- pop
- 41 min
- 10 tracks
- LAB 344
Foot of the Mountain is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha. It was released on 19 June 2009 and reached No. 1 on the German Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. In its first week in the UK, the album debuted at No. 5, the group's highest chart placing in that country since Stay on These Roads in 1988.
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Grave, classical in form, spare and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- The Guardian3/5 ★
- musicOMH2.5/5 ★
- The Observer3/5 ★
- Planet Sound8/10 ★
- The Scotsman2/5 ★
- Times Online4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1The Bandstand4:02
- 2Riding the Crest4:17
- 3What There Is3:43
- 4Foot of the Mountain3:58
- 5Real Meaning3:41
- 6Shadowside4:55
- 7Nothing Is Keeping You Here3:17
- 8Mother Nature Goes to Heaven4:09
- 9Sunny Mystery3:31
- 10Start the Simulator5:18
10 tracks, 41 minutes.
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