Flowers of Evil (Ulver album)

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Flowers of Evil
Ulver Flowers of Evil cover.jpg
Studio album by
Ulver
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
Recorded2019–2020
StudioSubsonic Society, Oslo, Norway
GenreSynth-pop, art rock
Length37:52
LabelHouse of Mythology
ProducerUlver
Ulver chronology
Drone Activity
(2018) 		Flowers of Evil
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
Exclaim!7/10[3]
Kerrang!3/5[4]
musicOMH3.5/5 stars[5]
Sputnikmusic3.4/5[6]

Flowers of Evil is the twelfth studio album by Norwegian experimental electronica band Ulver. Written and produced by Ulver, the album was released on August 28, 2020 via House of Mythology.[7] The album was recorded in Oslo from summer 2019 to winter 2020 and mixed by Martin Glover and Michael Rendall in February 2020. The album was officially announced in February 2020 with music video of the song "Russian Doll" being released on Valentine's Day.[8] The second single "Little Boy" was made available on April 4, 2020.[9]

Metal Hammer named it as the 19th best metal album of 2020.[10]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."One Last Dance"5:43
2."Russian Doll"3:55
3."Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers"3:54
4."Hour of the Wolf"4:25
5."Apocalypse 1993"4:31
6."Little Boy"5:23
7."Nostalgia"5:20
8."A Thousand Cuts"4:41
Total length:37:52

Personnel[]

Ulver

  • Kristoffer Rygg – vocals, additional programming
  • Tore Ylvisaker – keyboards, programming
  • Ole Alexander Halstensgård – electronics
  • Jørn H. Sværen – miscellaneous

Additional musicians

  • Christian Fennesz – guitar, electronics (track 1)
  • Ole Henrik Moe – viola, cello (tracks 2, 6, 8)
  • Anders Møller – percussion
  • Kari Rønnekleiv – violin (tracks 2, 8)
  • John Stark – bass (tracks 1, 8)
  • Suzanne Sumbundu – vocals (tracks 3, 7)
  • Mimmi Tamba – vocals (tracks 3, 7)
  • Ivar Thormodsæter – drums
  • Stian Westerhus – guitar (tracks 2–4, 6, 8)
  • Michael J. York – bagpipes (track 6)

References[]

  1. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Flowers of Evil by Ulver". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom (August 28, 2020). "Ulver – Flowers of Evil review". Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Whetham, Alex (August 28, 2020). "Review: Ulver Finally Carve Out a Niche with Their '80s Synthpop Style on 'Flowers of Evil'". Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Davey, Angela (August 28, 2020). "Album Review: Ulver – Flowers Of Evil". Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Shepherd, Sam (August 28, 2020). "Ulver – Flowers of Evil". Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Well, Johnny (August 29, 2020). "Review: Ulver – Flowers of Evil". Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "House of Mythology". Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ulver – Timeline". Facebook. February 7, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Ulver – Timeline". Facebook. April 4, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "The 50 best metal albums of 2020". Metal Hammer. Future plc. January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.


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