These Things Take Time (Molly Nilsson album)

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These Things Take Time
Studio album by
Molly Nilsson
Released13 September 2008 (2008-09-13)
Recorded2007–2008
GenreSynth-pop
Length50:04
LabelDark Skies Association
ProducerMolly Nilsson
Molly Nilsson chronology
These Things Take Time
(2008) 		Europa
(2009)
Singles from These Things Take Time
  1. "(Won't Somebody) Take Me Out Tonight"
    Released: 15 April 2008
  2. "Hey Moon!"
    Released: 18 April 2008
  3. "The Home Song"
    Released: 12 May 2008
  4. "The Diamond Song"
    Released: 18 August 2008
  5. "Dinosaur Tears"
    Released: 8 February 2009
  6. "The Lonely"
    Released: 8 February 2009
  7. "8000 Days"
    Released: 13 February 2009

These Things Take Time is the debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Molly Nilsson, released on 13 September 2008.

Background[edit]

Looking back at the album and its title in 2022, Nilsson explained:

I was saying, ‘Okay, patience. I want to make this love affair I have with music last a long time. I don’t want to burn out or you know, throw it up in the air and just see where it lands.’ So I think it was a very good starting point for me.[1]

Production[edit]

The album was produced by Nilsson with the keyboard of her then-roommate, with vocals being recorded on her laptop.[2] According to Nilsson, the album's songs were written "over maybe a year’s time", but it was "[made up of] ideas that [she] had collected [her] whole life”.[1]

Themes[edit]

The album has been said to deal with "love, partying, and the passage of time".[3]

Release[edit]

The album was self-released by Nilsson. She burned it on CD by herself, with a run of 100 copies.[2] In 2018, the album was reissued for Record Store Day.[4] The album was again reissued on CD and vinyl on 30 October 2021.[2]

Reception[edit]

In 2013, Roberto Rizzo of Italian magazine Onda Rock cited These Things Take Time as one of the best albums of the preceding five years.[5] Retrospectively, Ed Blair of Bandcamp Daily called it a "remarkably assured arrival", while citing songs "Whiskey Sour" and "Hey Moon!" as ongoing fan favorites.[1]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Molly Nilsson.

These Things Take Time track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Lonely"3:38
2."The Diamond Song"4:09
3."8000 Days"3:26
4."Wounds Itch When They Heal"2:16
5."Whiskey Sour"4:30
6."Poisoned Candy"3:54
7."(Won't Somebody) Take Me Out Tonight"4:44
8."Hey Moon!"5:24
9."The Home Song"4:02
10."Joyride"4:46
11."We're Never Coming Home"3:49
12."Dinosaur Tears"4:02
13."My Dream From Last Night"1:34
Total length:50:04

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Blair, Ed (24 January 2022). "Where to Start Exploring the Dazzling World of Molly Nilsson". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Kaempf, Mirco (4 June 2021). "Das hochsensible Plastikorchester der Molly Nilsson". Radio X (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ^ Kaempf, Mirco (17 January 2022). "Album der Woche: Extreme von Molly Nilsson". Radio X (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ Pearis, Bill (15 May 2018). "Molly Nilsson on tour with MGMT, playing U.S. headline shows this fall". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ Rizzo, Roberto (3 July 2013). "Molly Nilsson - The Travels: Le Recensioni di OndaRock". Onda Rock (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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