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Length | 38:35 | |||
Language | Swedish | |||
Label | Universal Music | |||
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Gudarna på Västerbron is the second studio album by Swedish hip hop group Hov1, with the first being their self-titled debut album, Hov1. Gudarna på Västerbron was released on 6 April 2018 as digital download and on streaming platforms, through Universal Music.[3][5][6] The album was recorded in a studio in Hornstull, Sweden and proved successful in the country, debuting at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart.[7][8] As of 2 May 2020, the album has charted for a total of 108 weeks in Sweden.[9]Gudarna på Västerbron also placed at number one on the Album year-end chart in 2018 in Sweden, as well as number seven on the chart for 2019.[10][11] All songs were written by Hov1, while the album mainly was produced by the group's producer and member, Axel Liljefors Jansson.[7][12]
Critical reception[edit]
Gudarna på Västerbron received generally positive reviews from Swedish music critics.[13]Expressen's reviewer Anders Nunstedt noted the songs 'Pari', 'Stan e mörk' and 'Hon dansar vidare i livet' as highlights and also praised Hov1 for both using low-tempo and high-tempo beats. Moreover, he called the album 'catchy'.[1] Natasha Azarmi of Aftonbladet stated that the album's strongest songs were the last three, calling the lyrics and melodies emotional. She opined that the album proves that Hov1's songwriting is 'what the group is best at'.[4] Writing for Gaffa, Simon Lundberg stated that the album contains a mixture of 'modern pop and hip hop' and he continued by praising the songs 'Pari' and 'Stan e mörk', saying that those tracks shows that Hov1 has matured since the group's previous releases.[2]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Hov1. Jireel shares songwriting credits on track 7.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'Redo' | 3:21 |
2. | 'OMG' | 2:30 |
3. | 'Gudarna på Västerbron' | 4:02 |
4. | 'Vill inte ha dig' | 3:36 |
5. | 'Heartbreak' | 3:18 |
6. | 'Född i juni' | 3:28 |
7. | 'Pari (feat. Jireel)' | 3:02 |
8. | 'Din mamma' | 2:34 |
9. | 'Stan e mörk' | 3:06 |
10. | 'Hon dansar vidare i livet' | 4:08 |
11. | 'Auf wiedersehen' | 2:53 |
12. | 'Förlåt (Bonus Track)' | 2:37 |
Total length: | 38:35 |
Personnel[edit]
Redo Homes
Adapted from Tidal.[12]
- Axel Liljefors Jansson – producer, composing, songwriting, mixing (mixing on tracks 1, 2)
- Dante Lindhe – vocals, songwriting
- Ludwig Kronstrand – vocals, songwriting
- Noel Flike – vocals, songwriting
- Aryan Marzban – mixing (tracks 4, 5, 7, 11)
- Jens Resch – producer (tracks 4, 6, 8, 10), composing (track 1)
- Martin Tjärnberg – producer, (tracks 3, 5) mixing, (track 3) composer (track 3)
- Oskar Linnros – producer, (tracks 3, 5) composer, (tracks 3, 5) lyricist (tracks 3, 5)
- Sören von Malmborg – mastering, mixing (mixing on track 8)
- Johan Kronlund – mixing (mixing on tracks 6, 10)
- Hoffe Stannow – mastering (tracks 1, 3, 10)
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 1 |
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2018) | Position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 1 |
Chart (2019) | Position |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 7 |
Release history[edit]
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | 6 April 2018 | Universal Music |
References[edit]
- ^ abcNunstedt, Anders (12 April 2018). 'Recension: Hov1 låter allt mer som en catchy tronföljare till Snook'. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ abcdLundberg, Simon (9 April 2018). 'Krossar jantelagen med läckra beats och stundtals djupa texter'. Gaffa (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ abcd'Gudarna på Västerbron by Hov1'. Apple Music. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ abAzarmi, Natasha (6 April 2018). 'Hov1 gör blandat soundtrack till ungdomen'. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ ab'Gudarna på Västerbron by Hov1'. Spotify. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^'Hov1 gör stor succé med nya albumet 'Gudarna på Västerbron''. Kingsizemag (in Swedish). 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ abCederskog, Georg (3 April 2018). 'Hov1 släpper andra albumet: Vi vill skriva sårbara låtar'. Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ ab'Veckolista Album, vecka 15, 2018'. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^'Hov1 search on Sverigetopplistan'. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ ab'Årslista Album, 2018' (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ ab'Årslista Album, 2019' (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ ab'Credits / Gudarna på Västerbron / Hov1'. Tidal (service). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^'Hov1 - Gudarna På Västerbron'. Kritiker. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
Hov1 (from left to right Dante, Ludwig, Axel, Noel) | |
Background information | |
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Origin | Sweden |
Genres | Hip hop, pop, hip-pop |
Years active | 2015-present |
Labels | Universal Music Sweden |
Associated acts | Jireel, Veronica Maggio |
Members | Noel Flike Axel Liljefors Jansson Ludwig Kronstrand Dante Lindhe |
Hov1 (pronounced Hovet) is a Swedish hip hop group formed in 2015[1] that is signed to Universal Music Sweden.[2] The group has released four studio albums; Hov1, Gudarna på Västerbron, Vindar på Mars and Montague. They all charted atop the Swedish Albums Chart.
