Dead Magic

Dead Magic
Studio album by Anna von Hausswolff
Released	2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
Length	47:19
Label	City Slang
Producer	Randall Dunn
Anna von Hausswolff chronology
The Miraculous (2015) Dead Magic (2018) All Thoughts Fly (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10 [1]
Metacritic	81/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	5/10 [4]
The Guardian	[5]
Loud and Quiet	9/10 [6]
Mojo	[7]
musicOMH	[8]
PopMatters	9/10 [9]
Q	[10]
Uncut	8/10 [11]
Under the Radar	8/10 [12]

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.

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

All tracks are written by Anna von Hausswolff.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Truth, the Glow, the Fall"	12:08
2.	"The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra"	6:09
3.	"Ugly and Vengeful"	16:17
4.	"The Marble Eye"	5:19
5.	"Källans återuppståndelse"	7:26
Total length:		47:19

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

Chart performance for Dead Magic

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14]	53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15]	106
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16]	52
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17]	73
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [18]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19]	53
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [20]	14

References

1. "Dead Magic by Anna Von Hausswolff reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
2. "Dead Magic by Anna von Hausswolff Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 6 July 2018.
3. Jurek, Thom. "Dead Magic – Anna von Hausswolff". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 July 2018.
4. Bland, Benjamin (6 March 2018). "Album Review: Anna von Hausswolff – Dead Magic". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
5. Andrews, Charlotte Richardson (23 February 2018). "Anna von Hausswolff: Dead Magic review – doomy epic from a supernatural talent". The Guardian . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
6. Gatward, Tristan (2 March 2018). "Anna von Hausswolff – Dead Magic". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
7. McNair, James (April 2018). "Demons out!". Mojo (293): 87.
8. Johnson, Steven (1 March 2018). "Anna von Hausswolff – Dead Magic". MusicOMH . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
9. Penney, Jordan (5 March 2018). "Anna von Hausswolff's 'Dead Magic' Goes to Dark Places but Offers Paths Out of the Darkness". PopMatters . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
10. Rogers, Jude (April 2018). "Anna von Hausswolff: Dead Magic". Q (383): 116.
11. Hughes, Rob (April 2018). "Anna von Hausswolff: Dead Magic". Uncut (251): 37.
12. Pilley, Max (2 March 2018). "Anna von Hausswolff: Dead Magic (City Slang)". Under the Radar . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
18. "Swedishcharts.com – Anna von Hausswolff – Dead Magic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Anna von Hausswolff – Dead Magic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
20. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2020.