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Tillbaka till samtiden

Studio album by

Kent

Released

17 October 2007

Recorded

October 2006 – April 2007

Studio

Allaire (New York City, US)
Park Studio (Stockholm, Sweden)

Genre

Alternative rock, synthpop

Length

53:21

Kent chronology

The Hjärta & Smärta EP
(2005)

Tillbaka till samtiden
(2007)

Box 1991-2008
(2008)

Singles from Tillbaka till samtiden

"Ingenting"
Released: 17 September 2007
"Columbus"
Released: 5 December 2007
"Generation Ex"
Released: 9 April 2008
"Vy från ett luftslott"
Released: 2 July 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Aftonbladet	^[1]
Dagens Skiva	9/10^[2]
Expressen	^[3]
Göteborgs-Posten	^[4]
Svenska Dagbladet	^[5]

Tillbaka till samtiden (Swedish for Back to the Present) is the seventh studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 17 October 2007 in Scandinavia through RCA Records and Sony BMG. The album is produced with Danish producer Joshua. The title means "Back to the Present", a pun on the Swedish translated title of Back to the Future (Tillbaka till framtiden).

Background

The band began recording Tillbaka till samtiden in November 2006 in Allaire Studios in New York City.^[6] In October 2006, just one month prior to the recording sessions rhythm guitarist Harri Mänty left the band which meant it was "more vulnerable when being one man less, but it has also glued us more together", according to guitarist Sami Sirviö.^[6]^[7]

Musically, the band were influenced by electronic music artists such as Plastikman, Aphex Twin, and Anthony Rother. Sami Sirviö has said he was "tired of guitars" after recording the previous album, Du & jag döden (2005).^[6]

Critical reception

Anders Nunstedt of Expressen wrote: "That the songs are more electronic is only part of the explanation. Jocke Berg and Martin Sköld have remixed Kent's songwriting from scratch, without losing the thread or pushing aside the melodies. [...] But it's opening 'Elefanter' that sets the tone, an epic synth fiction in several parts where the melody is constantly building before it finally explodes into a vocoder-enhanced chorus and a rampant laptop beat."^[8]

Markus Larsson of Aftonbladet wrote: "On the seventh studio album Tillbaka till samtiden the band's love for dark synthpop is clearer than ever. The sound is very much inspired by Berlin – one of the songs is even named after the German capital – and is dominated by cold synths, bass lines and electronic rhythms. The electric and acoustic guitars keep a low profile. And the song material is, as usual, strikingly strong. Several of the tracks have such obvious melodies and choruses that should be impossible to write in 2007."^[9]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number one in Sweden, number two in Norway, number three in Finland and number five in Denmark. It has been certified double platinum in Sweden.^[10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joakim Berg

*Tillbaka till samtiden* track listing
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Elefanter" (Elephants)	Joakim Berg	5:21
2.	"Berlin"	Berg, Martin Sköld	4:36
3.	"Ingenting" (Nothing)	Berg	4:17
4.	"Vid din sida" (By Your Side)	Berg, Sköld	4:55
5.	"Columbus"	Berg, Sköld	4:26
6.	"Sömnen" (The Sleep)	Berg, Sköld	4:08
7.	"Vy från ett luftslott" (View from a Castle in the Air)	Berg, Sköld	4:23
8.	"Våga vara rädd" (Dare to Be Afraid)	Berg	3:59
9.	"LSD, någon?" (LSD, Anyone?)	Berg	4:20
10.	"Generation Ex"	Berg, Sköld	4:30
11.	"Ensammast i Sverige" (Loneliest in Sweden)	Berg	8:20

Personnel

Promo photo of the band from 2007 (from left to right): Sköld, Sirviö, Berg, and Mustonen

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tillbaka till samtiden.

Kent

Joakim Berg – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
Martin Sköld – music on track 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, bass, keyboards
Sami Sirviö – guitar, keyboards
Markus Mustonen – drums, backing vocals, keyboards, piano

Additional musicians

Goran Kajfes – trumpet on track 1, 8
Camela Leierth – vocals on track 7, 10

Technical

Kent – producer
Joshua – production, recording, mixing
Martin Brengesjö – instrument technician
Stephanie DuFresne – recording assistant
Chris Athens – mastering

Artwork

Jonas Linell – photography
Helen Svensson – design, photography
Thomas Ökvist – design, photography

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Tillbaka till samtiden*
Chart (2007)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[11]	5
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[12]	3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[13]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Tillbaka till samtiden*
Chart (2007)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	1
Chart (2008)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	55

Certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)
Sweden^[10]	2× Platinum

References

^ Larsson, Markus. "Mäktigt, Kent". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
^ Welander, Fredrik. "Tillbaka till Isola". Dagensskiva.com. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
^ Nunstedt, Anders. "Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden". Expressen. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
^ RYLANDER, JOHAN. "Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 12 October 2007.
^ Backman, Dan. "Tillbaka till samtiden". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gradvall, Jan (2007). "Läs Jan Gradvalls klassiska intervju med Kent från 2007". Café Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^ Lorenzen, Benedicte (15 October 2007). "For "ukendte" til USA". metroXpress Danmark. Copenhagen.
^ Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden Expressen
^ Mäktigt, Kent Aftonbladet
^ ^a ^b "Guld & Platina - År 2007" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Kent – Tillbaka till samtiden". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Kent: Tillbaka till samtiden" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kent – Tillbaka till samtiden". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kent – Tillbaka till samtiden". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Årslista Album – År 2007" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Årslista Album – År 2008" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

v t e Kent
Joakim Berg Martin Sköld Markus Mustonen Sami Sirviö Thomas Bergqvist Martin Roos Harri Mänty
Studio albums	Kent Verkligen Isola Hagnesta Hill Vapen & ammunition Du & jag döden Tillbaka till samtiden Röd En plats i solen Jag är inte rädd för mörkret Tigerdrottningen Då som nu för alltid
Compilation albums	B-sidor 95–00 Box 1991–2008 Best Of
EPs	The hjärta & smärta EP
Singles	"Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)" "Gravitation" "Om du var här" "Saker man ser" "747" "Musik non stop" "En himmelsk drog" "Kevlarsjäl" "Chans" "Dom andra" "Kärleken väntar" "FF" / "VinterNoll2" "Max 500" "Palace & Main" "Den döda vinkeln" "Nålens öga" "Ingenting" "Columbus" "Generation Ex" "Vy från ett luftslott" "Töntarna" "2000" "Hjärta" "Idioter" "Gamla Ullevi" / "Skisser för sommaren" "Ismael" / "Varje gång du möter min blick" "999" "Jag ser dig" "Tänd på" "La Belle Epoque" "Var är vi nu?" "Egoist"
Lists	Discography Songs

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