13 Months of Sunshine

13 Months of Sunshine
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 16, 2025
GenreHip-hop
Length48:14
Label
Aminé chronology
Kaytraminé
(2023)
13 Months of Sunshine
(2025)
Singles from 13 Months of Sunshine
  1. "Familiar"
    Released: March 14, 2025
  2. "Arc de Triomphe"
    Released: April 9, 2025
  3. "Vacay"
    Released: May 2, 2025

13 Months of Sunshine is the third studio album by American rapper Aminé.[1] It was released through CLBN and 10K Projects on May 16, 2025. The album features guest appearances from Leon Thomas III, Lido, Waxahatchee, chlothegod, 454, and Toro y Moi.[2]

Release

Prior to release, 13 Months of Sunshine was promoted by three singles: "Familiar", "Arc de Triomphe",[3] and "Vacay".[4][5] "Arc de Triomphe" samples a song, "Has It Come to This?", by The Streets.[6]

Reception

NPR called the album a "hard pivot" full of "textured introspection".[7]

Track listing

13 Months of Sunshine track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."New Flower!" (featuring Leon Thomas)
3:28
2."Feels So Good"
  • Daniel
  • Natche
  • De Boni
  • Mulé
  • Dahi
  • FnZ
2:11
3."Sage Time"
3:06
4."I Think It's You"
  • Daniel
  • James Stack
  • Josiah Sherman
  • Luke Fenton
3:45
5."Cool About It" (featuring Lido)
  • Daniel
  • Chaz Bear
  • Forrest Kline
  • Mejia
  • Stack
  • Sherman
  • Westen Weiss
2:43
6."History" (featuring Waxahatchee)DanielLoukeman3:03
7."Vacay"
  • Daniel
  • Natche
  • Rise
  • Emmanuel Sow
  • Dahi
  • Ely Rise
2:22
8."Familiar"
  • Daniel
  • Mejia
  • Stack
  • Sherman
  • Fenton
  • Buddy Ross
  • Jim-E Stack
  • Loukeman
  • Pasqué
1:47
9."Doing the Best I Can"
  • Daniel
  • Brian Robert Jones
  • Natche
  • Eli Teplin
  • Stack
  • Eli Teplin
  • Jim-E Stack
  • Dahi[a]
2:40
10."Temptations"
  • Daniel
  • Mejia
  • Stack
  • Sherman
  • Fenton
  • Buddy Ross
  • Jim-E Stack
  • Pasqué
2:32
11."Be Easier on Yourself"
3:21
12."Raspberry Kisses"
  • Daniel
  • Elias Srouji
  • Irvin Daniel
  • Madison Stewart
  • Losnegård
  • Weiss
  • Lido
  • Pasqué
  • Westen Weiss
  • Ibn Rafiq[a]
3:01
13."13MOS"
  • Daniel
  • Aster Aweke
  • Natche
  • Stewart
  • Oliver Rodigan
4:21
14."Changer" (featuring chlothegod)
  • Daniel
  • Chloe Chavis
  • Mejia
  • Stack
  • Sherman
  • Fenton
  • Buddy Ross
  • Jim-E Stack
  • Loukeman
  • Pasqué
3:23
15."Arc de Triomphe"
  • Daniel
  • Stewart
  • Michael Skinner
Lido2:46
16."Images" (featuring 454 and Toro y Moi)
  • Daniel
  • Bear
  • Fenton
  • Willie Wilson
Loukeman3:37
Total length:48:14

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

Performance

  • Aminé – vocals
  • Leon Thomas – featured vocals (1)
  • Lido – vocals (5)
  • Waxahatchee – vocals (6)
  • Marché Black – additional vocals (7)
  • Yebba – vocals (11)
  • 454 – vocals (16)
  • Toro y Moi – vocals (16)

Musicians

  • Austin Brown – programming (11)
  • Dahi – programming (1, 2, 7, 13)
  • FNZ – programming (1, 2)
  • Govi – programming (11)
  • Lido – programming (3, 12, 15)
  • Loukeman – programming (4, 6, 10, 14, 16)
  • Danny McKinnon – bass (1, 13)
  • Monsune – programming (3, 11)
  • Pasqué – programming (3, 5, 8, 10-12, 14)
  • Ely Rise – programming (1, 7)
  • Brian Robert Jones – bass (9)
  • Buddy Ross – programming (4, 5, 8, 10, 14)
  • Jim-E Stack – programming (4, 5, 8-10, 14)
  • Eli Teplin – programming (9)
  • Westen Weiss – programming (12)

Technical

  • David Nakaji – recording (1-7, 9, 13, 16), mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Brad Cook – recording (6)
  • Charlie Hallock – recording (12)
  • Peder Losnegård – recording (5, 15)
  • Victor Leonardo Ovalle – mixing assistance (1, 2, 5-8, 10, 12, 14, 15)
  • Aleksei Savchenko – recording (11, 12)
  • James Stack – recording (4, 5, 8-10, 14, 16)
  • Jonathan "Siple" Velazquez – mixing assistance (3, 4, 11, 12, 16)
  • Veronica Wyman – recording (9, 11)
  • Willie Wilson – recording (16)

Charts

Chart performance for 13 Months of Sunshine
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Portuguese Streaming Albums (AFP)[9] 199

References

  1. ^ Contreras, Ro. "Our favorite new albums of the week". Npr.
  2. ^ Paul, Bryson. "Aminé Makes It Hot All Year Long On "13 Months Of Sunshine" Album". Hotnewhiphop.
  3. ^ "Aminé Drops Second Single off New Album "Arc de Triomphe"". Hypebeast.
  4. ^ Corcoran, Nina. "8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Tune-Yards, Aminé, and More". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ Murray, Robin. "Aminé – 13 Months Of Sunshine". Clash.
  6. ^ Deville, Chris. "Aminé Samples The Streets On New Single "Arc De Triomphe"". Stereogum.
  7. ^ "Music review: Aminé's "13 Months of Sunshine"". Npr.
  8. ^ "Credits / 13 Months of Summer / Aminé". Tidal. Retrieved May 16, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Top 200 Stream Álbuns Semana 21 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 5. Retrieved May 28, 2025.