My Agenda

My Agenda is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Dorian Electra, released on October 16, 2020. Promoted by the singles "Sorry Bro (I Love You)", "Give Great Thanks", "Edgelord", and the dual-singles "Gentleman" and "M'Lady", the full project was revealed On September 21, 2020. The album features appearances from Rebecca Black, Faris Badwan, Pussy Riot, Village People, The Garden, Dylan Brady, Clarence Clarity, Quay Dash and among others.

My Agenda
Studio album by
Dorian Electra
ReleasedOctober 16, 2020
RecordedJanuary–September 2020[1]
Genre
Length25:10
LabelSelf-released
Producer
Dorian Electra chronology
Flamboyant
(2019)		 My Agenda
(2020)
Singles from My Agenda
  1. "Sorry Bro (I Love You)"
    Released: May 19, 2020
  2. "Give Great Thanks"
    Released: July 23, 2020
  3. "Gentleman"
    Released: August 13, 2020
  4. "M'Lady"
    Released: August 13, 2020
  5. "Edgelord"
    Released: September 25, 2020
  6. "My Agenda"
    Released: October 15, 2020[4]

Background and composition

The album was conceived mostly during two writing sessions with Count Baldor and Dylan Brady, one in Las Vegas and another in a castle in Barnstaple.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Electra recorded most of the vocals in a home studio.[1]

My Agenda is a hyperpop, experimental pop, protest-pop, pop, nu metal, and dubstep album that features elements of heavy metal, glitch pop, techno, baroque pop, trance, bubblegum bass, EDM, happy hardcore, gregorian chant, deconstructed club, trap, hardstyle, shock rock, europop, hardcore, and viking metal.[6][2][5][7][8][9][10]

The album is a concept album about toxic masculinity and incels as seen "through a queer lens".[3][7][11] The title of My Agenda is a reference to the "gay agenda" and the title song is written "from the perspective of a conspiracy theorist who is watching their country being taken over by a gay dictator".[12]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter5/5[7]
Loud and Quiet7/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[9]
The Observer[2]
Spectrum Culture[3]

My Agenda received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Joe Vitagliano of American Songwriter praised My Agenda, giving the project five stars.[7] Commenting on the record's ability to blend political themes, musical experimentation, and pop hooks, he noted that "Electra’s writing constitutes some of the finest political art of our times. By analyzing these themes through a lens of well-informed critique, Electra is able to present nuanced looks on the realities of our culture while also retaining a sense of genuine fun. For example, the project’s lead single, “Sorry Bro (I Love You),” plays with themes of sexuality and gender in a normalizing way that presents homoeroticism as something safe, cute and fun, as opposed to shameful."[1]

The album was ranked as the 48th best album of 2020 by Uproxx and the 16th best by Flood[6][13] The title track was included on Billboard's list of the best LGBTQ songs of 2020.[14]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."F the World" (featuring The Garden, Quay Dash, and d0llywood1)
3:27
2."My Agenda" (featuring Village People and Pussy Riot)
  • Count Baldor
  • Will Vaughan
2:51
3."Gentleman"
  • Electra
  • Count Baldor
  • Brady
  • Mood Killer
  • Count Baldor
  • Brady
1:42
4."M'Lady"
1:28
5."Iron Fist" (featuring Faris Badwan)
2:30
6."Barbie Boy" (featuring Sega Bodega)
  • Electra
  • Sega Bodega
  • Count Baldor
  • Sega Bodega
2:49
7."Sorry Bro (I Love You)"
  • Electra
  • Mood Killer
  • Count Baldor
  • Brady
1:27
8."Monk Mode" (Interlude) (featuring Gaylord)
  • Electra
  • Brady
  • Gaylord
Brady1:06
9."Edgelord" (featuring Rebecca Black)
  • Full Tac
  • Umru
2:11
10."Ram It Down" (featuring Mood Killer, Lil Mariko and Lil Texas)
  • Electra
  • Chris Greatti
  • Lil Mariko
  • Lil Texas
  • Mood Killer
  • Zakk Cervini
  • Greatti
  • Lil Texas
  • Mood Killer
  • Cervini
2:32
11."Give Great Thanks"
  • Electra
  • Socialchair
  • Clarence Clarity
  • Socialchair
  • Umru
3:07
Total length:25:10

References
  1. Vitagliano, Joe. "Dorian Electra Proclaims Their Agenda". American Songwriter. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. Cragg, Michael (October 20, 2020). "Dorian Electra: My Agenda review – frenetic, pummelling protest-pop". The Observer. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. Stremfel, Thomas (October 28, 2020). "Dorian Electra: My Agenda". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  4. "Dorian Electra on Twitter: "The title track of my new project "My Agenda" (feat. Village People & Pussy Riot) drops this Thursday 10/15."". Retrieved October 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. Pilley, Max (October 15, 2020). "Dorian Electra's "Agenda" is Full of Experimental Pop Mischief". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  6. "The Best Albums Of 2020". Uproxx. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  7. Vitagliano, Joe (October 14, 2020). "Dorian Electra Drives Home 'My Agenda' With Brilliant Hyperpop Songwriting". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  8. Butchard, Skye (October 16, 2020). "Dorian Electra - My Agenda". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  9. Foulds, Callum (October 14, 2020). "A meticulously crafted call to arms, My Agenda is Dorian Electra demanding to be heard". The Line of Best fit. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  10. Irvin, Jack (October 15, 2020). "On Their New Album, Dorian Electra's Agenda Is to Make You Think". Flood. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  11. "Dorian Electra Announces New Project 'My Agenda'". DIY. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  12. Droke, Carolyn (October 16, 2020). "Dorian Electra's 'My Agenda' With Village People And Pussy Riot Is A Dizzying Celebration Of Identity". Uproxx. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  13. Flood Staff (December 6, 2020). "The Best Albums of 2020". Flood. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  14. Billboard Staff (December 10, 2020). "The 25 Best LGBTQ Songs of 2020: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  15. "Credits / My Agenda / Dorian Electra". Tidal. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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