Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

75 /100
Treeline
Higher than 73% of albums we've rated

Melodic Swedish punk is shaped by the named waltz and march pieces and the split “Del” sequence, giving the album more character than a standard song run.

What we noticed

  • The tracklist places “Vemodsvals” third and “Mördarvals” eighth, breaking up the run of plainly titled songs with two pieces named for a waltz.
  • “Del 1” and “Del 2” are separated by “Mördarvals” and “Hundra kilo kärlek”; “Bärsärkar-marsch” closes the sequence.
  • The Swedish vocals and punk-band setup keep the songs direct, while the vals and march titles signal departures from a straight run of standard punk forms.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 5/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Luft 3:37
  • 2 Vi svartnar 4:00
  • 3 Vemodsvals 3:00
  • 4 Bara ord 4:33
  • 5 Ditt samvetes armé 2:40
  • 6 Höstmåne 3:09
  • 7 Del 1 2:48
  • 8 Mördarvals 4:17
  • 9 Hundra kilo kärlek 2:24
  • 10 Del 2 3:07
  • 11 Bärsärkar-marsch 3:11

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata