''Classic Objects'' is the eighth solo studio album by Norwegian musician

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, released 11 March 2022 on

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. The album was produced by Hval, with co-production by Kyrre Laastad.

Recording

''Classic Objects'' was written, performed, arranged, and recorded in Øra Studio in

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Critical reception

''Classic Objects'' received widespread acclaim from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85 based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Classic Objects''. *

– vocals, background vocals, composer, arranger, instruments, production, programming (all tracks), concept, recording *Kyrre Laastad – co-production, guitar (tracks 1, 7), bass guitar (tracks 2, 6, 8), keyboards (track 1), drums (track 4, 6), recording *Håvard Volden – guitar (tracks 1–3, 7, 8), bass guitar (tracks 3, 4), keyboards (tracks 5–7) *Vivian Wang – additional vocals (track 6), keyboards (track 3), recording *Natali Abrahamsen Garner – additional vocals (tracks 2, 6, 8), recording *Johan Lindvall – keyboards, piano (track 8) *Daniel Meyer Grønvold – guitar (tracks 1–4, 7, 8) *Hans Hulbækmo – percussion (tracks 1–6, 8), drums (track 6, 8) *Annie Bielski – additional lyrics, artwork, concept, photography *Even Ormestad – recording (track 8) *

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