2020 (Molly Nilsson album)
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| Released | 2 November 2018 | |||
| Recorded | c. 2017–2018 | |||
| Studio | Lighthouse Studios, Berlin | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 36:17 | |||
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| Producer | Molly Nilsson | |||
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2020 (also written as 20/20, Twenty Twenty, and Twenty-Twenty) is the eighth studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Molly Nilsson, released on 2 November 2018.
The album takes its title from the year 2020,[1] inspired by posters for the 2020 Summer Olympics that Nilsson saw during a trip to Tokyo in 2017, and by the then-upcoming 2020 United States presidential election.[2][3][4] The fact that the year is a leap year and its similarity to "20/20 vision" also inspired Nilsson.[5]
Production
Nilsson started working on 2020 when the release of her previous album Imaginations was delayed.[6] As usual, the album was recorded in her own Lighthouse Studios in Berlin.[2]
Themes
2020 is set in the then-near future and is "at least a little bit of a concept album".[7]
The album has been described as political and anti-capitalist,[8][9] with one writer saying it is about the "thrill and terror of living in late-capitalist end times".[10] It deals with topics including the patriarchy,[11] climate change,[12] gun control,[4] and the passage of time.[2][12] Several writers highlighted the album's optimistic outlook despite the topics it addresses.[2][12]
Release and promotion
The album's first single "Serious Flowers" was released on 9 July 2018, along with a music video.[13] A second music video, for "A Slice of Lemon", followed on 10 August 2018.[14] On 11 September 2018, a third music video was released for "Days of Dust".[7]
2020 was released on vinyl, CD, cassette tape, and as a digital download on 2 November 2018.[15] It was available for streaming on NPR a week before its official release.[8] It was made available on Spotify around half a year after its original release.[10]
