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Miike Snow (album)

Miike Snow
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Studio album by Miike Snow
Released 22 May 2009 (2009-05-22)
Recorded Robotberget Studio
(, Sweden)
Downtown Records Studio
(New York City, United States)
Genre Indie pop, synthpop
Length 47:17
Label Downtown
Producer Miike Snow
Miike Snow chronology
Miike Snow
(2009)
Happy to You
(2012)
Singles from Miike Snow
  1. "Animal"
    Released: 17 February 2009
  2. "Black & Blue"
    Released: 15 October 2009
  3. "Silvia"
    Released: 22 January 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 72/100
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
BBC Music positive
Clash 6/10
Drowned in Sound 6/10
musicOMH 4.5/5 stars
NME 6/10
Pitchfork Media 5/10
PopMatters 7/10
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars
Spin 8/10

Miike Snow is the self-titled debut album by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was released in the United States on 9 June 2009 by Downtown Records and in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2009 by Columbia Records, reaching number ninety-five on the UK Albums Chart. A deluxe edition was released on the iTunes Store in the US and Australia on 13 April 2010 and in Japan on 26 May 2010, including remixes of past tracks and "The Rabbit".

The first single to be taken from the album was "Animal", released on 17 February 2009, which reached as far as number ninety-eight on the UK Singles Chart. "Black & Blue", the album's second single, was released on 15 October 2009 and became the band's most successful single to date when it peaked at number sixty-four on the UK Singles Chart. Third single "Silvia" was released on 22 January 2010 in the UK, but failed to break the top 100 and instead peaked at number 154.

All tracks written by Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt, except where noted.


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