Icona Pop struck gold with "I Love It," a single with so much staying power that it took almost two years to reach saturation on the airwaves and charts.
The song's slow ascent allowed Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt the time they needed to craft an album with a similar mix of instant impact and staying power.
The Iconic EP showed promise, but also suggested Hjelt and Jawo hadn't completely developed their approach outside of their massive single.
They don't quite match their flirtatiously bratty calling card on the rest of This Is…Icona Pop either, but the duo sounds more confident and natural channeling that fun-loving attitude -- which feels more real than the sass of so many other pop wannabes -- into an album of EDM-tinged pop with brassy vocals.
These songs make the most of Icona Pop's unique status as a female duo, something of a rarity in the 2010s pop landscape.
Jawo and Hjelt split up the vocal duties evenly, and at times their mischievous, us-against-the world persona evokes past duos like Shampoo and T.A.T.U., especially on songs like "Girlfriend," which also recalls Katy Perry in its empowering feel and soaring melody (elsewhere, the oddly idealistic party anthem "We Got the World" could be a Euro-pop version of Ke$ha).
Throughout This Is…Icona Pop, the duo lives up to the second half of its name; no song lasts longer than three-and-a-half minutes, and they're all packed with huge, often shouted, choruses.
Above all, Jawo and Hjelt just wanna have fun, whether they're getting kicked out of bars and making out on "Then We Kiss" or sounding the party alarm on "Ready for the Weekend" and "On a Roll." Icona Pop know their strengths: they don't try to re-create "I Love It" too slavishly, and moodier songs like "Hold On" and the lighters-aloft power ballad "Just Another Night" never get too glum.
While Hjelt and Jawo might want to keep their "I Love It" collaborator Charli XCX on retainer as their official songwriter, This Is…Icona Pop is a consistently fun album, and it would be even without their big single.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Love ItCharlotte Aitchison, Patrik Berger, Linus Eklöw | Icona Pop | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | All NightCaroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Brian Lee, Nick Littlemore, Elof Loelv, Jonathan Sloan, Luke Steele | Icona Pop | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | We Got the WorldLinus Eklöw, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Tove Lo, Elof Loelv, Nicole Morier | Icona Pop | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Ready for the WeekendCaroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Tove Lo, Elof Loelv | Icona Pop | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | GirlfriendMikkel Storleer Eriksen, Marvin Harper, Tor Erik Hermansen, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Mark Knight, Caweh Passereh, James Reynolds, Ricky Rouse, Tupac Shakur, Tyrone Wrice | Icona Pop | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | In the StarsFransisca Hall, Anjulie Persaud, Jarrad "Jaz" Rogers | Icona Pop | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | On a RollKool Kojak, Shellback, Peter Svensson | Icona Pop | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Just Another NightMikkel Storleer Eriksen, Ross Golan, Tor Erik Hermansen, Benjamin Levin, Dan Omelio, Justin Parker | Icona Pop | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Hold OnMikkel Storleer Eriksen, Benjamin Eli Hanna, Tor Erik Hermansen | Icona Pop | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Light Me UpFransisca Hall, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Tove Lo, Elof Loelv, Nick Scapa | Icona Pop | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Then We KissJarvis Anderson, Patrik Berger, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Markus Krunegård, Elof Loelv | Icona Pop | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 12 | Nights Like This | Icona Pop | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Heads Up | Icona Pop | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 14 | Lovers To Friends | Icona Pop | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 15 | I Love It (FIX8 Remix) | Icona Pop, Charli XCX | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 356 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adis Adamsson | Executive Producer |
| 2 | Nicki Adamsson | Vocal Engineer |
| 3 | Charlotte Aitchison | Composer |
| 4 | Jarvis Anderson | Composer |
| 5 | Matt Beckley | Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 6 | Patrik Berger | Composer, Mixing, Musician, Producer, Programming, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 7 | Amanda Bergman | Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Tim Blacksmith | Executive Producer |
| 9 | Benny Blanco | Musician, Producer, Programming |
| 10 | Charli XCX | Featured Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Robert Cohen | Engineer |
| 12 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 13 | Danny D. | Executive Producer |
| 14 | Rainer Davies | Guitar |
| 15 | Linus Eklöw | Composer |
| 16 | Matt Engelman | A&R |
| 17 | Mikkel Storleer Eriksen | Composer, Engineer, Musician, Programming |
| 18 | Emma Essinger | Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Fredrik Etoall | Photography |
| 20 | Read Fasse | Keyboards, Programming |
| 21 | Pete Ganbarg | A&R |
| 22 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 23 | Serban Ghenea | Mixing |
| 24 | Ross Golan | Composer, Vocals |
| 25 | Gene Grimaldi | Mastering |
| 26 | Andrew Haas | Guitar |
| 27 | Ola Håkansson | Executive Producer |
| 28 | Fransisca Hall | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | John Hanes | Mixing Engineer |
| 30 | Benjamin Eli Hanna | Composer |
| 31 | Marvin Harper | Composer |
| 32 | Patrick Hart | Keyboards |
| 33 | Tor Erik Hermansen | Composer, Musician, Programming |
| 34 | Caroline Hjelt | Composer, Executive Producer |
| 35 | Icona Pop | Primary Artist |
| 36 | Marisa Illo | Marketing |
| 37 | Aino Jawo | Composer, Executive Producer |
| 38 | Mark Knight | Composer, Producer |
| 39 | Kool Kojak | Additional Production, Composer, Keyboards |
| 40 | Markus Krunegård | Composer, Musician, Producer, Programming |
| 41 | Henke Larsson | A&R |
| 42 | Brian Lee | Composer, Musician, Producer, Programming |
| 43 | Colin Leonard | Mastering |
| 44 | Benjamin Levin | Composer |
| 45 | Rafi Levy | Guitar |
| 46 | Nick Littlemore | Composer |
| 47 | Tove Lo | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Elof Loelv | Composer, Mixing, Musician, Producer, Programming, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 49 | Andrew Luftman | Production Coordination |
| 50 | Blake Mares | Engineer |
| 51 | Nicole Morier | Composer |
| 52 | Dan Omelio | Composer |
| 53 | Robert Orton | Mixing |
| 54 | Justin Parker | Composer |
| 55 | Caweh Passereh | Composer, Producer |
| 56 | Noah Passovoy | Engineer |
| 57 | Anjulie Persaud | Composer |
| 58 | Aryanna Platt | A&R |
| 59 | James Reynolds | Composer, Producer |
| 60 | Daniela Rivera | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 61 | Brian Robertson | Bass |
| 62 | Jarrad "Jaz" Rogers | Composer, Musician, Producer, Programming |
| 63 | Ricky Rouse | Composer |
| 64 | Chris Rude | Keyboards |
| 65 | Nick Scapa | Composer, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 66 | Chris Sclafani | Assistant |
| 67 | Tupac Shakur | Composer |
| 68 | Shellback | Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 69 | Jonathan Sloan | Composer |
| 70 | Stargate | Musician, Producer, Programming |
| 71 | Luke Steele | Composer |
| 72 | Style of Eye | Musician, Producer, Programming |
| 73 | Peter Svensson | Additional Production, Composer, Guitar |
| 74 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 75 | Carolyn Tracey | Package Production |
| 76 | Virgilio Tzaj | Art Direction, Design |
| 77 | Dane Vemble | Marketing |
| 78 | Miles Walker | Engineer |
| 79 | Johan Wedel | Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 80 | Tyrone Wrice | Composer |
| 81 | Scott "Yarnov" Yarnovsky | Production Coordination |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |