Senior (album) explained

Senior
Type:studio
Artist:Röyksopp
Cover:Royksopp - Senior.png
Label:Wall of Sound
Producer:Röyksopp
Prev Title:Junior
Prev Year:2009
Next Year:2013

Senior is the fourth studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp. It was released on 8 September 2010 by Wall of Sound. Consisting of instrumental tracks only, the album is described as more introspective and withdrawn than its predecessor, Junior (2009). The final track on the CD version, "A Long, Long Way", also includes the hidden track "The Final Day", which is available as a separate track on the iTunes Store.[1]

The album debuted at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 3,864 copies.[2] Senior spawned two singles: "The Drug" and "Forsaken Cowboy". In December 2012, the album was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), indicating sales in excess of 20,000 copies throughout Europe.[3]

Background

Senior is intended to be an introspective, withdrawn, atmospheric counterpart to the "bubbly dance grooves" of Junior (2009),[4] [5] with Röyksopp stating it has a more "autumn mood" to it, in contrast to Juniors "spring feel".[6] In an interview with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, Svein Berge dubbed Senior "the senile sibling of Junior who lives in the attic".[7] Berge cited "The Alcoholic" as a standout track, explaining that they had "this romantic, nostalgic idea based on this hobo who hitchhikes on trains and travels from place to place".[6]

Promotion

To promote Senior, Röyksopp released a 10-minute film titled Röyksopp's Adventures in Barbieland on 6 August 2010, containing six tracks from the album. Directed by Andreas Nilsson, the film shows Röyksopp living as two elderly musicians in a house full of Barbie dolls.[8]

"The Drug" was released as the album's lead single on 8 August 2010.[9] The music video for the song, directed by Norwegian film duo That Go (Noel Paul and Stefan Moore), premiered on 3 September 2010.[10] The video features three girls (Amanda Bauer, Jessie Vanatta and Jenna Lammert)[11] in airbrushed T-shirts walking through an apocalyptic landscape in Detroit, Michigan.[10] [12] An extended, 10-minute cut of the video, redubbed "Senior Living", that uses six tracks from the album was released on 18 November 2010.[12] The album's second single, "Forsaken Cowboy", was released on 25 February 2011.[13]

On 4 November 2010, Röyksopp partnered with Genero.tv to launch a competition allowing fans to create videos for each one of the tracks from Senior.[14] [15] The winners were announced on 27 January 2011, with a video for "The Alcoholic" being chosen as the overall winner.[16]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Senior.[17]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 80
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[19] 12
European Albums (Billboard)[20] 28
Greek International Albums (IFPI)[21] 33
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 226

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Japan8 September 2010EMI[23]
Australia10 September 2010[24]
GermanyPIAS[25]
France13 September 2010[26]
NorwayVirgin[27]
United KingdomWall of Sound[28]
United States22 November 2010MB3[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senior by Röyksopp . iTunes Store (UK) . 19 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Burke and The Script are top of charts . . 20 September 2010 . 12 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116075624/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/burke-and-the-script-are-top-of-charts/043624 . 16 January 2014.
  3. Web site: 13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before . . 13 December 2012 . 2 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Johnson . Andy . TLOBF Interview: Röyksopp . . 23 February 2009 . 11 March 2009.
  5. Web site: Seaman . Duncan . INTERVIEW: Royksopp . . 3 November 2009 . 19 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Jones . Damian . Röyksopp return with third album . . 20 March 2009 . 23 March 2009.
  7. Web site: Bentley . Jason . Jason Bentley . Royksopp Live at KCRW on Morning Becomes Eclectic 11.18.09 . . 18 November 2009 . 30 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Röyksopp's Adventures in Barbieland . Royksopp.com . 9 August 2010 . 30 January 2016.
  9. Web site: The Drug – Single by Röyksopp . iTunes Store (UK) . 27 February 2012.
  10. Web site: Breihan . Tom . Video: Röyksopp: "The Drug" . Pitchfork . 3 September 2010 . 27 February 2012.
  11. Web site: Royksopp – The Drug . Vimeo. 18 August 2010 . 27 February 2012.
  12. Web site: Dombal . Ryan . Röyksopp Share Short Film, Tour Dates . Pitchfork . 18 November 2010 . 27 February 2012.
  13. Web site: Forsaken Cowboy – Single by Röyksopp . iTunes Store (UK) . 27 February 2012.
  14. Web site: Make the videos for 'Senior'! . Royksopp.com . 4 November 2010 . 30 January 2016.
  15. Web site: Murray . Robin . Royksopp Launch New Video Competition . . 5 November 2010 . 27 February 2012.
  16. Web site: Royksopp Winners . Genero.tv . 27 January 2011 . 27 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110204175221/http://genero.tv/royksopp-winners/ . 4 February 2011.
  17. Senior . liner notes . . . 2010 . WOS080CD.
  18. ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 20th September 2010. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20101010130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20101011-0000/Issue1073.pdf . dead . 2010-10-10 . . 1073 . 6 . 20 September 2010 . 27 February 2012 . Pandora Archive.
  19. ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 20th September 2010. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20101010130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20101011-0000/Issue1073.pdf . dead . 2010-10-10 . Australian Recording Industry Association . 1073 . 17 . 20 September 2010 . 12 February 2014 . Pandora Archive.
  20. European Albums – Week of October 02, 2010 . . 25 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110121000024/http://www.billboard.com/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2010-10-02&order=gainer . 21 January 2011.
  21. Web site: Röyksopp – Senior . greekcharts.com . 27 February 2012 . https://archive.today/20120709185703/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=R%F6yksopp&titel=Senior&cat=a . 9 July 2012.
  22. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/296672/products/869816/1/ . ja:シニア ロイクソップ . Senior Röyksopp . Japanese . . 30 January 2016.
  23. Web site: Senior : Royksopp . . 12 February 2014.
  24. Web site: Senior by Royksopp . . 12 February 2014.
  25. Web site: Senior: Royksopp . German . Amazon (Germany) . 19 January 2018.
  26. Web site: Senior – Röyksopp . French . . 12 February 2014.
  27. Web site: Senior – Röyksopp . select "Fakta" tab . Norwegian . CDON.no . 12 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100926145053/http://cdon.no/musikk/r%C3%B6yksopp/senior-11362638 . 26 September 2010.
  28. Web site: Releases / Senior . . 27 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606071301/http://www.wallofsound.net/releasedetails.php?id=123 . 6 June 2012.
  29. Web site: Senior: Royksopp . Amazon (US) . 19 January 2018.

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