A/B (album)

A/B is the second studio album by Icelandic rock band Kaleo. It was released on June 10, 2016, through Elektra Records.

Released10 June 2016

Recorded2014–2015

Studios

Blackbird (Nashville)
Undertow (Nashville)
Ocean Way (Nashville)
Red Caiman (Pittsburgh)
Livingston (London)
Arlyn (Austin)
Orb (Austin)
Chicago Recording Company (Chicago)
Capitol (Los Angeles)
Henson (Los Angeles)
C Blake (Newark, Delaware)
Wrightway (Baltimore)
Aeronaut (Reykjavík)

Genres

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A/B

Studio album by

Kaleo

Released

10 June 2016

Recorded

2014–2015

Studios

Blackbird (Nashville)
Undertow (Nashville)
Ocean Way (Nashville)
Red Caiman (Pittsburgh)
Livingston (London)
Arlyn (Austin)
Orb (Austin)
Chicago Recording Company (Chicago)
Capitol (Los Angeles)
Henson (Los Angeles)
C Blake (Newark, Delaware)
Wrightway (Baltimore)
Aeronaut (Reykjavík)

Genres

Length

42:17

Label

Elektra

Producers

Mike Crossey
Arnar Guðjónsson
Kaleo
Jacquire King

Kaleo chronology

Kaleo
(2013)

A/B
(2016)

Surface Sounds
(2021)

Singles from A/B

"All the Pretty Girls"
Released: 20 January 2015
"Way Down We Go"
Released: 7 August 2015
"No Good"
Released: 20 November 2015
"I Can't Go On Without You"
Released: 19 February 2016

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Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	Positive^[1]
The Guardian	^[2]
PopMatters	^[3]
Renowned for Sound	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
Sound Fiction	^[6]

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A/B received generally favourable reviews from music critics, some of which praised Jökull Júlíusson's vocals,^[3]^[4]^[5] as well as the songs "No Good" and "All the Pretty Girls".^[3]^[4]^[5] Kate Hutchinson from The Guardian, however, thought it lacked originality, seeing the pieces as taking inspiration from the Black Keys ("Hot Blood"), James Bay ("Way Down We Go"), Bon Iver ("All the Pretty Girls") and Kings of Leon (much of the rest).^[2]

The track "Glass House" was featured in the soundtrack of Madden NFL 17 and as DLC for Rock Band 4. The track "Hot Blood" is featured in NHL 18, Far Cry 5 and Asphalt Legends Unite. The track "Way Down We Go" was featured in FIFA 16 and in the trailer for the 2017 film, Logan.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by JJ Julius Son, except where noted.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No Good"		3:55
2.	"Way Down We Go"	JJ Julius Son	3:39
3.	"Broken Bones"	JJ Julius Son Rubin Pollock	4:05
4.	"Glass House"		4:01
5.	"Hot Blood"		3:38
6.	"All the Pretty Girls"		4:29
7.	"Automobile"		3:06
8.	"Vor í Vaglaskógi"	Jónas Jónasson Kristján frá Djúpalæk	4:37
9.	"Save Yourself"		4:33
10.	"I Can't Go on Without You"		6:14

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Charts

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Weekly charts

2016–2018 weekly chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2016–2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	29
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[9]	27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10]	21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[11]	31
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[12]	2
French Albums (SNEP)^[13]	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	9
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[15]	19
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[16]	4
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[17]	17
Latvian Albums (LaIPA)^[18]	56
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[19]	15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	6
UK Albums (Official Charts)^[21]	27
US Billboard 200^[22]	16
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[23]	4

2025 weekly chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2025)	Peak position
Norwegian Rock Albums (IFPI Norge)^[24]	19

Year-end charts

2016 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2016)	Position
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[25]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[26]	42

2017 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2017)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[27]	96
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[28]	133
French Albums (SNEP)^[29]	115
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[30]	97
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[31]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[32]	59
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[33]	50

2018 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2018)	Position
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[34]	16

2019 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2019)	Position
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[35]	19

2020 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2020)	Position
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[36]	16

2021 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2021)	Position
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[37]	6

2022 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2022)	Position
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[38]	11

2023 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2023)	Position
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[39]	12

2024 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2024)	Position
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[40]	18

2025 year-end chart performance for *A/B*
Chart (2025)	Position
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)^[41]	14

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for *A/B*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[42]	Gold	7,500^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[43]	2× Platinum	160,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[44]	Platinum	20,000^‡
France (SNEP)^[45]	Platinum	100,000^‡
Germany (BVMI)^[46]	Gold	100,000^‡
Iceland (FHF)^[47]	Platinum	13,600^[48]
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[49]	2× Platinum	30,000^‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[50]	Gold	10,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[51]	Platinum	20,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[52]	Gold	100,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[53]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Critical reception

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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