Dead Magic

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Dead Magic
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Studio album by
Anna von Hausswolff
Released2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
Length47:19
Label
ProducerRandall Dunn
Anna von Hausswolff chronology
The Miraculous
(2015) 		Dead Magic
(2018) 		All Thoughts Fly
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[3]
Drowned in Sound5/10[4]
The GuardianStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[5]
Loud and Quiet9/10[6]
MojoStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[7]
musicOMHStarStarStarStarHalf star[8]
PopMatters9/10[9]
QStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[10]
Uncut8/10[11]
Under the Radar8/10[12]

Dead Magic is the fourth studio album by Swedish musician Anna von Hausswolff. It was released on 2 March 2018 on City Slang and received critical acclaim.

Background and recording

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The album was written by Hausswolff during the summer of 2016, in her hometown of Gothenburg and then the majority of it was recorded the following year at Frederik's Church located in Copenhagen, Denmark.[citation needed]

Reception

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Upon release, Dead Magic received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 81, indicating "universal acclaim".[13]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Anna von Hausswolff.

No.TitleLength
1."The Truth, the Glow, the Fall"12:08
2."The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra"6:09
3."Ugly and Vengeful"16:17
4."The Marble Eye"5:19
5."Källans återuppståndelse"7:26
Total length:47:19

Personnel

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Musicians
  • Anna von Hausswolff – vocals, pipe organ, Mellotron
  • Filip Leyman – synthesizer
  • Karl Vento – guitar
  • Joel Fabiansson – guitar
  • David Sabel – bass guitar
  • Ulrik Ording – drums
  • Shahzad Ismaily – percussion (track 1)
  • Úlfur Hansson – string arrangements (tracks: 1, 3)
  • Gyda Valtysdottir – strings
  • Randall Dunn – Mellotron, Korg MS-20, sound designer
Production
  • Randall Dunn – production, mixing
  • Jason Ward – mastering
Design
  • Anna von Hausswolff – design, layout, inner sleeve drawing
  • Magnus Andersson – layout
  • Maria von Hausswolff – cover photograph

Charts

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Chart performance for Dead Magic
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 106
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 52
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 73
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 53
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] 14

References

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  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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  20. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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