Sunshine Kitty is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer Tove Lo, released on 20 September 2019 by Island Records.
[5] The album was recorded in Los Angeles and Stockholm, Sweden[6] and was called a "new chapter" for Lo, "marked by reclamation of confidence, hard-earned wisdom, more time, and a budding romance".
[12][13] Lo can be seen walking with a sword on her shoulder and dressed in an unbuttoned jacket, with her hair blue like in the "Bikini Porn" music video.
[17] Lo also posted a picture of herself in a kitchen along with a lyric from the track[18] before revealing the title and precise time and date of the first single's release.
[40] Hannah Mylrea of NME complimented Lo's use of her already known musical formula, stating that it is "no bad thing: [the album] features some of her best work in years as she boldly embraces new sounds and unusual collaborators".
[49] Similarly, Louise Bruton of The Irish Times noted that the album "feel[s] like the light at the end of the drug-fuelled tunnel that she resided in" on her previous releases,[50] while Max Russell of The Young Folks wrote "With the success of her last three moonlit albums, Tove Lo could have continued chasing the night highs, but Sunshine Kitty shines a light on a wiser yet still wild side of her".
[4] Writing for The Guardian, Laura Snapes criticized Lo's nihilism throughout Sunshine Kitty, stating that it "dominated the latter half of the decade and no longer sounds as fresh as it did".
[43] Evening Standard's Harry Fletcher wrote that the album's "often forgettable collection of songs doesn’t do justice to Tove Lo’s obvious charisma and lyrical candor".