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{{Infobox album
| name         = Gmail and the Restraining Orders
| type         = EP
| artist       = [[Death Grips]]
| cover        = Gmail and the Restraining Orders.png
| border       = yes
| alt          =
| caption      =
| released     = June 21, 2019
| recorded     = 2015
| studio       =
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Sound collage]]|[[noise rock]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/06/death-grips-gmail-and-the-restraining-orders/|title=Death Grips Debut "Gmail and the Restraining Orders" Mix: Stream|date=June 21, 2019|access-date=June 22, 2019|archive-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622172516/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/06/death-grips-gmail-and-the-restraining-orders/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| length       = 28:23
| label        = Third Worlds
| producer     = Death Grips
| prev_title   = [[Year of the Snitch]]
| prev_year    = 2018
| next_title   =
| next_year    = 2024
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[Death Grips]] EP
| type       = EP
| prev_title = [[Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber Megamix)]]
| prev_year  = 2017
| title      = Gmail and the Restraining Orders
| year       = 2019
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}
}}
'''''Gmail and the Restraining Orders''''' is the fourth [[Extended play|EP]] by the American [[experimental hip hop]] group [[Death Grips]], self-released by the band on June 21, 2019, in celebration of [[Warp Records]]' 30th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/death-grips-share-new-mix-of-unreleased-music-listen/|title=Death Grips Share New Mix of Unreleased Music: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=22 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-22|archive-date=2019-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622172518/https://pitchfork.com/news/death-grips-share-new-mix-of-unreleased-music-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> It first premiered on [[NTS Radio]] during their ''WXAXRXP'' broadcast, and was played at a Warp Records radio festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.readdork.com/news/check-out-death-grips-gmail-and-the-restraining-orders-mix|title=Check out Death Grips' 'Gmail and the Restraining Orders' mix|website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]|date=22 June 2019 |access-date=2019-06-22|archive-date=2019-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622172520/https://www.readdork.com/news/check-out-death-grips-gmail-and-the-restraining-orders-mix|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP was released to streaming platforms as an official Death Grips release on January 27, 2021.
The piece was played before Death Grips' 2015 live performances, under no specific name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/06/death-grips-gmail-and-the-restraining-orders/|title=Death Grips Debut "Gmail and the Restraining Orders" Mix: Stream|date=2019-06-21|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=2019-06-22|archive-date=2019-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622121527/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/06/death-grips-gmail-and-the-restraining-orders/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Background and release==
''Gmail and the Restraining Orders'' was originally used as a soundscape for the opening of the band's live shows during their 2015 ''[[The Powers That B]]'' tour.
On June 19, 2019, the code of ''[[Warp Records]]'' website ''warp.net'' accidentally leaked the NTS Radio schedule, showing Death Grips listed as a special guest. The next day Warp Records posted an official schedule,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://warp.net/updates/wxaxrxp-full-broadcast-line-up|title=WXAXRXP X NTS. 21–23 JUNE 2019. FULL BROADCAST SCHEDULE|date=2019-06-21|website=Warp|accessdate=2019-06-23|archive-date=2019-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623081521/https://warp.net/updates/wxaxrxp-full-broadcast-line-up|url-status=live}}</ref> confirming the Death Grips appearance. Shortly thereafter, the name of Death Grips' set was shown to be ''Gmail and the Restraining Orders''. The 28-minute mix was streamed via NTS Radio's website on June 21.
Shortly after the mix aired, Death Grips posted a link to an unofficial fan recording of the NTS broadcast on [[YouTube]] via their Twitter account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bbpoltergiest/status/1142318070024687616|title=Death Grips - Gmail and the restraining orders|via=Twitter|date=2019-06-21|accessdate=2019-06-23|archive-date=2019-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711171923/https://twitter.com/bbpoltergiest/status/1142318070024687616|url-status=live}}</ref>
The track was given an official release to streaming services on January 27, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a29cABW2qHk&ab |title=Gmail and the Restraining Orders - YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2021-05-03 |archive-date=2021-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503100117/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a29cABW2qHk&ab= |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| title1 = Gmail and the Restraining Orders
| length1 = 28:23
| total_length = 28:23
}}
==Personnel==
'''Death Grips'''
* [[MC Ride]] – vocals
* [[Zach Hill]] – drums, production, vocals
* Andy Morin – production
==References==
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[[Category:2019 EPs]]
[[Category:Death Grips albums]]
[[Category:Self-released EPs]]