In January 2014, Neon released the mixtape 301 to Paradise for free. In May 2014, it was announced that Hitch had parted ways with her label Warner Bros. and was gearing up to releasing her new debut album Eleutheromaniac; she also released Happy Neon and 301 to Paradise to digital retailers independently in the same month. She premiered the lead single of Eleutheromaniac, "Yard Sale", in August 2014.
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The song was produced and co-written by frequent collaborators Kinetics & One Love.NEON HITCH X KINETICS & ONE LOVE. Creem Magazine. In January 2015 Hitch released "Sparks" as the first single of Eleutheromaniac. On 1 March 2015 Hitch released her EP 24:00 as a surprise release for free, which was recorded in 24 hours. The EP was followed by 22 April 2015 release of "Eleutheromaniac," the title track of her debut album to digital retailers as an advancement of the album. On 21 August Neon released a new song titled "Pussy PowR" on YouTube.
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On 11 May 2014, during a live chat, Hitch announced that after almost four years she had parted ways with Warner Bros.. She also confirmed that her Beg, Borrow & Steal album was scrapped, and she would be releasing a new album titled Eleutheromaniac. She also announced that her mixtapes, Happy Neon and 301 to Paradise, would also be released to digital retailers on 20 May 2014. Throughout May 2014 and January 2015, Hitch released the singles "Yard Sale" and "Sparks", in order to promote the further release of Eleutheromaniac. On 1 March 2014 Hitch surprise-released the extended play 24:00, which, according to her, was recorded in 24 hours.
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On 22 April 2015, the title track, "Eleutheromaniac", was sent to digital retailers as an advancement of the album. Later, on 21 August, Hitch released both explicit and clean versions of the song "Pussy Power" on iTunes. Hitch was featured on Cash Cash's song "Devil", also featuring B.o.B and Busta Rhymes.
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Anarchy was originally titled Eleutheromaniac, which was first announced after Hitch's split from Warner Bros. in 2014. It was supposed to include the singles "Yard Sale" and "Sparks", which are not featured on the final version of the album. The album was released on 22 July 2016 and was met with critical acclaim from fans and blogs who praised Hitch's new sound and evolution since her early releases during her Warner Bros. days.
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She also confirmed that her Beg, Borrow & Steal album was scrapped, and she would be releasing a new album titled Eleutheromaniac. She also announced that her mixtapes, Happy Neon and 301 to Paradise will also be released to digital retailers on 20 May 2014. On Tuesday 13 May 2014 Neon appeared on the Big Morning Buzz Live hosted by Nick Lachey and performed "Warner Blvd" for the first time. Neon was joined by four dancers and two horn players from New Orleans.
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In light of her recent label departure, Neon said that "Warner Blvd" is about taking her freedom back and encouraged fans to join her in acting as their "own label". On Tuesday 27 May 2014 Neon shot the music video for the intended lead single of Eleutheromaniac, "Yard Sale", in Paramount, California at the Cinderella Mobile Home Park. The video was directed by Charlie Zwick and fans were invited to participate in the shoot as extras via Neon's Facebook Group Page. The "Yard Sale" music video captures Neon moving forward and letting go of her past, the yard sale is symbolic of her selling all her past belongings. On 4 August 2015 Yard Sale was released as single and the music video was released the next day.
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