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| Released | 17 March 2022 | |||
| Genre | Hyperpop,[1] progressive pop[2] | |||
| Length | 30:56 | |||
| Label | Year0001 | |||
| Producer | Whitearmor | |||
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Crest is a collaborative studio album from Swedish musicians Bladee and Ecco2K, released on 17 March 2022 through Year0001.
Production and composition
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.[3] The track "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" had been released as a single on 24 February 2020.[4][5] Crest was released on 17 March 2022 via Year0001, as a follow-up to the duo's previous single "Amygdala".[1][6][7]
It is a hyperpop[1] and progressive pop album.[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 8/10[8] |
Nadine Smith wrote a 8/10 review to Pitchfork.[8] The Fader staff considered it the 22nd best album of 2022.[9] Pitchfork included it in their list of "Best Progressive Pop Music" of the year.[2]
Track listing
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
- 1 2 3 Rowley, Glenn (18 March 2022). "Bladee and Ecco2k Release Surprise Album Crest: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "Bladee & Ecco2K Connect for Uptempo Cut "Girls just want to have fun"". Hypebeast. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ↑ "Bladee and Ecco2k Deliver Surprise Joint Album, 'Crest'". Hypebeast. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ↑ "7 albums to stream this week". Dazed. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- 1 2 Smith, Nadine. "Bladee / Ecco2k: Crest". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "The 50 best albums of 2022". The Fader. Retrieved 16 December 2023.