Gudarna på Västerbron

Gudarna på Västerbron is the second studio album by Swedish hip hop group Hov1, with the first being their self-titled debut album, Hov1. Gudarna på Västerbron was released on 6 April 2018 as digital download and on streaming platforms, through Universal Music.[3][5][6] The album was recorded in a studio in Hornstull, Sweden and proved successful in the country, debuting at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart.[7][8] As of 2 May 2020, the album has charted for a total of 108 weeks in Sweden.[9] Gudarna på Västerbron also placed at number one on the Album year-end chart in 2018 in Sweden, as well as number seven on the chart for 2019.[10][11] All songs were written by Hov1, while the album mainly was produced by the group's producer and member, Axel Liljefors Jansson.[7][12]

Gudarna på Västerbron
Studio album by
Hov1
Released6 April 2018
Genre
Length38:35
LanguageSwedish
LabelUniversal Music
Producer
  • Axel Liljefors Jansson
  • Martin Tjärnberg
  • Jens Resch
  • Oskar Linnros
  • Theo Kylin
  • Jeff Roman
  • Charlie Bernardo
  • Muhamed Conta
Hov1 chronology
Hov1
(2017)		 Gudarna på Västerbron
(2018)		 Vindar på Mars
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftonbladet[4]
Expressen[1]
Gaffa[2]

Critical reception

Gudarna på Västerbron received generally positive reviews from Swedish music critics.[13] Expressen's reviewer Anders Nunstedt noted the songs "Pari", "Stan e mörk" and "Hon dansar vidare i livet" as highlights and also praised Hov1 for both using low-tempo and high-tempo beats. Moreover, he called the album "catchy".[1] Natasha Azarmi of Aftonbladet stated that the album's strongest songs were the last three, calling the lyrics and melodies emotional. She opined that the album proves that Hov1's songwriting is "what the group is best at".[4] Writing for Gaffa, Simon Lundberg stated that the album contains a mixture of "modern pop and hip hop" and he continued by praising the songs "Pari" and "Stan e mörk", saying that those tracks shows that Hov1 has matured since the group's previous releases.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hov1. Jireel shares songwriting credits on track 7.

No.TitleLength
1."Redo"3:21
2."OMG"2:30
3."Gudarna på Västerbron"4:02
4."Vill inte ha dig"3:36
5."Heartbreak"3:18
6."Född i juni"3:28
7."Pari (feat. Jireel)"3:02
8."Din mamma"2:34
9."Stan e mörk"3:06
10."Hon dansar vidare i livet"4:08
11."Auf wiedersehen"2:53
12."Förlåt (Bonus Track)"2:37
Total length:38:35

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal.[12]

  • Axel Liljefors Jansson – producer, composing, songwriting, mixing (mixing on tracks 1, 2)
  • Dante Lindhe – vocals, songwriting
  • Ludwig Kronstrand – vocals, songwriting
  • Noel Flike – vocals, songwriting
  • Aryan Marzban – mixing (tracks 4, 5, 7, 11)
  • Jens Resch – producer (tracks 4, 6, 8, 10), composing (track 1)
  • Martin Tjärnberg – producer, (tracks 3, 5) mixing, (track 3) composer (track 3)
  • Oskar Linnros – producer, (tracks 3, 5) composer, (tracks 3, 5) lyricist (tracks 3, 5)
  • Sören von Malmborg – mastering, mixing (mixing on track 8)
  • Johan Kronlund – mixing (mixing on tracks 6, 10)
  • Hoffe Stannow – mastering (tracks 1, 3, 10)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2018) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 1
Chart (2019) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 7
Chart (2020) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 22

Release history
Release formats for Gudarna på Västerbron
Region Date Format Label
Various 6 April 2018
Universal Music

References
  1. Nunstedt, Anders (12 April 2018). "Recension: Hov1 låter allt mer som en catchy tronföljare till Snook". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. Lundberg, Simon (9 April 2018). "Krossar jantelagen med läckra beats och stundtals djupa texter". Gaffa (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. "Gudarna på Västerbron by Hov1". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. Azarmi, Natasha (6 April 2018). "Hov1 gör blandat soundtrack till ungdomen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. "Gudarna på Västerbron by Hov1". Spotify. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. "Hov1 gör stor succé med nya albumet "Gudarna på Västerbron"". Kingsizemag (in Swedish). 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. Cederskog, Georg (3 April 2018). "Hov1 släpper andra albumet: Vi vill skriva sårbara låtar". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. "Veckolista Album, vecka 15, 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  9. "Hov1 search on Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. "Årslista Album, 2018" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. "Årslista Album, 2019" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. "Credits / Gudarna på Västerbron / Hov1". Tidal (service). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. "Hov1 - Gudarna På Västerbron". Kritiker. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  14. "Årslista Album, 2020". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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