Released 25 January 2010 Length 42:10 The Big Black and the Blue
(2010) The Lion's Roar
(2012) Release date 25 January 2010 | Recorded Cellar Door Label Wichita Artist First Aid Kit Genres Folk music, Indie folk | |
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Producers Klara Söderberg, Johanna Söderberg, Benkt Söderberg Nominations Grammis Award for New Artist of the Year, Grammis Award for Folk/Singer-songwriter of the Year Similar Indie folk albums, Other albums | ||
First aid kit the big black and the blue full album
The Big Black and the Blue is the first studio album by Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit. It was released on 25 January 2010 in the UK via Wichita Recordings, followed by a US release on 25 May 2010.
Contents
First aid kit in the morning with lyrics
Track listing
All tracks written by Klara and Johanna Söderberg.
Reception
The Big Black and The Blue received a largely positive reception from music journalists.
NME awarded the album a score of 8/10, highlighting the band's "phenomenal way with gorgeous melodies and heart-melting harmonies", while Clash wrote that "the lyrics remain to stand out behind the relaxing tempo and give edge to their songs...which makes the whole experience magical". As with Drunken Trees, however, some critics offered more reserved praise: Drowned in Sound gave the album a score of 6/10, writing that "while there are tracks of beauty and wonder, there are duller moments too, where the history that First Aid Kit derive their music from overwhelms their songs, reminding us always of what came before.". The BBC, while praising the album as a whole, also expressed reservations, noting that "songs are, at times, little more than sketches...there’s only ever one element that’s properly illuminated: the vocals."
As of 2 November 2011, the album holds an aggregate score of 70/100 on Metacritic indicating generally positive reviews.
Singles
Credits
Songs
1In the Morning2:36
2Hard Believer3:41
3Sailor Song2:44