''Club Romantech'' is the third studio album by Swedish duo

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. It was released on 1 September 2023 through Swedish independent record label

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and

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. The album marks the duo's first studio release in ten years.

Background

Work on the album started in 2020, when the duo was forced to sell their

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home and had to relocate back to

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to quarantine. They eventually found themselves in the "quietest period" they had ever experienced in their career. However, they still wanted to create music that was "more up-tempo". Hjelt stated that the writing process had no rules. The intention was to share their vision with the fans, "inviting them" into their world. Jawo added that the duo loves to put their problems concerning "heartbreaks and sadness" in danceable "uplifting" songs. On 23 June 2023, the duo announced the album through their social media and shared the album cover. The announcement also saw the release of the single "Where Do We Go from Here", one of the first songs written for the album in fall 2020. The album will include a set of singles released since 2020: " Feels in My Body", "Spa", "Off of My Mind", "You're Free", "I Want You", "Faster" and "Shit We Do for Love". On 1 December 2023, the deluxe version of the album was released.

Critical reception

''Club Romantech'' received a score of 76 out of 100 on review aggregator

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based on four critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.

Track listing

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Personnel

Icona Pop * Caroline Hjelt – vocals (tracks 1–10, 12–15) * Aino Jawo – vocals (1–10, 12–15) Additional musicians * Lise Reppe – background vocals (5, 6) * Philip Strand – background vocals (7) * Yaroslav Polikarpov – vocals (11) * Audrey Wheeler – background vocals (13) * Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (13) * Keith Fluitt – background vocals (13) *

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– vocals (13) * Sophie Hawley-Weld – vocals (15) *

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– vocals (15) Technical * Cass Irvine – mastering (1–10, 12, 13) * Samuel Wills – mastering, mixing (11) * Aria Mastering – mastering (13) *

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– mastering (14) * Kevin Grainger – mastering (15) * Mark Ralph – mixing (1) * Miles Walker – mixing (3–10, 12–15) * Jacob Werner – mixing (11),

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(1, 3, 6, 9, 13), vocal engineering (8) * Philip Strand – engineering (4, 5), vocal engineering (7) * Yaro – engineering (5, 6, 10, 12) * Davie Darlington – engineering (13) * Ultra Naté – engineering (13) * Ryan Summer – vocal engineering (7) * Ryan Jumper – engineering assistance (15)

References

{{Icona Pop 2023 albums Icona Pop albums TEN Music Group albums