No Love No Hate

No Love No Hate
Studio album by Just Honest
Released	September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
Genre	Alternative pop[1]
Length	24:11
Label	Self-released
Producer	Just Honest Peter Cleaver Guhregory DyHard

No Love No Hate is a debut studio album by Just Honest. An alternative pop album, it deals with coming of age and was released independently on September 15, 2023.[2][1]

Background and reception

Background

Russia-born Germany-based artist Just Honest started the work on the album in 2021, as the first single "Toxic Culture" was released.[3][4] In 2023, the work on the album led to artist's nomination for Female* Producer Prize of the year by Sony Music and Female Music Collective Germany.[5][6] Album development was affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine[4] and national covid curfews.[7]

Content and reception

Overall, the album delves into the topics of a first major dating experience and learning self-love through the perspective of parental abandonment.[1] In the review for Earmilk, Malvika Padin mentioned that the album "span[s] a myriad of emotions,"[2] while Plastic Magazine's Brittney Ann Lawrence noted album's "exceptional alternative pop sound" and its "infectious songwriting."[8]

Album name stems from the song "Toxic Culture," – a dream pop ballad that describes healing from the heartbreak after a cycling accident.[3][8][9] The song reached a million streams by 2023.[6] Album opener, the song "Curfew with You," captures initial infatuation[10] and it is a bedroom and orchestral pop song with theatrical mix, elements of twee,[7] and bright pizzicato string arrangements.[1] In an interview for the German newspaper MusikWoche, another song from the album, "Big Deal (Ur not A)," was described as a dance track about how a heartbreak becomes nothing compared to other issues in the world like wars and climate change.[5]

The album's closing track, avant-garde "I Had No Parents," was lauded by Modern Soulful Music Awards's Dorthea Enrique for its unconventionality and enigmatic lyrics that "set[] a new precedent in the industry."[11] The song serves as a final moment of reflection and letting go.[8][10]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal and from the album's liner notes.[12][10] All tracks were written and produced by Just Honest, in addition to what's noted.

No Love No Hate track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Curfew with You"	Guhregory^[a]	3:01
2.	"Fuck You Song"	DyHard Peter Cleaver	2:41
3.	"Bad in Bed"	Cleaver	3:03
4.	"Heavy"	Guhregory	2:59
5.	"Big Deal (Ur not A)"	Guhregory Jesus Gomez	3:54
6.	"Toxic Culture"	Cleaver^[a]	2:38
7.	"Bye with a Happy Face"	Cleaver	2:47
8.	"I Had No Parents"	Cleaver	3:08
Total length:			24:11

Notes

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• All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.

Release history

Release dates and formats for No Love No Hate

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	September 15, 2023	digital download streaming	Self-released	[12]

References

1. Sznigir, Magdalena (2023-11-01). "Just Honest's "No Love No Hate": A Heartfelt Journey of Self-Discovery and Resilience". CelebMix. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
2. Padin, Malvika (2023-11-08). "Just Honest offers unfiltered honesty on debut album 'No Love No Hate'". Earmilk. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
3. Mestrinel, Gabriel (2021). "Just Honest: Chama Atenção De Ouvintes Em Novo Single "Toxic Culure"" [Just Honest: Grabs Listeners’ Attention With New Single “Toxic Culure”]. Roadie Music (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
4. Morgan, Adam (2022-03-30). "Just Honest "Heavy"". Surviving the Golden Age. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
5. Nehrkorn, Lisa (2023-09-01). "Die Gewinnerinnen* des Female* Producer Prize 2023 im Überblick" [The winners* of the Female* Producer Prize 2023 at a glance]. MusikWoche (in German). Berlin. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
6. "Female* Producer Prize 2023: Das sind die Gewinnerinnen". Rolling Stone (in German). 2023-07-24. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
7. Alexed, Johan (2021-11-10). "Just Honest – Curfew with you". PopMuzik.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
8. Lawrence, Brittney Ann (2023-10-31). "Debut album from Just Honest". Plastic Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
9. "Just Honest (artist's bio)". Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07 – via Spotify.
10. No Love No Hate (liner notes). Just Honest. 2023. 00727785424493.
11. Enrique, Rev. Dr. Dorthea (2023-10-23). "Germany's Just Honest Drops an Unconventional Commercial Track "I had no parents" – A Paradigm Shift in the World of Music!". Modern Soulful Music Awards. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
12. "Credits / No Love No Hate / Just Honest – TIDAL". September 15, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-07 – via Tidal (desktop).