Believer (Smerz album)
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| Believer | ||||
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| Released | 26 February 2021 | |||
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| Length | 46:48 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
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Believer is the debut studio album by Smerz, a Norwegian music duo consisting of Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt.[3] It was released on 26 February 2021 through XL Recordings.[2] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Beats Per Minute | 60%[6] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[9] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[10] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Believer received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.[4]
Ethan Reis of Beats Per Minute commented that the album is "less club-oriented than previous releases, instead incorporating more violin and classical instruments to achieve a synthesis of classical and dance music that is occasionally inscrutable."[6] Parker Desautell of PopMatters stated, "Both lyrically and sonically, Believer is a bold, risk-taking LP that charts a wild, uneven course through trance, classical, R&B, and hip-hop."[10] He added, "Sometimes it conjures images of the snowy Norwegian countryside, and other times it drops you squarely on the dancefloor."[10]
Pitchfork included the album's title track, "Believer", on its list of "The Best Progressive Pop Music of 2021".[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gitarriff" | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Max" | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Believer" | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Versace Strings" | 2:03 |
| 5. | "Rain" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "4 Temaer" | 1:53 |
| 7. | "Hester" | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Flashing" | 2:40 |
| 9. | "The Favourite" | 1:43 |
| 10. | "Rap Interlude" | 0:35 |
| 11. | "Sonette" | 2:07 |
| 12. | "Glassbord" | 2:57 |
| 13. | "Grand Piano" | 1:43 |
| 14. | "Missy" | 1:06 |
| 15. | "I Don't Talk About That Much" | 3:51 |
| 16. | "Hva Hvis" | 2:31 |
| Total length: | 46:48 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Worth It" | 3:51 |
| 18. | "No Harm" | 3:48 |
| 19. | "Oh My My" | 2:38 |
| 20. | "Girl 2" | 2:15 |
| 21. | "Have Fun" | 2:44 |
| 22. | "Half Life" | 3:31 |
| 23. | "Fitness" | 2:20 |
| 24. | "Bail on Me" | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 68:56 | |