[18] DeRobertis stated, "with Prom King, I wanted to move away from [working from existing music].

[17] Prom King is a pop[18][19] and dance[15][16][19] album, which takes inspiration from dance-pop,[20] synth-pop,[18] nu-disco,[15] disco,[20] and new wave.

[18] "Can’t You See" has elements of disco,[19] dance, and funk,[3] and its lyrics are written as told to DeRobertis' mirror reflection.

[18][15] "Affairs" is a breakup song which takes inspiration from chillwave,[9] synth-pop,[9] sophisti-pop[18] and dance club.

[15] The closer "Fiona Coyne" is a sophisti-pop,[18] bubblegum pop,[21] and disco[18][16] song whose title references Degrassi.

[20] According to Spectrum Culture, the album is "simply fun" and "some of the most engaging and unabashedly joyous dance music made in a long time".

[22] According to Vulture, DeRobertis’s boyish voice adds to the nostalgia, giving the album "an endearing 'let’s make out under the bleachers during the homecoming game' quality".

[17] In contrast, No Ripcord, wrote that the album over-indulges in its nostalgia, and critiqued his boyish voice and the "attention-grabbing title".

[16] As Prom King has both pop and sampled instrumental tracks, critics have discussed the album's cohesiveness.