Queen of The Clouds
| Tove Lo
Queen of The Clouds
Queen of the Clouds is the debut studio album by Swedish singer Tove Lo. It was released on 24 September 2014 by Island Records. The album follows her first extended play Truth Serum (2014) and includes the successful singles "Habits (Stay High)" and "Talking Body". Lo worked with several writers and producers such as The Struts, Klas Åhlund, Alexander Kronlund, Alx Reuterskiöld, and Captain Cuts. Lyrically, the album's themes center on the stages of a relationship, including passion, love and break-ups. -Wikipedia
Critic Reviews
Show All-
Time
Assisted by throbbing, gloomy production, Lo uses her little-girl voice to wonderfully discordant effect on electropop anthems about heartbreak and headaches — the kind that follow a night of reckless partying.
-
Pitchfork
26-year-old Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Nilsson's debut album showcases her foibles and off-kilter perspective on heartbreak. She offers shape and personality to a record that might otherwise be written off as too slick or inert, or indistinguishable from a host of peers making competent, spacious, and downcast pop music.
-
Rolling Stone
Yet for sheer sucker-punch verse-slinging, no one’s touching her, as showcased on this smartly produced arc-of-a-love-affair concept LP.
-
NPR
Tove Lo deserves credit for the tart realism of her lyrics and the subtle imagination of the music encasing her words. She may have fallen in and out of love, but she was busy taking notes as she did and what she salvaged from the wreckage of romance was all this.
-
Sputnik Music
The downright honesty and rawness of the album coupled with Tove Lo’s star-studded vocals and excellent production and songwriting all add up to a record that’s pretty inconsistent but plays out its strengths well. It’s not the prettiest debut you’ve ever seen, but it has its moments, and those moments are enough.
-
Evening Standard
Sweary Swedish pop debut is an unashamedly adult epic.
-
Telegraph
The 27-year-old Swede's debut album is smart and sleek but eschews her erstwhile mainstream stardom.
-
Refinery29
Lo’s emotionally raw lyrics tear through the record, accompanied by electropop melodies and ‘80s-influenced beats. The record features anthem-like tracks like “Timebomb,” “Thousand Miles,” and “Moments” that read as diary entries directly from Lo — something that makes the singer even more appealing to us.
-
Album Confessions
Queen of the Clouds is a pretty well-crafted, sparkly debut for Tove Lo, a Swedish future pop star that is able to craft brilliant hooks and stories.
-
Muumuse
Queen Of The Clouds is a thunderous debut, full of punchy lyricism and sweeping production that stands tall above today’s tired and tedious trends. No bandwagon-hopping horns or folk-EDM breakdowns to be found, because this album isn’t about what radio wants to hear — it’s what we needed.
-
Atwood Magazine
In a world where most chart-topping artists and songs seem manufactured, Tove Lo is the refreshing and genuine pop star we – especially women – all need.
-
Spectrum Pulse
it makes the album tricky to grade because I do respect its ambition and its real successes in crafting a pop album that had the potential to be great and yet is merely good.
-
Arena
Queen Of The Clouds, a smooth, exciting, and sincere body of work that gorgeously showcases her unique, modern pop stylings while also providing a glimpse into the soul of a dreamer who has nothing but genuine intentions.
-
The Extra Mile
This album really tells the honest story of a heartbreak, and it’s real life situations that people are going through.
-
Digital Spy
in Queen of the Clouds Tove Lo is the honest, at times unhinged, narrator dragging you through the euphoria and the misery of love. She demonstrates that clear cut endings, settling on utmost despair or unabridged ecstasy, aren't reflective of reality. But above all else, Tove Lo has built a solid platform from which to continue her ascent as far more than just a songwriter.
-
Popfection
I enjoyed it and have already listened to the whole thing a couple of times, so I guess it’s a pretty structured and effective pop record, specially for a debut album.
-
Fortitude Magazine
Queen Of The Clouds is a powerful album; the instrumentation is every bit as beguiling as the lyrics are full of stark, heart-on-sleeve honesty. Tove Lo has a lot of star quality and has potential to go even further that the stunning collection that is her debut album.
-
All Music
By owning her mistakes, she turns them into strengths -- and delivers a winning first album in the process.
-
Mind Equals Blown
Queen of the Clouds clearly proves that she is not afraid to be herself, which is commendable for any female artist regardless of genre in the music industry and I can only see her music getting stronger with each album that she puts out.
-
mxdwn
It’s easy to run a track-by-track review of this album because it’s ordered perfectly and tells a story in it’s order. Listening to it once or twice straight through is worth it to get the entire story. “Habits” may be the lead single, but any other track could easily have taken its place and still had the same effect. For now, it’s time to add Tove Lo to the list of pop singers to know.
-
Critic of Music
The album is filled with slick grooves and hooks creating a lovely contrast between the lyrics and production. Tove Lo's Miley Cyrus-esque vocals and lyrics paint pictures with garish details.
-
Gulf News
Tove Lo’s Queen of the Clouds is where Charli XCX’s Sucker album meets Lykke Li’s entire oeuvre in an overcrowded toilet stall: brash, omnivorous pop, in which heartbreak and bad behaviour loom very large.
-
Media Hype
This album is best suited to parties, clubs and the like as its synth sounds and heavy dance beats demand you dance along. Vocally, it’s quite expressive although it would be interesting to see more of this singer’s range.
-
Nonstop on Top Pop
It's an album of heartbreak and reflection that sets Tove up as that friend you can share all your secrets with.
-
Culch.ie
Anyways here’s a pop record that it’s honest, catchy, emotional, Snoopy-dance-able, and all around great, or in Lo’s own and very eloquent words “is a lot about the melody, and also having a little bit of melancholy or a darker sense to it.” Cheers to Sweden once again.
-
Times of India
Should she continue like this, she’ll be the dark horse to watch out for. For a year that hasn't been sharp when it comes to mainstream pop, this album has a bite to it.
-
The Irish Times
The Swedish singer-songwriter’s debut album is just as well endowed, and there are many spikey, occasionally dirty pop turns to admire.
-
Raw Music Entertainment
From the production, to the honesty in Tove Lo’s lyrics and voice, to how perfectly executed her idea for the album, it’s a win and a very solid debut album. She should be proud of herself! I know I am.
-
The Silhouette
Listening to Queen of The Clouds is a fantastic experience, but it may release your inner ex-boyfriend-calling, pool-hopping self. So be warned.
-
kkbox
Lo’s songs have a certain honesty that fans would adore. The whole album tells us that she is not about to keep her thoughts restrained from others. She claims to embrace ‘dirty pop’ and is in no way ready to be sorry about it just yet.
-
Thomas Bleach
“Queen Of The Clouds” is an impressive debut album that showcases Tove Lo as the pop/dance songstress she was destined to be.
Rate This Album and Leave Your Comments