Senior (album)

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Senior
Studio album by Röyksopp
Released 13 September 2010 (2010-09-13)
Genre Downtempo, ambient, trip hop
Length 54:17
Label Wall of Sound
Producer Röyksopp
Röyksopp chronology

Junior
(2009)		 Senior
(2010)		 Late Night Tales: Röyksopp
(2013)
Singles from Senior
  1. "The Drug"
    Released: 8 August 2010 (2010-08-08)
  2. "Forsaken Cowboy"
    Released: 25 February 2011 (2011-02-25)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 61/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
BBC Music very positive[3]
Filter 70%[4]
Metro positive[5]
musicOMH [6]
NME mixed[7]
Now 3/5[8]
Pitchfork Media 6.0/10[9]
PopMatters 4/10[10]
Under the Radar [11]

Senior is the fourth studio album by Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp, released on 13 September 2010 by Wall of Sound.[12] Consisting of instrumental tracks only, the album is described as more introspective and withdrawn than its predecessor, Junior (2009). The CD's final track "A Long, Long Way" also includes the hidden track "The Final Day", which is available as a separate track on the iTunes Store.[13]

"The Drug" was released as the album's lead single on 8 August 2010,[14] followed by "Forsaken Cowboy" on 25 February 2011.[15]

Background

Senior is intended to be an introspective, withdrawn, atmospheric counterpart to the "bubbly dance grooves" of Junior (2009),[16][17] with Röyksopp stating it has a more "autumn mood" to it, in contrast to Junior's "spring feel".[18] In an interview with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, Svein Berge dubbed Senior "the senile sibling of Junior who lives in the attic".[19] Berge cited "The Alcoholic" as a standout track, explaining that they had "this romantic, nostalgic idea based on this hobo who hitchhikes on trains and travels from place to place".[18]

Promotion

To promote Senior, Röyksopp released a ten-minute film titled Röyksopp's Adventures in Barbieland on 6 August 2010, containing six tracks from the album. Directed by Andreas Nilsson, the film shows Röyksopp living as two elderly musicians in a house full of Barbie dolls.[20]

The music video for "The Drug", directed by Norwegian film duo That Go (Noel Paul and Stefan Moore), premiered online on 3 September 2010.[21] The video features three girls (Amanda Bauer, Jessie Vanatta and Jenna Lammert)[22] in airbrushed T-shirts walking through an apocalyptic landscape in Detroit, Michigan.[21][23] An extended, ten-minute cut of the video, redubbed "Senior Living", that uses six tracks from the album was released on 18 November 2010.[23]

On 4 November 2010, Röyksopp partnered with Genero.tv to launch a competition allowing fans to create videos for each one of the tracks from Senior.[24][25] The winners were announced on 27 January 2011, with a video for "The Alcoholic" being chosen as the overall winner.[26]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland. 
No. Title Length
1. "....And the Forest Began to Sing"   1:50
2. "Tricky Two"   7:48
3. "The Alcoholic"   5:10
4. "Senior Living"   5:09
5. "The Drug"   5:58
6. "Forsaken Cowboy"   5:28
7. "The Fear"   7:01
8. "Coming Home"   5:03
9. "A Long, Long Way"   4:01
10. "The Final Day" (hidden track) 6:42

Personnel

  • Röyksopp – performance, production, engineering, instruments (all tracks); bass (track 7)
  • Kato Ådland – guitar (track 3); bass (track 7)
  • Linda Fay Hella – vocals (track 6)
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Davide Rossi – string arrangements, string performer (track 4)
  • Bjørn Sæther – drums (track 7)
  • Ole Vegard Skauge – bass (track 1)

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[27] 80
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[28] 21
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[29] 31
Danish Albums Chart[30] 30
Dutch Albums Chart[31] 41
European Top 100 Albums[32] 28
French Albums Chart[33] 128
German Albums Chart[34] 52
Greek Albums Chart[35] 33
Irish Albums Chart[36] 58
Japanese Albums Chart[37] 226
Norwegian Albums Chart[38] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[39] 17
Swiss Albums Chart[40] 28
UK Albums Chart[41] 33
US Dance/Electronic Albums[42] 18
US Heatseekers Albums[42] 46

References

  1. ↑ "Senior – Röyksopp". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  2. ↑ Bush, John. "Senior – Röyksopp". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 5 December 2010. 
  3. ↑ Mulholland, Garry (3 September 2010). "Review of Röyksopp – Senior". BBC Music. BBC Online. Retrieved 5 December 2010. 
  4. ↑ Vallejos, Tamara (22 December 2010). "Röyksopp – Senior". Filter. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  5. ↑ Heller, Robert (17 September 2010). "Röyksopp's Senior: A lovely electronic indulgence". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  6. ↑ Raymond, Max. "Röyksopp – Senior". musicOMH. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ Naylor, Tony (24 September 2010). "Album Review: Royksopp – Senior (Wall Of Sound)". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  8. ↑ Bimm, Jordan (25 November 2010). "Röyksopp – Senior". Now. Now Communications. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  9. ↑ Love, Joshua (13 September 2010). "Röyksopp: Senior". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 
  10. ↑ Copplestone, Joe (27 October 2010). "Röyksopp: Senior". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  11. ↑ Studarus, Laura (19 October 2010). "Röyksopp: Senior (Wall of Sound)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Releases / Senior". Wall of Sound. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Senior by Röyksopp". iTunes Store Norway. Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 
  14. ↑ "The Drug – Single by Röyksopp". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Forsaken Cowboy – Single by Röyksopp". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  16. ↑ Johnson, Andy (23 February 2009). "TLOBF Interview: Röyksopp". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 March 2009. 
  17. ↑ Seaman, Duncan (3 November 2009). "INTERVIEW: Royksopp". Yorkshire Evening Post. Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 November 2009. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Jones, Damian (20 March 2009). "Röyksopp return with third album". Newsbeat. BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 March 2009. 
  19. ↑ Bentley, Jason (18 November 2009). "Royksopp Live at KCRW on Morning Becomes Eclectic 11.18.09". KCRW. Retrieved 23 November 2009. 
  20. ↑ "Röyksopp's Adventures in Barbieland". royksopp.com. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Breihan, Tom (3 September 2010). "Video: Röyksopp: "The Drug"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  22. ↑ "Royksopp – The Drug". Vimeo. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Dombal, Ryan (18 November 2010). "Röyksopp Share Short Film, Tour Dates". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  24. ↑ "Make the videos for 'Senior'!". royksopp.com. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  25. ↑ Murray, Robin (5 November 2010). "Royksopp Launch New Video Competition". Clash. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  26. ↑ "Royksopp Winners". Genero.tv. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  27. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 20th September 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  28. ↑ "Röyksopp – Senior" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  29. ↑ "Röyksopp – Senior" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  30. ↑ "Röyksopp – Senior". IFPI Denmark. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  31. ↑ "Röyksopp – Senior" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. 18 September 2010. 
  32. ↑ "European Albums – Week of October 02, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
  33. ↑ "Röyksopp – Senior" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  34. ↑ "Röyksopp, Senior" (in German). Media Control. charts.de. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  35. ↑ "Röyksopp – Senior". IFPI Greece. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  36. ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 16 September 2010". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  37. ↑ "ロイクソップのアルバム売り上げランキング" [Röyksopp album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  38. ↑ "Röyksopp – Senior". Verdens Gang. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  39. ↑ "Röyksopp – Senior". Swedish Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  40. ↑ "Röyksopp – Senior". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  41. ↑ "2010 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010. 
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 "Senior – Röyksopp". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
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