Crush Songs

Crush Songs is the debut solo studio album by American musician Karen O, released on September 5, 2014, by Cult Records. Karen O, best known as the lead singer of the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, began writing and recording personal songs in 2006. Although she released solo work for film soundtracks in the years that followed, this material remained dormant until the band's hiatus, when she developed the songs into a full album. Musically, Crush Songs is a lo-fi album featuring acoustic instrumentation and lyrics about her experiences with love and its uncertainty.

Crush Songs charted in six territories upon release, debuting at number 44 on the US Billboard 200 and number 61 on the UK Albums Chart. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who highlighted its emotive composition and Karen O's vocals but felt it sounded incomplete. For promotion, "Rapt" was released as a single and the singer embarked on a mini tour from August to October 2014.