Unmusique
Unmusique is the debut mixtape by the American musician Lucy Bedroque. It was released by DeadAir Records on May 16, 2025. The mixtape features guest appearances from Prettifun and Jackzebra.
Upon release, Unmusique received positive critical reception. It was issued on CD and vinyl on July 22, 2025.
Critical reception
Kieran Press-Reynolds of Pitchfork described Unmusique as an "infectious juggernaut of blown-out sounds". Press-Reynolds compared "Cara Mia" to the music of Ecco2k, also describing the song as sounding like "a computer sputtering as if it had been infected by malware". He found "Ultraviolet" to be a highlight on the mixtape, saying the song "smacks like a supersize Sprite's worth of sucrose". He also highlighted Bedroque "locking into the beat like it's a piece of armor" on "2010 Justin Bieber", as well as "pleas and frustrations toward a relationship gone awry" on "Cat's Eye". Press-Reynolds was however slightly critical towards the mixtape's consistency, and felt that some songs, such as "Smackdown", could have been shelved.The Fader found Unmusique to be a "wholesale deconstruction". They highlighted "glittery rage" on "2010 Justin Bieber" and "brooding, pitched-down luxury" on "Smackdown". They also described "Ouija" as being "more cyberpunk industrial that straight post-rage". Describing the mixtape overall, they stated that "what Bedroque has built contains new dimensions that weren't present before".
Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop gave the album a decent amount of praise, claiming that the album is something different compared to what rappers usually go for when releasing albums. He writes how if fans listens to rappers such as Playboi Carti, and Lil Uzi Vert, then they will be used to the "splashy overwhelming production, certain vocal inflections and flows that Lucy engages in when rapping." The album sees Bedroque blend influences from the world of digicore, of pop, of EDM, electro, a little industrial, too. Fantano wrote how the album seems "inconsistent" by Bedroque, writing how "Lucy delivers way more bangers and bops than flops on their debut mixtape." Fantano also rated the album a "light seven out of ten", giving the album its respect and flowers, despite its inconsistency.
Additionally, according to review aggregator, "Album Of The Year", Unmusique received a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, with media critics such as Anthony Fantano and Pitchfork's Kieran Press-Reynolds giving their scores on it, with Fantano giving the work a 70, stating how "Lucy delivers way more bangers and bops than flops on their debut mixtape." and Reynolds giving it a 74, with him writing how "The L.A. rapper-producer’s latest album abandons some of the fairy-sprite frailty of earlier releases in favor of an infectious juggernaut of blown-out sounds. It feels like the second coming of rage." The overall critic score came out to be a 72.