''6'' is the sixth studio album by the Swedish

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band Garmarna. Released in 2016, it was the band's first album after a hiatus of 15 years. Unlike its predecessors, ''6'' is more electronic and focuses on current issues like refugees, borders, hate and prejudices. It also includes tracks written and recorded in cooperation with other Swedish artists, namely

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, Thåström and

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'' from Germany published a highly positive review praising the band's energy and musical diversity, reviewers from Garmana's home country Sweden were more reluctant. ''Gaffa'' wrote that Garmarna's new sound was more reminiscent of the ''

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'' than of

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, but also pointed at "precious melodies" among the otherwise "uncreative arrangements". However, the reviewer for the ''Lira'' magazine noted that ''6'' was essentially Garmarna's first album that consists mostly of self-written works – if containing less folk elements than previous releases, and that Garmana's habit of creating something new had been continued. These reviews agreed also, that the only constant factor throughout the musical development of Garmarna had been the exceptional vocal quality of singer Emma Härdelin.

Track listing

References

{{Authority control Garmarna albums 2016 albums Swedish-language albums