Jag är inte rädd för mörkret | ||||
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Released | 25 April 2012 | |||
Recorded | October–December 2011 | |||
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Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 46:10 | |||
Label | Sonet, Universal | |||
Producer | Kent, Stefan Boman | |||
Kent chronology | ||||
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Singles from Jag är inte rädd för mörkret | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Aftonbladet | [1] |
Dagens Nyheter | [2] |
Expressen | [3] |
Gaffa | [4] |
Göteborgs-Posten | [5] |
Nöjesguiden | [6] |
Svenska Dagbladet | [7] |
Sydsvenskan | [8] |
Jag är inte rädd för mörkret ( Swedish for I Am Not Afraid of the Dark) is the tenth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 25 April 2012 by Sonet Records ( Universal Music) and it was the band's debut release with the label since their departure from Sony Music in June 2011. [9] The album was preceded by the lead single "999" on 28 March 2012. [10]
On 20 April 2012, the band posted four codes on their Twitter account that could be used to find four songs ("Tänd på", "Isis & Bast", "Jag ser dig" and "Petroleum") from the upcoming album on Spotify. [11] The day before the album was released, Kent held a large press conference in Stockholm. [12]
Anders Nunstedt of Expressen wrote: "There are no style changes here like Du och jag döden or Röd. The production is straight and uncomplicated, and the arrangements have a less electronic touch than that heard on the band's last three albums. [...] Kent has written some of their finest melodies, yet the great attraction lies in the lyrics. [...] The new songs often find a masterful harmony between heart and pain." [13]
Markus Larsson of Aftonbladet wrote: "But Kent has definitely made records with a more urgent character and clearer identity. For the first time in a long time, I miss more things than I get. Like the brilliant friction between the safe radio hits and the anxiety on Vapen & ammunition. Like the magnificent darkness on Du & jag döden, an album that the band members today call "a giant hangover". Like the evocative anger on Röd or a fantastic song like 'Columbus'. It was music from a band with a lot of passion. While Jag är inte rädd för mörkret is an album that a band perhaps mostly releases because they can." [14]
Jag är inte rädd för mörkret debuted at number one in Sweden, becoming Kent's ninth consecutive number-one album. In Denmark, the album debuted at number two with first-week sales of 1444 copies. It is their highest-charting album there since Du & jag döden, which debuted at number two in 2005. [15] The album debuted at number five in Finland, becoming the band's lowest-charting album since Hagnesta Hill, which peaked at number six in 2000. In Norway, Jag är inte rädd för mörkret debuted at number one, becoming Kent's first number-one album there since 2005's Du & jag döden.
All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | " 999" | Kent | 6:53 |
2. | "Petroleum" | Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld | 4:03 |
3. | "Isis & Bast" | Berg | 4:15 |
4. | " Jag ser dig" (I See You) | Berg | 5:36 |
5. | " Tänd på" (Ignite) | Berg, Sköld | 4:44 |
6. | "Beredd på allt" (Prepared for Everything) | Berg, Sköld | 4:35 |
7. | "Ruta 1" (Square 1) | Berg | 4:14 |
8. | "Färger på natten" (Colours at Night) | Berg | 4:14 |
9. | "Låt dom komma" (Let Them Come) | Berg, Sköld | 3:59 |
10. | "Hänsyn" (Consideration) | Kent | 3:37 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Jag är inte rädd för mörkret.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Jag är inte rädd för mörkret | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 25 April 2012 | |||
Recorded | October–December 2011 | |||
Studio |
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Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 46:10 | |||
Label | Sonet, Universal | |||
Producer | Kent, Stefan Boman | |||
Kent chronology | ||||
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Singles from Jag är inte rädd för mörkret | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Aftonbladet | [1] |
Dagens Nyheter | [2] |
Expressen | [3] |
Gaffa | [4] |
Göteborgs-Posten | [5] |
Nöjesguiden | [6] |
Svenska Dagbladet | [7] |
Sydsvenskan | [8] |
Jag är inte rädd för mörkret ( Swedish for I Am Not Afraid of the Dark) is the tenth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 25 April 2012 by Sonet Records ( Universal Music) and it was the band's debut release with the label since their departure from Sony Music in June 2011. [9] The album was preceded by the lead single "999" on 28 March 2012. [10]
On 20 April 2012, the band posted four codes on their Twitter account that could be used to find four songs ("Tänd på", "Isis & Bast", "Jag ser dig" and "Petroleum") from the upcoming album on Spotify. [11] The day before the album was released, Kent held a large press conference in Stockholm. [12]
Anders Nunstedt of Expressen wrote: "There are no style changes here like Du och jag döden or Röd. The production is straight and uncomplicated, and the arrangements have a less electronic touch than that heard on the band's last three albums. [...] Kent has written some of their finest melodies, yet the great attraction lies in the lyrics. [...] The new songs often find a masterful harmony between heart and pain." [13]
Markus Larsson of Aftonbladet wrote: "But Kent has definitely made records with a more urgent character and clearer identity. For the first time in a long time, I miss more things than I get. Like the brilliant friction between the safe radio hits and the anxiety on Vapen & ammunition. Like the magnificent darkness on Du & jag döden, an album that the band members today call "a giant hangover". Like the evocative anger on Röd or a fantastic song like 'Columbus'. It was music from a band with a lot of passion. While Jag är inte rädd för mörkret is an album that a band perhaps mostly releases because they can." [14]
Jag är inte rädd för mörkret debuted at number one in Sweden, becoming Kent's ninth consecutive number-one album. In Denmark, the album debuted at number two with first-week sales of 1444 copies. It is their highest-charting album there since Du & jag döden, which debuted at number two in 2005. [15] The album debuted at number five in Finland, becoming the band's lowest-charting album since Hagnesta Hill, which peaked at number six in 2000. In Norway, Jag är inte rädd för mörkret debuted at number one, becoming Kent's first number-one album there since 2005's Du & jag döden.
All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | " 999" | Kent | 6:53 |
2. | "Petroleum" | Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld | 4:03 |
3. | "Isis & Bast" | Berg | 4:15 |
4. | " Jag ser dig" (I See You) | Berg | 5:36 |
5. | " Tänd på" (Ignite) | Berg, Sköld | 4:44 |
6. | "Beredd på allt" (Prepared for Everything) | Berg, Sköld | 4:35 |
7. | "Ruta 1" (Square 1) | Berg | 4:14 |
8. | "Färger på natten" (Colours at Night) | Berg | 4:14 |
9. | "Låt dom komma" (Let Them Come) | Berg, Sköld | 3:59 |
10. | "Hänsyn" (Consideration) | Kent | 3:37 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Jag är inte rädd för mörkret.
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
Certifications
|