''Gudarna på Västerbron'' is the second studio album by Swedish hip hop group

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, with the first being their self-titled debut album, ''

''. ''Gudarna på Västerbron'' was released on 6 April 2018 as digital download and on streaming platforms, through Universal Music. The album was recorded in a studio in

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, Sweden and proved successful in the country, debuting at number one on the

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. As of 2 May 2020, the album has charted for a total of 108 weeks in Sweden. ''Gudarna på Västerbron'' also placed at number one on the Album year-end chart in 2018 in Sweden, as well as number seven on the chart for 2019. All songs were written by Hov1, while the album mainly was produced by the group's producer and member, Axel Liljefors Jansson.

Critical reception

''Gudarna på Västerbron'' received generally positive reviews from Swedish music critics. ''

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''s reviewer Anders Nunstedt noted the songs "Pari", "Stan e mörk" and "Hon dansar vidare i livet" as highlights and also praised Hov1 for both using low-tempo and high-tempo beats. Moreover, he called the album "

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". Natasha Azarmi of ''

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'' stated that the album's strongest songs were the last three, calling the lyrics and melodies emotional. She opined that the album proves that Hov1's songwriting is "what the group is best at". Writing for ''Gaffa'', Simon Lundberg stated that the album contains a mixture of "modern pop and hip hop" and he continued by praising the songs "Pari" and "Stan e mörk", saying that those tracks shows that Hov1 has matured since the group's previous releases.

Track listing

Personnel

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. * Axel Liljefors Jansson – producer, composing, songwriting, mixing * Dante Lindhe – vocals, songwriting * Ludwig Kronstrand – vocals, songwriting * Noel Flike – vocals, songwriting * Aryan Marzban – mixing * Jens Resch – producer , composing * Martin Tjärnberg – producer, mixing, composer *

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– producer, composer, lyricist * Sören von Malmborg – mastering, mixing * Johan Kronlund – mixing * Hoffe Stannow – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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