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Swedish singer/songwriter Tove Lo followed her hit single "Habits (Stay High)" -- a disarmingly vulnerable recounting of all the shocking things she does to numb a painful breakup -- with Queen of the Clouds, a debut album that falls somewhere between Icona Pop's sugar rush hedonism and Sia's moody confessions. A good friend of Icona Pop's Caroline Hjelt (and co-writer of the group's "Ready for the Weekend"), like Sia, Tove originally thought she'd have a better chance at a pop career by penning songs for others than in the spotlight herself. However, her songwriting background ensures that Queen of the Clouds has plenty of hooks, as well as a high-concept approach: she organizes pop's eternal concerns of lust, love, and heartbreak into a set of songs that breaks the span of an entire relationship into thirds. While the spoken-word snippets that introduce each part of the album aren't strictly necessary, the format gives Queen of the Clouds more emotional resonance and balance as it spans seize-the-moment highs such as the fizzy, P!nk-esque "Timebomb," the openness of "The Way That I Am," and the loss of "Thousand Miles." Tove also proves her electro-pop has a similar range with songs that range from bouncy ("Not on Drugs") to sleek (the EDM moves of "Run on Love"). However, it's Tove's frankness that makes her truly distinctive. "Habits (Stay High)," with its tales of going to sex clubs and gorging on Twinkies, is still Queen of the Clouds' standout, although "Moments," where she admits "On the good days I am charming as f*ck," is a close second. By owning her mistakes, she turns them into strengths -- and delivers a winning first album in the process.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Author, Producer, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Struts, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Ledinsky, Producer, Additional Producer, Strings, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, ComposerLyricist - Ludvig Söderberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Struts, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, ComposerLyricist - Ludvig Söderberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Shellback, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Struts, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, ComposerLyricist - Ludvig Söderberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Klas Åhlund, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ilbert, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Nyström, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Kronlund, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Author, Producer, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mattias Larsson, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Fredriksson, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Ali Payami, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alx Reuterskiöld, ComposerLyricist - The Struts, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Filip Runesson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, ComposerLyricist - Ludvig Söderberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alx Reuterskiöld, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ludvig Söderberg, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Author, Producer, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Riley, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Struts, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Ledinsky, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Filip Runesson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ludvig Söderberg, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Universal Music AB
Robert Marvin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Campany, ComposerLyricist - Andy Selby, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Shearer, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Tove Lo, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lucas Nord, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Lucas Nordqvist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Hybris, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hippie Sabotage, Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Jerlström, ComposerLyricist - Ludvig Söderberg, ComposerLyricist - Jeffery Saurer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Kevin Saurer, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ludvig Söderberg, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Riley, Producer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, Producer, Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ludvig Söderberg, Producer, Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Elliot Wilkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Jason Gill, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mattias Larsson, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Robin Fredriksson, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ludvig Söderberg, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alx Reuterskiöld, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Struts, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Universal Music AB
Brian Eno, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - Alesso, MainArtist - Alessandro Lindblad, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tove Lo, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Alefune
Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Rabin, ComposerLyricist - Ryan McMahon, ComposerLyricist - Captain Cuts, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Berger, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Ali Payami, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Björn Engelmann, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alx Reuterskiöld, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Norgren, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tove Lo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jakob Jerlström, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ludvig Söderberg, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Universal Music AB
Album review
Swedish singer/songwriter Tove Lo followed her hit single "Habits (Stay High)" -- a disarmingly vulnerable recounting of all the shocking things she does to numb a painful breakup -- with Queen of the Clouds, a debut album that falls somewhere between Icona Pop's sugar rush hedonism and Sia's moody confessions. A good friend of Icona Pop's Caroline Hjelt (and co-writer of the group's "Ready for the Weekend"), like Sia, Tove originally thought she'd have a better chance at a pop career by penning songs for others than in the spotlight herself. However, her songwriting background ensures that Queen of the Clouds has plenty of hooks, as well as a high-concept approach: she organizes pop's eternal concerns of lust, love, and heartbreak into a set of songs that breaks the span of an entire relationship into thirds. While the spoken-word snippets that introduce each part of the album aren't strictly necessary, the format gives Queen of the Clouds more emotional resonance and balance as it spans seize-the-moment highs such as the fizzy, P!nk-esque "Timebomb," the openness of "The Way That I Am," and the loss of "Thousand Miles." Tove also proves her electro-pop has a similar range with songs that range from bouncy ("Not on Drugs") to sleek (the EDM moves of "Run on Love"). However, it's Tove's frankness that makes her truly distinctive. "Habits (Stay High)," with its tales of going to sex clubs and gorging on Twinkies, is still Queen of the Clouds' standout, although "Moments," where she admits "On the good days I am charming as f*ck," is a close second. By owning her mistakes, she turns them into strengths -- and delivers a winning first album in the process.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:03
- Main artists: Tove Lo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music AB
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2015 Universal Music AB, under exclusive license in the United States to Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2015 Universal Music AB, under exclusive license in the United States to Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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