Montague (album)

Montague is the fourth studio album[upper-alpha 1] by Swedish hip hop group Hov1. The album was released on 10 January 2020 on streaming services as well as a digital download.[1][5] It serves as the group's fourth number one album on the Swedish Albums Chart, where it debuted at that position.[6] The album is also the second of Hov1's albums to chart on the Finnish Albums Chart, where it placed at number 40.[7] As previous releases, the album was mainly produced by the group's producer and member Axel Liljefors Jansson, while all members shares writing credits on all tracks.[8] Jens Resch Thomason helped with producing two tracks on the album: "Mitten av september" and "Brev ifrån en storstad".[3][8] 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.

Montague
The cover art depicts Hov1's members. Kronstrand to the upper left, Flike on the upper right, Jansson down on the left and Lindhe down to the right.
Studio album by Hov1
Released	10 January 2020
Genre	Pop[1][2] hip hop
Length	26:05
Language	Swedish
Label	Universal Music
Producer	Axel Liljefors Jansson Jens Resch Thomason
Hov1 chronology
Vindar på Mars (2019) Montague (2020)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Dagens Nyheter	[2]

Montague did not receive much attention from Swedish music critics at its release, but Dagens Nyheter's reviewer Mattias Dahlström gave the album an overall negative review, calling the album "tone-deaf" and too reliable on "streaming service" tracks. However, he highlighted the track "Svartsjuk" as the album's best and stated that the album, at times, expresses "charming, youthful enthusiasm."[2]

Track listing

Adapted from Tidal.[8]

Montague track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mitten av september"	Axel Liljefors Jansson Dante Lindhe Ludwig Kronstrand Moonica Mac Noel Flike Tobias Carlsson	Jansson Jens Resch Thomason	3:17
2.	"Våra vackra dar"	Jansson Lindhe Kronstrand Flike	Jansson	3:53
3.	"Svartsjuk"	Jansson Lindhe Kronstrand Flike	Jansson	3:22
4.	"Två sekunder på loftet"	Jansson Lindhe Kronstrand Flike	Jansson	2:29
5.	"Kära mamma (featuring background vocals by Veronica Maggio)"	Jansson Christian Waltz Lindhe Kronstrand Flike Veronica Maggio	Jansson	3:03
6.	"Sex i taxin"	Jansson Lindhe Kronstrand Flike	Jansson	2:14
7.	"Brev ifrån en storstad"	Jansson Lindhe Joel Alme Kronstrand Flike	Jansson Thomason	3:21
8.	"I love u so much"	Jansson Lindhe Kronstrand Flike	Jansson	4:26
Total length:				26:05

Charts

Chart (2020)	Position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7]	40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	1

Release history

Release formats for Montague

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	10 January 2020	digital download[1] streaming[1][5]	Universal Music

Notes

1. The album has by some sources been declared as a mixtape, but is showed as an album on both Apple Music, Tidal and Spotify.[3][4]

References

1. "Montague by Hov1". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
2. Dahlström, Mattias (15 January 2020). "Hov1 blir lite som en algoritm från en strömningstjänst". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
3. "Hov1 släpper sitt mixtape "Montague"". Dopest (in Swedish). 11 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
4. "HOV1 SLÄPPER NYTT MIXTAPE – LYSSNA HÄR!". Kingsizemag (in Swedish). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
5. "Montague by Hov1". Spotify. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
6. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 3". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
7. "Albumit 3/2020 - Suomen virallinen lista - Musiikkituottajat". Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
8. "Credits / Montague / Hov1". Tidal. Retrieved 6 May 2020.