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| Released | 17 June 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Studio | Lighthouse Studios, Berlin | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 36:29 | |||
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| Producer | Molly Nilsson | |||
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Europa is the second studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Molly Nilsson, released on 17 June 2009.
The album marked the formation of Nilsson's self-run label Dark Skies Association. [1] The flag of Europe is used as the logo of the label. [2] In an interview, Nilsson said the following about Europe and the EU:
The idea of the EU – and by that I mean a unified and peaceful Europe and not some of the political realities – is something beautiful, visionary. The simple message of working together instead of fighting each other in competition or warfare. [2]
Europa was conceived against the backdrop of the Great Recession and the then-incoming 2010s decade. [3] The album has been described as idealistic, hopeful, and dealing with the ideas of "having no borders to imprison people" and "people coming together to make things better". [3]
Europa was written and recorded in 2009. [3] Nilsson described the album's production as "kind of difficult". [1] It was the first of her releases to be recorded in her own Lighthouse Studios in Berlin. [3]
The song "Berlin, Berlin" is notable for being in Nilsson's native Swedish, as opposed to her usual English. She has not written any songs in Swedish since. [4]
Europa was originally self-released through Nilsson's label Dark Skies Association on CD and vinyl on 17 June 2009. [5] [6] It was her first release on vinyl, and it marked the formation of her self-run label. The album did not sell as well as she had expected. [1]
The album was released as a digital download on 12 March 2021. [3] A reissue on both CD and vinyl followed in April 2021, co-released by Night School Records. [7] [8] For its 2021 reissue, the album was remastered by James Plotkin. [3] Europa was the last of Nilsson's entirely self-released albums to be reissued on Night School Records. [3] As of 2021, 25% of the album's profits are said to be donated to Sea-Watch. [3]
Looking back at the album in 2022, Nilsson gave a mixed opinion, calling it a "transitional record" and a "middle child" between These Things Take Time and Follow the Light , while noting that there are "some songs" on Europa that she loves. [1]
A music video for the title track "Europa" was released on 9 June 2009. [9]
All tracks are written by Molly Nilsson.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Mood for a Tattoo" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "The Revenge of the Stalker" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "More Certain Than Death" | 4:18 |
| 4. | "When I Have No Words" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Berlin, Berlin" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Europa" | 1:16 |
| 7. | "I Whisper in My Ear" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "The Crisis" | 2:02 |
| 9. | "Asleep in Stockholm" | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 36:29 | |
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