Montague (album)


Montague is the fourth studio album by Swedish hip hop group Hov1. The album was released on 10 January 2020 on streaming services as well as a digital download. It serves as the group's fourth number one album on the Swedish Albums Chart, where it debuted at that position. The album is also the second of Hov1's albums to chart on the Finnish Albums Chart, where it placed at number 40. As previous releases, the album was mainly produced by the group's producer and member Axel Liljefors Jansson, while all members shares writing credits on all tracks. Jens Resch Thomason helped with producing two tracks on the album: "Mitten av september" and "Brev ifrån en storstad". On the track "Kära Mamma", Swedish singer-songwriter Veronica Maggio is featured as both a songwriter and background vocalist. It markes the second collaboration between the group and the singer, with the first being the track "Horntullsstrand" on the group's third studio album, Vindar på Mars.

Critical reception

Montague did not receive much attention from Swedish music critics at its release, but Dagens Nyheters reviewer Mattias Dahlström gave the album an overall negative review, calling the album "tone-deaf" and too reliable on "streaming service" tracks. However, he highlighted the track "Svartsjuk" as the album's best and stated that the album, at times, expresses "charming, youthful enthusiasm."

Track listing

Adapted from Tidal.

Charts

Release history