Heta Himlen

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Heta Himlen
Heta Himlen.jpg
Studio album by
The Jellyrox
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012
Genre Electronic, indietronic, electropop techno
Length39:35
Label Independent (Original release)
A Different Drum (Physical release)
Producer Matt Langston
The Jellyrox chronology
The Jellyrox EP
(2010)
Heta Himlen
(2012)
Embellish
(2013)
Alternative cover
Heta Himlen Limited Edition album art.jpg
Limited edition physical copy cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Indie Vision MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
New Release TuesdayStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Alpha Omega News(A) [3]
The Christian Music Review Blog(Favorable) [4]
WeAreTheUpstate.com(Favorable) [5]

Heta Himlen is the debut studio album release by the American electropop music artist, The Jellyrox.

Contents

The album's name is Swedish for "Hot Heavens."

Background

On January 21, 2012, Langston first hinted at the album via a YouTube video on Eleventyseven's official channel in which he showed fans a bridge to the song that would become "All My Bones." [6] He also proceeded to release an album of photos on Facebook entitled "The Recording of Heta Himlen" on March 18, 2012. [7] The album debuted via iTunes and Amazon.com on March 20, 2012. [8]

On May 21, 2012, Matt Langston did a radio interview about the release with Broken FM. [9] The interview was later published as a podcast and is now available for free download on iTunes.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Langston.

No.TitleLength
1."Glued"2:37
2."Made For Forever"4:47
3."Sad Girl"3:20
4."All My Bones"3:46
5."Shaken Out"4:24
6."Dream Weaver"3:10
7."Mind Machine" (originally on The Jellyrox EP )4:18
8."My Heartbeat"3:30
9."Survive My Love"3:19
10."Closet Monster"3:22

2013-present

On November 10–11, 2013, The Jellyrox posted live video footage on YouTube of him performing at his Embellish release party (which happened April 26 of the same year). All of the song were from Heta Himlen.

On October 21, 2013, Langston announced via Facebook that Heta Himlen limited edition hard copies were in the works. [10] On January 16, 2014, The Jellyrox posted a new album cover for the limited edition hard copy release of Heta Himlen on his Tumblr blog. [11] According to the post, the release date was to be set for March, 2014. The release came out under the indie record label, A Different Drum. [12] After a slightly prolonged delay, the release became available on April 8, 2014. [13]

Live music videos

Notes

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