| Pleasure | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 November 2015 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 23:39 | |||
| Label | Labrador Records | |||
| Producer | Johan Angergård | |||
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Pleasure is the ninth studio album by Swedish band Club 8. [1] [2] It was released via Labrador Records. [3]
It was described as a record about love, sex and jealousy, [4] and an expertly crafted, cool and clever “grown-up” pop record. [5]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 [6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blurt | [7] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
| Under the Radar |  [8] |
Pleasure received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 74/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." [6]
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| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Dies" | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Skin" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Late Nights" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Kinky Love" | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Jealousy Remains" | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Hush" | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Movement" | 2:46 |
| 8. | "Promises We Never Meant to Keep" | 4:05 |
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