Tookah is the sixth studio album recorded by Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini. It was produced by Dan Carey over three years, from late 2011 to summer 2013. The album was released in September 2013.

Promotion

On 3 June 2013, Torrini revealed that her new album was titled Tookah.[1] Torrini played a number of music festivals in the lead up to the album's release in Russia and Budapest. The first single, "Speed of Dark", was released in summer 2013, with a music video by Brazilian director Guilherme Marcondes.[2] The album was released by Rough Trade.

Album release

The album was made available for pre-order on July 29, 2013. This pre-order offer provided fans with the opportunity to download the first promotional track from the album, titled "Speed of Dark". Additionally, fans had the option to pre-order a special version of the album directly from the record label Rough Trade in the UK, US, Germany, and Austria.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Clash9/10[6]
musicOMH[7]
PopMatters5/10[8]

Tookah received positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4] Gemma Hampson of Clash magazine praised the album's production, writing that "There's something magical and mystical about 'Tookah'. A thread of electro runs through these nine tracks, introducing a whole new musical landscape to this singer's stunningly beautiful songs. (...) Every track gives you something new and exciting, while holding tightly on to Emilíana's flawless voice and melodies."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Tookah"3:00
2."Caterpillar"3:52
3."Autumn Sun"4:11
4."Home"3:34
5."Elísabet"3:28
6."Animal Games"2:56
7."Speed of Dark"5:37
8."Blood Red"5:07
9."When Fever Breaks"7:29
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[3]
No.TitleLength
10."Echo Horse (History of Horses)" 

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 42
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 91
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 44
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 51
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 36

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Austria[15] 6 September 2013 Rough Trade CD, digital download
Germany[16]
Ireland[17]
Netherlands[18]
Australia[19] 9 September 2013
Canada[20]
France[21]
New Zealand[22]
Poland[23][24] CD, LP, digital download
Spain[25] CD, digital download
Switzerland[26]
United Kingdom[27]
United States[28] 10 September 2013

References

  1. ^ "We have listened to Tookah!". emilianafans. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  2. ^ "A video clip in the making?". emilianafans. June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  3. ^ a b "Shop". Rough Trade Records. Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  4. ^ a b "Tookah by Emilíana Torrini". Metacritic. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  5. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Tookah - Emilíana Torrini". Allmusic.
  6. ^ a b Hampson, Gemma (September 13, 2013). "Emilíana Torrini - Tookah". Clash. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  7. ^ Young, Martyn (September 6, 2013). "Emilíana Torrini – Tookah". musicOMH. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  8. ^ Lathan, Ryan (September 9, 2013). "Emiliana Torrini: Tookah". PopMatters. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "Emilíana Torrini – Tookah". Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "Emilíana Torrini – Tookah". Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  11. ^ "Emilíana Torrini – Tookah". Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  12. ^ "Emilíana Torrini – Tookah". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  13. ^ "Emilíana Torrini – Tookah". Charts.de. Media Control. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  14. ^ "Emilíana Torrini – Tookah". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  15. ^ "Tookah (Deluxe Version) von Emilíana Torrini" (in German). iTunes (AT). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  16. ^ "Tookah (Deluxe Version) von Emilíana Torrini" (in German). iTunes (DE). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  17. ^ "Tookah by Emilíana Torrini". iTunes (IE). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  18. ^ "'Tookah' van Emilíana Torrini". iTunes (NL). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  19. ^ "Tookah by Emilíana Torrini". iTunes (AU). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  20. ^ "Tookah by Emilíana Torrini". iTunes (CA). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  21. ^ "Tookah par Emilíana Torrini" (in French). iTunes (FR). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  22. ^ "Tookah by Emilíana Torrini". iTunes (NZ). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  23. ^ "Tookah - Torrini Emiliana (CD)" (in Polish). Empik. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  24. ^ "Tookah - Torrini Emiliana (LP)" (in Polish). Empik. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  25. ^ "'Tookah' de Emilíana Torrini" (in Spanish). iTunes (ES). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  26. ^ "Tookah von Emilíana Torrini" (in German). iTunes (CH). Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  27. ^ "'Tookah' van Emilíana Torrini". iTunes (GB). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  28. ^ "Tookah by Emilíana Torrini". iTunes (US). 6 September 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tookah
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