Dead Magic
2018 studio album by Anna von Hausswolff
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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.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 March 2018 | |||
| Length | 47:19 | |||
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| Producer | Randall Dunn | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 5/10[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Loud and Quiet | 9/10[6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| musicOMH |  [8] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Uncut | 8/10[11] |
| Under the Radar | 8/10[12] |
Background and recording
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
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
All tracks are written by Anna von Hausswolff.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
- 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
| 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 |
