# Teen Week
**Teen Week** is the debut EP by the American digicore (SoundCloud-based electronic scene with chaotic, fast hyperpop-adjacent production) producer dltzk, now known as Jane Remover, released on February 26, 2021 when the artist was a 17-year-old from suburban New Jersey. The eight-track, 24:51 release centers its creator as a vocalist and songwriter for the first time, mapping insecurity and loneliness over breakbeat-driven production that Pitchfork described as perpetually in motion.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) • [2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist | dltzk, the former stage name of Chicago-based artist Jane Remover, then a 17-year-old producer from suburban New Jersey[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) • [2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week) |
| Release | February 26, 2021; UPC 195937382760; 8 tracks, 24:51[3](https://credits.fm/upc/195937382760) • [2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week) |
| Label | Credited by Pitchfork to PlanetZero; NamuWiki lists it as self-released, an unresolved disagreement[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) • [4](https://en.namu.wiki/w/Teen%20Week) |
| Singles | "woodside gardens 16 december 2012" and "52 blue mondays"[2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week) |
| Guest | kmoe, the sole featured artist, on "homeswitcher"[2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week) |
| Recording window | July 2020 to January 2021[4](https://en.namu.wiki/w/Teen%20Week) |
| Retrospective standing | Placed in The Line of Best Fit's "Top 15 Hyperpop Albums" (January 28, 2022); the artist has since distanced themselves from it[4](https://en.namu.wiki/w/Teen%20Week) |
## Background and recording
Before Teen Week, dltzk had made type beats and assisted other artists; the EP marked the shift to centering their own vocals and songwriting.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) According to NamuWiki, it was recorded from July 2020 to January 2021.[4](https://en.namu.wiki/w/Teen%20Week) The EP emerged from the SoundCloud-based digicore community, whose profile rose through 2020 and early 2021 with co-signs from [Charli XCX](https://www.edgepedia.org/charli-xcx), Phoebe Bridgers, and [Trippie Redd](https://www.edgepedia.org/trippie-redd).[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) In January 2021 the song "52 blue mondays" circulated widely through that scene ahead of the EP's release.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/)
## Music and lyrics
The track listing, with durations, is:[2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week)
1. "let down" (3:09)
2. "homeswitcher" (2:25), featuring kmoe
3. "52 blue mondays" (3:21)
4. "dysphoria" (3:00)
5. "cartridge" (2:51)
6. "beast friend" (3:27)
7. "woodside gardens 16 december 2012" (2:38)
8. "seventeen" (4:00)
**Production style.** A key element of "52 blue mondays" and several other songs is the [Amen break](https://www.edgepedia.org/amen-break) (famous sampled drum solo underpinning jungle and drum'n'bass), a breakbeat flavor that Pitchfork read as likely inspired by internet drum'n'bass artists such as Sewerslvt; the review described dltzk as stepping away from the pure chaos of canonical digicore songs toward atmospheric textures closer to the scene's Plugg origins.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) The EP samples Ecco2k's 2019 song "Blue Eyes" several times as direct homage, and the review compared dltzk's vocal style to the [Drain Gang](https://www.edgepedia.org/drain-gang) member.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) "cartridge" is built on 8-bit, Pokémon-era-style music and references the artist's father; the run from "beast friend" into "woodside gardens 16 december 2012" is highlighted, the latter exploding into an Amen break after roughly two minutes of buildup.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/)
**Themes.** The closing track "seventeen" addresses online life, envy of artist friends with larger followings, and being perceived disdainfully at school; Pitchfork read the record as a mapping of insecurity and loneliness.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) The registry lists songwriting for "homeswitcher" jointly to Jane Remover and kmoe (ISWC T-321.084.475-6), with "52 blue mondays", "woodside gardens 16 december 2012", and "seventeen" credited to Jane Remover alone.[3](https://credits.fm/upc/195937382760)
## Release
Teen Week was released on February 26, 2021, carries UPC 195937382760, and contains 8 tracks each with its own ISRC; the registry records 7 registered works and 4 registered songwriters.[3](https://credits.fm/upc/195937382760) The label attribution is disputed: Pitchfork credited the 2021 release to PlanetZero, while NamuWiki lists it as self-released.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) • [4](https://en.namu.wiki/w/Teen%20Week) The two supporting singles were "woodside gardens 16 december 2012" and "52 blue mondays".[2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week)
## By the numbers
The EP runs 24:51 across 8 tracks, an average of roughly 3:06 per track.[2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week) Last.fm scrobbles show "homeswitcher" as the most-listened track with 31,460 listeners, ahead of "52 blue mondays" (11,683) and "let down" (9,454); the release is tagged hyperpop, digicore, emo, jungle, and depressing.[2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week)
## Critical reception and legacy
Pitchfork reviewed the EP on March 11, 2021 and framed it as pushing digicore "further from its roots towards something more complex".[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) On January 28, 2022, The Line of Best Fit selected it among its "Top 15 Hyperpop Albums"; NamuWiki also cites an Album of the Year aggregate rating of 3.39/5.00 and lists genres of indietronica, hyperpop, digicore, and hexd.[4](https://en.namu.wiki/w/Teen%20Week)
**Retrospective status.** NamuWiki reports that the artist has been reluctant to include Teen Week in their discography, describing the experience like a university assignment, and that in 2022 the record's track count was abbreviated in half.[4](https://en.namu.wiki/w/Teen%20Week) Discography position is likewise unsettled: Pitchfork calls Teen Week dltzk's debut release, while Last.fm catalogs it as the artist's third EP.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/) • [2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week) On June 27, 2022, dltzk announced a name change to Jane Remover along with her gender transition.[2](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week) Pitchfork's editor's note confirms Jane Remover came out publicly as a trans woman in 2022 and that the 2021 review is presented as originally published under the prior artist name and pronouns.[1](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/)
## References
1. [Jane Remover: Teen Week Album Review, Pitchfork (March 11, 2021)](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dltzk-teen-week/)
2. [teen week — dltzk, Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/music/dltzk/teen+week)
3. [195937382760 — Teen Week, Credits.fm registry metadata](https://credits.fm/upc/195937382760)
4. [Teen Week, NamuWiki](https://en.namu.wiki/w/Teen%20Week)
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