| Då som nu för alltid | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Kent |
| Cover: | Då som nu för alltid album cover.jpg |
| Recorded: | October 2015 – March 2016 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, pop rock |
| Length: | 53:22 |
| Label: | RCA, Sony Music |
| Producer: | Kent |
| Prev Title: | Tigerdrottningen |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Best Of |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
Då som nu för alltid (Swedish for Then as Now Forever) is the twelfth and final studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. The album was released on 20 May 2016 by RCA Records and Sony Music.
In June 2015, Expressen reported that Kent were to record their twelfth studio album in Electric Lady Studios in New York City.[1] Kent posted a picture on their official Facebook page in December 2015 writing, "Thanks for now, Electric Lady Studios".[2]
On 14 March 2016 Kent announced the release of Då som nu för alltid on RCA Records and Sony Music.[3] It is Kent's first album on Sony Music since En plats i solen (2010). "Egoist" was announced as the album's first single, and it was released on the same date. However, on 17 April 2016 Kent announced the track listing which omitted "Egoist".[4] Instead, "Vi är inte längre där" was released as the album's first single on 3 May 2016.[5]
Då som nu för alltid is produced by Kent themselves.
Anders Nunstedt of Expressen wrote: "Då som nu för alltid grows with each listen. [...] The songs reflect a band that decided to quit, not a band that gave up. A large part of the strength lies in Kent's feeling for the details."[6]
Sara-Märta Höglund of Svenska Dagbladet wrote: "What I hear are four legends of self-awareness who leave the youth behind - who have the guts to quit while they're still on top."[7]
Fredrik Strage of Dagens Nyheter wrote: "On the album, however, there is no trace of the commercial's magnificent soundtrack. Då som nu för alltid is a soft continuation of the synth rock that the band developed on their last records: light disco beats, airy choruses, clear guitar loops and an elegant melancholy. The music is more pleasant than bombastic and not the least bit goth."[8]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Då som nu för alltid.
| Position | ||
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chart (2017) | Position | |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 14 | |
| Chart (2018) | Position | |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 46 |