Crest is a collaborative studio album by Swedish musicians Bladee and Ecco2K, released on 17 March 2022 through Year0001.
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| Released | 17 March 2022 | |||
| Genre | Progressive pop[1] | |||
| Length | 30:56 | |||
| Label | Year0001 | |||
| Producer | Whitearmor | |||
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Production and composition edit
The album was "recorded amongst nature", with Bladee, Ecco2K, and producer Whitearmor driving to the edge of Sweden and recording in a cabin not far from where Ingmar Bergman's fantasy epic The Seventh Seal was filmed.[2] The track "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" had been released as a single on 24 February 2020.[3][4] Crest was released on 17 March 2022 via Year0001, as a follow-up to the duo's previous single "Amygdala".[5][6][7]
It was classified as progressive pop by Pitchfork.[1]
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 8/10[8] |
| The Needle Drop | 8/10[9] |
Nadine Smith wrote a 8/10 review to Pitchfork.[8] The Fader staff considered it the 22nd best album of 2022.[10] Pitchfork included it in their list of "Best Progressive Pop Music" of the year.[1]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Benjamin Reichwald, Ludwig Rosenberg, and Zak Arogundade
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Flag Is Raised" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum)" | 8:50 |
| 3. | "White Meadow" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Faust" | 2:06 |
| 5. | "Yeses (Red Cross)" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Desire Is a Trap" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Chaos Follows" | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | 2:15 |
| 9. | "Heaven Sings" | 2:52 |
| Total length: | 30:56 | |
References edit
- ^ a b c "The Best Progressive Pop Music of 2022". Pitchfork. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Brady, Keegan (19 April 2022). "Inside the Cathartic Bliss of Drain Gang, Gen Z's Emo Torchbearers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Maicki, Salvatore (24 February 2020). "Bladee and Ecco2k link for new single "Girls just want to have fun"". The Fader. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (24 February 2020). "Bladee & Ecco2K Connect for Uptempo Cut "Girls just want to have fun"". Hypebeast. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Rowley, Glenn (18 March 2022). "Bladee and Ecco2k Release Surprise Album Crest: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Li, Nicolaus (18 March 2022). "Bladee and Ecco2k Deliver Surprise Joint Album, Crest". Hypebeast. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Yalcinkaya, Günseli (18 March 2022). "7 albums to stream this week". Dazed. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b Smith, Nadine. "Bladee / Ecco2k: Crest". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Fantano, Anthony (24 March 2022). Bladee & Ecco2k – Crest Album Review. The Needle Drop. Retrieved 27 April 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Ross, Alex Robert; Darville, Jordan; Williams-Kirtley, Gyasi; Renshaw, David; Raw, Son; Madden, Emma; Paul, Larisha; Elder, Sajae; Helfand, Raphael; Maicki, Salvatore; Oloworekende, Wale; Joyce, Colin; D'Souza, Shaad; Joshi, Tara; Callender, Brandon. "The 50 best albums of 2022". The Fader. Retrieved 16 December 2023.