Beautiful Chaos (EP)

After their formation in 2023, Katseye released their first original music in August 2024 with the EP SIS (Soft Is Strong). The EP garnered moderate success, entering the US Billboard 200 and receiving favorable reviews from critics. In March 2025, Katseye were added to the lineups of Lollapalooza's and Wango Tango's 2025 festivals, before they had announced any new music to be released. On April 30, Katseye released "Gnarly", as the lead single for a then-unannounced upcoming EP and their first musical release since SIS (Soft Is Strong). On May 7, the album's cover art and release date of June 27 was announced. The five-song track list was revealed on May 28. On June 20, Katseye released "Gabriela" as the second single off the EP. A highlight medley was released on June 23, revealing snippets and the production credits of the unreleased songs. The full EP was released on June 27 along the music video for a third single, "Gameboy". ==Music and lyrics==

The EP is opened with "Gnarly", a hyperpop song crafted from a demo created by Alice Longyu Gao. It is followed by "Gabriela", a Latin pop song with a bridge sung in Spanish. "Gameboy" is a "saccharine" dance-pop song reminiscent of the group's 2024 single "Touch". The members describe the album's closer, "M.I.A.", as a "banger", and is a combination of electronic and dance-pop. == Critical reception ==

In a review for Pitchfork, Joshua Minsoo Kim gave the album 5.5 out of ten and described Beautiful Chaos as "awfully ordinary", "disappointing", and "inoffensive music for the incurious listener". Kim noted "Gnarly" as the EP's standout moment, saying that it "provides a glimpse into what Katseye could do to live up to their promise". AllMusic gave Beautiful Chaos two out of five stars and wrote that it was "anything but [beautiful], with a confusing smattering of genre and mood that doesn't quite hold together", adding that "Gnarly" and "M.I.A." were the "only interesting tracks" on the EP and that the others "could have been performed by any number of other artists". ==Track listing==

Notes • signifies a primary and vocal producer • signifies a vocal producer ==Personnel==

Credits adapted from Tidal. Katseye • Daniela – vocals • Lara – vocals • Manon – vocals • Megan – vocals • Sophia – vocals • Yoonchae – vocals Additional contributors • Chris Gehringer – mastering (tracks 1, 3–5) • Alex Ghenea – mixing (1, 3–5) • Bart Schoudel – engineering (1, 3–5), vocal engineering (2) • Tim Randolph – bass, guitar loops (1) • Pink Slip – drum programming, keyboards (1) • Alice Longyu Gao – background vocals (1) • Madison Love – background vocals (1) • John Ryan – acoustic guitar, bass, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, programming (2) • Andrew Watt – acoustic guitar, background vocals, bass, electric guitar, keyboards (2) • Ali Tamposi – background vocals (2) • Mike Bozzi – mastering (2) • Serban Ghenea – mixing (2) • David Rodriguez – engineering (2) • Paul Lamalfa – engineering (2) • Bryce Bordone – additional mixing (2) • Marco Sonzini – additional engineering (2) • Celine Polenghi – background vocals (3) • KillaGraham – guitar, keyboards (3) • Sam Homaee – bass, drums, percussion, strings, synthesizer (4) • Amanda "Kiddo" Ibanez – background vocals (4) • Daniel Crean – guitar (4) • Christopher Smith – background vocals (5) • David Alexander – background vocals (5) • Kristin Carpenter – background vocals (5) • Sophia Brenan – background vocals (5) ==Charts==

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