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Other Worlds (Taken by Trees album)

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Other Worlds
Studio album by
Released2 October 2012 (2012-10-02)
GenreIndie pop
Length41:40
LabelSecretly Canadian
Producer
Taken by Trees chronology
East of Eden
(2009)
Other Worlds
(2012)
Yellow to Blue
(2018)
Singles from Other Worlds
  1. "Dreams"
    Released: 7 August 2012 (2012-08-07)
  2. "Only You"
    Released: 23 April 2013 (2013-04-23)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[1]
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Mojo[4]
Pitchfork7.6/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[6]
Q[7]
Uncut8/10[8]
Under the Radar8/10[9]

Other Worlds is the third studio album by Taken by Trees, the solo project of Swedish musician Victoria Bergsman. The album was released on 2 October 2012 by Secretly Canadian.[10] The music on the album was inspired by Bergsman's travel to Hawaii.[11]

The song "Dreams" was premiered on NPR's website on 10 July 2012,[12] and a video for the song was released on 25 July.[13] It was subsequently released as a single in digital and 12-inch formats on 7 August.[10][14] The song "Large" was premiered on Refinery29 on 10 September.[15] The entire Open Worlds album was made available for streaming by The Fader on 24 September.[16]

The video for "Large" premiered on Gorilla vs. Bear on 8 October 2012.[17] On 23 April 2013, "Only You" was released as a two-track digital single,[18] and a video for the song was released two days later.[19]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Victoria Bergsman and Henning Fürst, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Horizon"
  • Bergsman
  • Fredrik Lindson
2:09
2."Highest High" 3:26
3."Dreams"Bergsman4:12
4."In Other Words" 3:54
5."Not Like Any Other" 3:36
6."Pacific Blue" 4:35
7."Only You" 3:24
8."Large" 3:47
9."Indigo Dub" 2:05
10."I Want You" 4:13
11."Your Place or Mine"
  • Bergsman
  • Lindson
4:19
12."Dreams (Coconut Cut)"Bergsman2:00
Total length:41:40

References

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  1. ^ "Other Worlds by Taken By Trees reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Other Worlds by Taken by Trees". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Other Worlds – Taken by Trees". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Taken by Trees: Other Worlds". Mojo (228): 90. November 2012.
  5. ^ Beta, Andy (5 October 2012). "Taken by Trees: Other Worlds". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ James, Matt (8 October 2012). "Taken By Trees: Other Worlds". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Taken by Trees: Other Worlds". Q (316): 106. November 2012.
  8. ^ "Taken by Trees: Other Worlds". Uncut (187): 77. December 2012.
  9. ^ Hamm, Ryan (28 September 2012). "Taken By Trees: Other Worlds (Secretly Canadian)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Taken By Trees". Secretly Distribution. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ^ Battan, Carrie (14 June 2012). "Victoria Bergsman Reveals New Taken by Trees LP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  12. ^ Boilin, Bob (10 July 2012). "Song Premiere: Taken by Trees, Dreams". NPR. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. ^ Adams, Gregory (25 July 2012). "Taken By Trees 'Dreams' (video)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Dreams – Single by Taken by Trees". United States: iTunes Store. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  15. ^ Reese, Nathan (10 September 2012). "This Is Our Jam Premieres: Taken By Trees, Large". Refinery29. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  16. ^ Bravo, Amber (24 September 2012). "Stream Taken By Trees' Album Other Worlds". The Fader. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ^ Cantalini, Chris (8 October 2012). "Video premiere: Taken by Trees – Large". Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Only You – Single by Taken by Trees". United States: iTunes Store. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  19. ^ Adams, Gregory (25 April 2013). "Taken By Trees 'Only You' (video and Belief remix)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 July 2018.