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| Released | 7 June 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Studio | Lighthouse Studios, Berlin | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 28:53 | |||
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| Producer | Molly Nilsson | |||
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Follow the Light is the third studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Molly Nilsson, released on 7 June 2010.
Regarding Follow the Light, Nilsson said that she was "a little bit disillusioned and confused about what [she] was going to do" after her previous album Europa (2009) had not sold as well as expected. [1] In 2022, Nilsson looked back fondly on the album, saying: "I’m very critical of almost everything I do, but when I look back on that album, I do think it’s a really fun one. I don’t think there’s one bad song on there." [1]
Memory has been cited as a central topic on Follow the Light, specifically on the songs "The Closest We'll Ever Get to Heaven" and "I'm Still Wearing His Jacket". [1]
Follow the Light was originally self-released through Nilsson's label Dark Skies Association on CD on 7 June 2010. After the start of Nilsson's cooperation with Night School Records, the album was reissued on CD and released on vinyl in January 2017. [2] It was then released as a digital download on 3 February 2017. [3] A second vinyl repressing followed on 23 February 2019. [4] [5]
A short "infomercial" video for the album was released by Dark Skies Association on 8 August 2010. [6]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Norman Records | [8] |
Robin Smith, in a positive review for Norman Records, called Follow the Light a "delight to listen to" and commended its musical cohesiveness. [8] In another positive review, Tim Sendra of AllMusic considered the album a "wonderfully intimate document of outsider art", while praising Nilsson's unique lyrics and musical evolution when compared with prior works. [7]
All tracks are written by Molly Nilsson.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Closest We'll Ever Get to Heaven" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Meanwhile in Berlin" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Never O'Clock" | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Last Forever" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Truth" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "I Hope You Sleep at Night" | 1:16 |
| 7. | "I'm Still Wearing His Jacket" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Hello Loneliness" | 2:02 |
| 9. | "A Song They Won't Be Playing on the Radio" | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 28:53 | |
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