''E18 Album'' is the debut album by the band Detektivbyrån released by the Japanese label

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under license from the band's own label Danarkia. It may also be viewed as a compilation album as it mainly contains all the songs from the EP

Hemvägen Hemvägen is the first release by Detektivbyrån released on the band's own label Danarkia. The band made the songs "E18", "Nattöppet" and "Dansbanan" available on their website. Nattöppet was used in a holiday-themed Sprint commercial in 2007. ...

and the single "Lyckans Undulat". Also included on the album is the song "Laka-Koffa", previously released in May 2007 on a limited 500 copies 7" vinyl single "Detektivbyrån - Hemstad" accompanied by the song "Tuff Ungdom" by Hemstad. The song "Home Sweet Home", which is a variant of "Hem Ljuva Hem", was previously unreleased. The album name ''E18 Album'' is a likely homage to the

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that passes through the city of

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where the band members grew up.

Track listing

# "E18" - 3:29 # "Hemvägen" - 4:03 # "Nattöppet" - 3:20 # "Monster" - 2:49 # "Dansbanan" - 3:49 # "Granmon" - 2:19 # "Vänerhavet" - 4:06 # "Lyckans Undulat" - 2:52 # "Hem Ljuva Hem" - 2:15 # "Home Sweet Home" - 1:23 # "Laka-Koffa" - 6:14

References

{{Authority control 2008 debut albums Detektivbyrån albums