Altid Sammen

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Altid Sammen
Altid Sammen.jpg
Studio album by
Released20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Length43:25
Label 4AD (UK & US)
Rumraket (Europe)
Efterklang chronology
Leaves: The Colour of Falling
(2016)
Altid Sammen
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 69/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 405 7/10 [3]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 7/10 [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [7]
Loud and Quiet 6/10 [8]

Altid Sammen is the fifth studio album by Danish band Efterklang. It was released on 20 September 2019 under 4AD in the UK and US, and their own label Rumraket in Europe. [9] [10]

Contents

Critical reception

Altid Sammen was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 69, based on 8 reviews. [2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album a 69 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 8 reviews. [11] AnyDecentMusic? reviewed the release at 6.7 out of 10. [1]

Track listing

Altid Sammen track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Vi er uendelig"3:56
2."Supertanker"4:46
3."Uden ansigt"4:39
4."I dine øjne"4:57
5."Hænder der åbner Sig"4:05
6."Verden Forsvinder"3:03
7."Under broen der ligger Du"7:33
8."Havet løfter Sig"2:58
9."Hold mine Hænder"7:15

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
US & UK20 September 2020 4AD 4AD0172
Europe Rumraket RUM032

Charts

Chart performance for Altid Sammen
Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] 48

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