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Dead Magic

2018 studio album by Anna von Hausswolff

Dead Magic is the fourth studio album by Swedish musician Anna von Hausswolff. It was released on 2 March 2018 on City Slang and received critical acclaim.

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Background and recording

The album was written by Hausswolff during the summer of 2016, in her hometown of Gothenburg and then the majority of it was recorded the following year at Frederik's Church located in Copenhagen, Denmark.[citation needed]

Reception

Upon release, Dead Magic received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 81, indicating "universal acclaim".[13]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Anna von Hausswolff

Personnel

Musicians
  • Anna von Hausswolff – vocals, pipe organ, Mellotron
  • Filip Leyman – synthesizer
  • Karl Vento – guitar
  • Joel Fabiansson – guitar
  • David Sabel – bass guitar
  • Ulrik Ording – drums
  • Shahzad Ismaily – percussion (track 1)
  • Úlfur Hansson – string arrangements (tracks: 1, 3)
  • Gyda Valtysdottir – strings
  • Randall Dunn – Mellotron, Korg MS-20, sound designer
Production
  • Randall Dunn – production, mixing
  • Jason Ward – mastering
Design
  • Anna von Hausswolff – design, layout, inner sleeve drawing
  • Magnus Andersson – layout
  • Maria von Hausswolff – cover photograph

Charts

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References

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