Montague (album) explained

Montague
Type:Mixtape
Artist:Hov1
Cover:File:Montague by Hov1 cover art.jpg
Caption:The cover art depicts Hov1's members. Clockwise from upper left: Kronstrand, Flike, Lindhe, Jansson.
Released:10 January 2020
Length:26:05
Language:Swedish
Label:Universal Music
Prev Title:Vindar på Mars
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Barn av vår tid
Next Year:2021

Montague is the fourth release by Swedish hip hop group Hov1 but their first mixtape. The mixtape was released on 10 January 2020 on streaming services as well as a digital download.[1] [2] It serves as the group's fourth number one "album" on the Swedish Albums Chart, where it debuted at that position.[3] The mixtape is also the second of Hov1's albums to chart on the Finnish Albums Chart, where it placed at number 40.[4] As previous releases, the mixtape was mainly produced by the group's producer and member Axel Liljefors Jansson, while all members share writing credits on all tracks.[5] Jens Resch Thomason helped with producing two tracks on the Mixtape: "Mitten av september" and "Brev ifrån en storstad".[5] On the track "Kära Mamma", Swedish singer-songwriter Veronica Maggio is featured as both a songwriter and background vocalist. It markes the second collaboration between the group and the singer, with the first being the track "Horntullsstrand" on the group's third studio album, Vindar på Mars.

Critical reception

Montague did not receive much attention from Swedish music critics at its release, but Dagens Nyheters reviewer Mattias Dahlström gave the Mixtape an overall negative review, calling the Mixtape "tone-deaf" and too reliable on "streaming service" tracks. However, he highlighted the track "Svartsjuk" as the Mixtape's best and stated that the Mixtape, at times, expresses "charming, youthful enthusiasm."

Track listing

Adapted from Tidal.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)1

Year-end charts

ChartYearPosition
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 20204
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 202146
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 202355

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montague by Hov1. Apple Music. 6 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Montague by Hov1. Spotify. 6 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 3. 6 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Albumit 3/2020 - Suomen virallinen lista - Musiikkituottajat. Musiikkituottajat. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126130328/https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2020/3/. 26 January 2020. 4 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Credits / Montague / Hov1. Tidal. 6 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Årslista Album, 2020. Sverigetopplistan. 20 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Årslista Album, 2021. Sverigetopplistan. 14 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Årslista Album, 2023. Sverigetopplistan. 18 January 2024.