History[edit]
2015–present: First releases and future projects[edit]
Made up of Ludwig Kronstrand, Noel Flike, Dante Lindhe and Axel Liljefors Jansson,[3] Hov1's debut hit single was 'Hur kan du säga saker', which was released in 2015. They released their self-titled debut album Hov1 in April 2017, promoting it with the 'Abbey Road Tour'. The follow-up album was Gudarna på Västerbron, released in April 2018. Both albums have topped the Swedish Albums Chart. On 17 May 2019, the band released their third studio album, Vindar på Mars.[4] Furthermore, on 10 January 2020, Hov1 released their fourth studio album (also described as a mixtape),[5] called Montague.[6] Both of these releases debuted at number one the Swedish Albums Chart.[7][8] They also charted on the Finnish Albums Chart, peaking at number 25 and 40, respectively.[9][10] According to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, the group will release another album in the summer of 2020, which reportedly will contain more pop than previous releases as well as more inspiration from film music.[11] A release date for the album has not yet been revealed, but it will reportedly contain nine tracks.[12][13]
Awards[edit]
Hov1 has received several awards during its career. The group received three Rockbjörnen awards in 2018, as well as in 2019. The awards were, for instance, 'Live-group of the year', 'Best fans of the year' and 'Concert of the year'. The group also received three awards in the 'P3 Guld gala' in 2019; 'Group of the year', 'Guldmicken' and 'Best song of the year', the latter with the song 'Hon dansar vidare i livet'.[14][15][16]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Year | Album | Peak positions | |
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SWE [17] | FIN [9] | ||
2017 | Hov1 | 1 | — |
2018 | Gudarna på Västerbron | 1 | — |
2019 | Vindar på Mars | 1 [7] | 25 |
2020 | Montague | 1 [8] | 40 [10] |
Singles[edit]
Year | Song | Peak positions | Album |
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SWE [17][18] | |||
2015 | 'Hur kan du säga saker' | 66 | Non-album singles |
2016 | 'Kärleksbrev' | 56 | |
'Ska vi?' | 88 | ||
'Hjärtslag' | 14 | Hov1 | |
2017 | 'Gråzon' | 11 | |
'Gift' | 6 | ||
'Pari' (featuring Jireel) | 1 | Gudarna på Västerbron | |
2018 | 'Heartbreak' | 6 | |
'Gudarna på Västerbron' | 4 | ||
'Hon dansar vidare i livet' | 1 | ||
'Still' (Recorded at Spotify Studios Stockholm) | 1 | Non-album singles | |
'Hon dansar vidare i livet Pt. 2' (Recorded at Spotify Studios Stockholm) | 13 | ||
'Auf wiedersehen' | 1 | Gudarna på Västerbron | |
2019 | 'Vindar på Mars' | 1 | Vindar på Mars |
'Dö ung' | 4 | ||
'Ma chérie' | |||
2020 | 'Mitten av september' | 1 [19] | Montague |
'När jag ser dig' | 2 | non-album single |
Other charted songs[edit]
Year | Song | Peak positions | Album |
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SWE [17] | |||
2017 | 'Mandy Moore' | 12 | Hov1 |
'Hov1' | 36 | ||
'Damn' | 38 | ||
'Sex' | 51 | ||
'Channel Orange' | 53 | ||
'Runaway Bride' | 60 | ||
2018 | 'Redo' | 11 | Gudarna på Västerbron |
'Förlåt' | 12 | ||
'OMG' | 15 | ||
'Vill inte ha dig' | 20 | ||
'Stan e mörk' | 26 | ||
'Född i juni' | 31 | ||
'Din mamma' | 32 | ||
2019 | 'Hornstullsstrand' (with Veronica Maggio) | 1 | Vindar på Mars |
'Neon' | 8 | ||
'Smokebreak' | 17 | ||
'Ensammast i världen' | 19 | ||
'Älskling' | 20 | ||
'Fri' | 23 | ||
2020 | 'Svartsjuk' | 7 | Montague |
'Våra vackra dar' | 8 | ||
'Kära mamma' | 12 | ||
'Två sekunder på loftet' | 13 | ||
'Brev ifrån en storstad' | 19 | ||
'I Love U So Much' | 23 | ||
'Sex i taxin' | 26 |
References[edit]
Redo Hov1 Chords
- ^Norbottens Kuriren: Luleåspelningen gav Hov1 en succéstartArchived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine(in Swedish)
- ^Aftonbladet: Hov1: ”Vi är riktigt jävla taggade för Rockbjörnen”Archived 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine(in Swedish)
- ^Gaffa.se: Intervju - Hov1 om hängivna fans och ett framtida stjärnsamarbeteArchived 2017-04-28 at the Wayback Machine(in Swedish)
- ^'HOV1 AKTUELLA MED NYA ALBUMET 'VINDAR PÅ MARS''. KingSize Magazine (in Swedish). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^'Hov1 släpper sitt mixtape 'Montague''. Dopest (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^Dahlström, Mattias (15 January 2020). 'Hov1 blir lite som en algoritm från en strömningstjänst'. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ ab'Veckolista Album, vecka 21'. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ ab'Veckolista Album, vecka 3'. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ ab'Hov1: Vindar På Mars'. ifpi.fi. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ ab'Albumit 3/2020 - Suomen virallinen lista - Musiikkituottajat'. Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^'Hov1 vill tas på allvar när de släpper nytt'. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^Elmervik, Linn (2 March 2020). 'Hov1 släpper nytt – men gör bara en konsert'. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^Emanuelsson, Felicia (4 March 2020). 'Hov1:s kryptiska besked om framtiden: 'Återstår att se''. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^Pettersson, Leo; Albinsson, Mathilde (15 August 2018). 'Rockbjörnen 2018: Här är alla vinnare från musikfesten'. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^Hartelius, Alex (19 January 2019). 'Hov1 stora vinnare i 'P3 guld''. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^Hartelius, Alex (13 August 2019). 'Hov1 kungar över Rockbjörnen'. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ abc'Hov1 discography'. swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^'Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista'. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^'Veckolista Singlar, vecka 3'. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 January 2020.