Other Worlds (Taken by Trees album)
| Other Worlds | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 October 2012 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
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| Taken by Trees chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Other Worlds | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 78/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Uncut | 8/10[8] |
| Under the Radar | 8/10[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
[edit]All tracks are written by Victoria Bergsman and Henning Fürst, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Horizon" |
| 2:09 |
| 2. | "Highest High" | 3:26 | |
| 3. | "Dreams" | Bergsman | 4:12 |
| 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" |
| 4:19 |
| 12. | "Dreams (Coconut Cut)" | Bergsman | 2:00 |
| Total length: | 41:40 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Other Worlds by Taken By Trees reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Reviews for Other Worlds by Taken by Trees". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Other Worlds – Taken by Trees". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Taken by Trees: Other Worlds". Mojo (228): 90. November 2012.
- ^ Beta, Andy (5 October 2012). "Taken by Trees: Other Worlds". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ James, Matt (8 October 2012). "Taken By Trees: Other Worlds". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Taken by Trees: Other Worlds". Q (316): 106. November 2012.
- ^ "Taken by Trees: Other Worlds". Uncut (187): 77. December 2012.
- ^ Hamm, Ryan (28 September 2012). "Taken By Trees: Other Worlds (Secretly Canadian)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Taken By Trees". Secretly Distribution. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Battan, Carrie (14 June 2012). "Victoria Bergsman Reveals New Taken by Trees LP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Boilin, Bob (10 July 2012). "Song Premiere: Taken by Trees, Dreams". NPR. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Adams, Gregory (25 July 2012). "Taken By Trees 'Dreams' (video)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Dreams – Single by Taken by Trees". United States: iTunes Store. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Reese, Nathan (10 September 2012). "This Is Our Jam Premieres: Taken By Trees, Large". Refinery29. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Bravo, Amber (24 September 2012). "Stream Taken By Trees' Album Other Worlds". The Fader. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Cantalini, Chris (8 October 2012). "Video premiere: Taken by Trees – Large". Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Only You – Single by Taken by Trees". United States: iTunes Store. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Adams, Gregory (25 April 2013). "Taken By Trees 'Only You' (video and Belief remix)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 July 2018.