These Things Take Time is the debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Molly Nilsson, released on 13 September 2008.
These Things Take Time | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 13 September 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop | |||
Length | 50:04 | |||
Label | Dark Skies Association | |||
Producer | Molly Nilsson | |||
Molly Nilsson chronology | ||||
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Singles from These Things Take Time | ||||
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Background
editLooking back at the album and its title in 2022, Nilsson explained:
I was saying, ‘Okay, patience. I want to make this love affair I have with music last a long time. I don’t want to burn out or you know, throw it up in the air and just see where it lands.’ So I think it was a very good starting point for me.[1]
Production
editThe album was produced by Nilsson with the keyboard of her then-roommate, with vocals being recorded on her laptop.[2] According to Nilsson, the album's songs were written "over maybe a year’s time", but it was "[made up of] ideas that [she] had collected [her] whole life”.[1]
Themes
editThe album has been said to deal with "love, partying, and the passage of time".[3]
Release
editThe album was self-released by Nilsson. She burned it on CD by herself, with a run of 100 copies.[2] In 2018, the album was reissued for Record Store Day.[4] The album was again reissued on CD and vinyl on 30 October 2021.[2]
Reception
editIn 2013, Roberto Rizzo of Italian magazine Onda Rock cited These Things Take Time as one of the best albums of the preceding five years.[5] Retrospectively, Ed Blair of Bandcamp Daily called it a "remarkably assured arrival", while citing songs "Whiskey Sour" and "Hey Moon!" as ongoing fan favorites.[1]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Molly Nilsson.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Lonely" | 3:38 |
2. | "The Diamond Song" | 4:09 |
3. | "8000 Days" | 3:26 |
4. | "Wounds Itch When They Heal" | 2:16 |
5. | "Whiskey Sour" | 4:30 |
6. | "Poisoned Candy" | 3:54 |
7. | "(Won't Somebody) Take Me Out Tonight" | 4:44 |
8. | "Hey Moon!" | 5:24 |
9. | "The Home Song" | 4:02 |
10. | "Joyride" | 4:46 |
11. | "We're Never Coming Home" | 3:49 |
12. | "Dinosaur Tears" | 4:02 |
13. | "My Dream From Last Night" | 1:34 |
Total length: | 50:04 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Blair, Ed (24 January 2022). "Where to Start Exploring the Dazzling World of Molly Nilsson". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Kaempf, Mirco (4 June 2021). "Das hochsensible Plastikorchester der Molly Nilsson". Radio X (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Kaempf, Mirco (17 January 2022). "Album der Woche: Extreme von Molly Nilsson". Radio X (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (15 May 2018). "Molly Nilsson on tour with MGMT, playing U.S. headline shows this fall". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Rizzo, Roberto (3 July 2013). "Molly Nilsson - The Travels: Le Recensioni di OndaRock". Onda Rock (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2023.