The Present Lover

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The Present Lover
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Studio album by
Luomo
Released2003 (2003)
Genre
Length75:06
Label Force Tracks
Producer Vladislav Delay
Luomo chronology
Vocalcity
(2000)		The Present Lover
(2003)		Paper Tigers
(2006)

The Present Lover is a studio album by Finnish record producer Sasu Ripatti under the pseudonym Luomo. [2] It was originally released in 2003 through Force Tracks. In the United States, it was released on 24 February 2004 through Kinetic Records. It was proceeded by the 12" single "Diskonize Me"/"Body Speaking." [1] Compared to its predecessor Vocalcity (2000), the album emphasizes pop-oriented vocals and less spacious production. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [3]
Spin B [4]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

AllMusic described the album's style as "an opulent, full-bodied sound; aided by a broader palette of rhythms and starring roles from male and female vocalists," concluding that it "only cements the man's status as some sort of Nordic deity." [1] Pitchfork stated that following its predecessor, the album "continues the experiment, and in general improves on it," while also noting cautiously that the vocals are "reminiscent of thousands of faceless lounge and downtempo compilations featuring "soulful divas" and androgynous emoting." [3]

Pitchfork placed the album's song "Tessio" at number 153 on its list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s". [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by V. Delay.

  1. Visitor – 4:13
  2. Talk in Danger – 7:46
  3. The Present Lover – 9:19
  4. Body Speaking – 8:09
  5. So You – 6:06
  6. Could Be Like This – 8:12
  7. Cold Lately – 4:45
  8. Tessio – 9:25
  9. What Good – 8:16
  10. Shelter – 8:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kellman, Andy. "The Present Lover - Luomo". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Luomo". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Leone, Dominique (2 July 2003). "Luomo: The Present Lover". Pitchfork . Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Breakdown". Spin . May 2004. p. 108.
  5. ↑ "Luomo – The Present Lover". Uncut . 1 February 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s". Pitchfork . 21 August 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Luomo (2003). The Present Lover (CD booklet). Force Tracks.
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