Tomorrow, in a Year

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Tomorrow, in a Year
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Studio album by
The Knife in collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock
Released1 February 2010 (2010-02-01)
Recorded2008–09; Berlin, Stockholm, Copenhagen
Length92:22
Label Rabid
Producer
  • The Knife
  • Mt. Sims
  • Planningtorock
The Knife chronology
Silent Shout
(2006)
Tomorrow, in a Year
(2010)
Shaking the Habitual
(2013)
Planningtorock chronology
Have It All
(2006)
Tomorrow, in a Year
(2010)
W
(2011)
Disc one
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Intro" The Knife 4:32
2."Epochs"The Knife, Mt. Sims 5:43
3."Geology"The Knife, Mt. Sims4:24
4."Upheaved"The Knife, Mt. Sims3:03
5."Minerals"The Knife, Mt. Sims1:18
6."Ebb Tide Explorer"The Knife, Mt. Sims7:06
7."Variation of Birds"The Knife, Mt. Sims6:41
8."Letter to Henslow"The Knife, Mt. Sims, Planningtorock 2:01
9."Schoal Swarm Orchestra"The Knife, Planningtorock8:36
Disc two
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Annie's Box"The Knife4:28
2."Tumult"The Knife3:28
3."Colouring of Pigeons"The Knife, Mt. Sims11:01
4."Seeds"The Knife, Mt. Sims9:00
5."Tomorrow in a Year"The Knife, Mt. Sims12:20
6."The Height of Summer"The Knife3:47
7."Annie's Box" (Alt. Vocal) (bonus track)The Knife4:54

Personnel

Credits for Tomorrow, In a Year adapted from album liner notes. [15]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [16] 79
Swedish Albums Chart [17] 24
US Dance/Electronic Albums [18] 10
US Heatseekers Albums [18] 32

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
Germany [19] 1 February 2010 Cooperative Music Digital download
Sweden [20] Rabid Records
United States [21] 2 February 2010 Mute Records
Australia [22] 5 February 2010 Etcetc
Sweden [23] 26 February 2010Rabid Records2CD
Australia [24] 5 March 2010Etcetc
Germany [25] Cooperative Music
United Kingdom [26] 8 March 2010 Brille Records
United States [27] 9 March 2010Mute Records
United Kingdom [28] 30 November 2012Brille RecordsDigital download

Critical reception

Drownedinsound gave the studio album 10/10, describing it as "coldly overwhelming". Pitchfork reviewed the album 6.9/10, saying the album "either demands your full attention or invites you to turn it off". [29] [30] BBC Music described the album as "complicated, esoteric and, yes, really quite bonkers". [31] The opera was rated 3/5 by the Guardian, with the reviewer criticising the harsh sound of the first several tracks, the very gradual introduction of vocals and the contextless way in which Darwin's writing was generally presented. [32]

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