Released 5 November 2009 Label RCA, Sony Release date 5 November 2009 | Length 56:36 Artist Kent Genre Alternative rock | |
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Recorded 2008–2009 in Meistersaal, Berlin, Germany; Psykbunkern/Park Studio, Stockholm, Sweden,; The Bowery Hotel, New York City, United States; Hyltinge Church, Sparreholm, Sweden Awards Grammis Award for Rock of the Year, Grammis Award for Producer of the Year Nominations Grammis Award for Album of the Year Kent albums Tillbaka till samtiden, En plats i solen, Du & jag döden, Isola, Hagnesta Hill | ||
Kent r d complete album
Röd (Swedish for "Red") is the eighth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released as digital download exclusively through the band's website on 5 November 2009 and physically on 6 November 2009. The first single from the album, "Töntarna", was released as digital download on 5 October 2009.
Contents
Röd is available in a standard edition and a deluxe edition box. The deluxe edition box version features the 11-track CD, a USB flash drive with high quality MP3 files as well as AIFF files, three 10" records which between them contain the whole album, and a 118-page book containing lyrics, abstract pictures and photographs. Due to distribution difficulties the deluxe edition was delayed until 11 November 2009.
Kent r d full album
Background
Lead singer Joakim Berg announced on Kent's forum on 21 April 2009, that the band had started writing songs for the album in 2008 until the beginning of April 2009 and subsequently the band had begun the recording of the album. The album is produced by Kent and Joshua, who also produced the band's previous studio album.
Eight out of 11 songs were recorded in the concert hall Meistersaal in Berlin. It was originally part of the legendary Hansa Tonstudio from the 1970s until 1991, but has since been used as a location for events. Kent had to set up their own recording studio, with the recording costs being around 3 million SEK according to Joakim Berg.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Joakim Berg. All music written by Joakim Berg and Martin Sköld.
Personnel
Songs
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2Taxmannen4:32
3Krossa allt4:48