Tillbaka till samtiden
Tillbaka till samtiden | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 October 2007 | |||
Recorded | October 2006 – April 2007 | |||
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synthpop | ||||
Length | 53:21 | |||
Label | RCA, Sony BMG | |||
Producer | Kent, Joshua | |||
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Singles from Tillbaka till samtiden | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Aftonbladet | [1] |
Dagens Skiva | [2] |
Expressen | [3] |
Svenska Dagbladet | [4] |
Tillbaka till samtiden (Swedish for Back to the Present) is the seventh studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 17 October 2007 in Scandinavia through RCA Records and Sony BMG. The album is produced with Danish producer Joshua. The title means "Back to the Present", a pun on the Swedish translated title of Back to the Future (Tillbaka till framtiden).
Background
The band began recording Tillbaka till samtiden in November 2006 in Allaire Studios in
Musically, the band were influenced by
Critical reception
Anders Nunstedt of Expressen wrote: "That the songs are more electronic is only part of the explanation. Jocke Berg and Martin Sköld have remixed Kent's songwriting from scratch, without losing the thread or pushing aside the melodies. [...] But it's opening 'Elefanter' that sets the tone, an epic synth fiction in several parts where the melody is constantly building before it finally explodes into a vocoder-enhanced chorus and a rampant laptop beat."[7]
Markus Larsson of Aftonbladet wrote: "On the seventh studio album Tillbaka till samtiden the band's love for dark synthpop is clearer than ever. The sound is very much inspired by Berlin – one of the songs is even named after the German capital – and is dominated by cold synths, bass lines and electronic rhythms. The electric and acoustic guitars keep a low profile. And the song material is, as usual, strikingly strong. Several of the tracks have such obvious melodies and choruses that should be impossible to write in 2007."[8]
Commercial performance
The album peaked at number one in Sweden, number two in Norway, number three in Finland and number five in Denmark. It has been certified double
Track listing
All lyrics are written by
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tillbaka till samtiden.
Kent
- Joakim Berg – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
- Martin Sköld – music on track 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, bass, keyboards
- Sami Sirviö – guitar, keyboards
- Markus Mustonen – drums, backing vocals, keyboards, piano
Additional musicians
- Goran Kajfes – trumpet on track 1, 8
- Camela Leierth – vocalson track 7, 10
Technical
- Kent – producer
- Joshua – production, recording, mixing
- Martin Brengesjö – instrument technician
- Stephanie DuFresne – recording assistant
- Chris Athens – mastering
Artwork
- Jonas Linell – photography
- Helen Svensson – design, photography
- Thomas Ökvist – design, photography
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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References
- ^ Larsson, Markus. "Mäktigt, Kent". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
- ^ Welander, Fredrik. "Tillbaka till Isola". Dagensskiva.com. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
- ^ Nunstedt, Anders. "Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden". Expressen. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
- ^ Backman, Dan. "Tillbaka till samtiden". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
- ^ Café Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Lorenzen, Benedicte (15 October 2007). "For "ukendte" til USA". metroXpress Danmark. Copenhagen.
- ^ Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden Expressen
- ^ Mäktigt, Kent Aftonbladet
- ^ a b "Guld & Platina - År 2007" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Kent – Tillbaka till samtiden". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kent – Tillbaka till samtiden". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Tillbaka till samtiden". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Årslista Album – År 2007" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Årslista Album – År 2008" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 November 2020.