Då som nu för alltid (Swedish for Then as Now Forever) is the twelfth and final studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. The album was released on 20 May 2016 by RCA Records and Sony Music.
Background
In June 2015, Expressen reported that Kent were to record their twelfth studio album in Electric Lady Studios in New York City.[6] Kent posted a picture on their official Facebook page in December 2015 writing, "Thanks for now, Electric Lady Studios".[7]
On 14 March 2016 Kent announced the release of Då som nu för alltid on RCA Records and Sony Music.[8] It is Kent's first album on Sony Music since En plats i solen (2010). "Egoist" was announced as the album's first single, and it was released on the same date. However, on 17 April 2016 Kent announced the track listing which omitted "Egoist".[9] Instead, "Vi är inte längre där" was released as the album's first single on 3 May 2016.[10]
Då som nu för alltid is produced by Kent themselves.
Critical reception
Anders Nunstedt of Expressen wrote: "Då som nu för alltid grows with each listen. [...] The songs reflect a band that decided to quit, not a band that gave up. A large part of the strength lies in Kent's feeling for the details."[11]
Håkan Steen of Aftonbladet wrote: "The single 'Vi är inte längre där' sounds even better placed in its context on the album. Very much the essence of late Kent, grand melancholy pop. [...] 'Den sista sången', sad – of course – farewell ballad set in California and New York. It may be about a relationship, but of course it's also a farewell to the audience. A children's choir tunes in and not an eye is dry. We can probably assume that it will end the concerts on the tour this fall."[12]
Sara-Märta Höglund of Svenska Dagbladet wrote: "What I hear are four legends of self-awareness who leave the youth behind - who have the guts to quit while they're still on top."[13]
Fredrik Strage of Dagens Nyheter wrote: "On the album, however, there is no trace of the commercial's magnificent soundtrack. Då som nu för alltid is a soft continuation of the synth rock that the band developed on their last records: light disco beats, airy choruses, clear guitar loops and an elegant melancholy. The music is more pleasant than bombastic and not the least bit goth."[14]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg; all music is composed by Joakim Berg; except "Den sista sången" written by Joakim Berg, Liv Berg, Ava Berg, and Sixten Berg.
Då som nu för alltid track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Andromeda"
4:36
2.
"Tennsoldater" (Tin Soldiers)
4:08
3.
"Vi är för alltid" (We Are Forever)
4:51
4.
"Den vänstra stranden" (The Left Bank)
4:46
5.
"Nattpojken & Dagflickan" (The Night Boy & The Day Girl) (with Anna Ternheim)
3:56
6.
"Vi är inte längre där" (We Are No Longer There)
5:19
7.
"Förlåtelsen" (The Forgiveness)
5:55
8.
"Skyll inte ifrån dig" (Don't Blame Someone Else)
4:29
9.
"Gigi"
3:53
10.
"Falska profeter" (False Prophets)
6:19
11.
"Den sista sången" (The Last Song)
5:16
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Då som nu för alltid.
