Tillbaka till samtiden

The band began recording Tillbaka till samtiden in November 2006 in Allaire Studios in New York City.{{cite magazine|last1=Gradvall|first1=Jan|title=Läs Jan Gradvalls klassiska intervju med Kent från 2007|url=http://www.cafe.se/kent-intervju-cafe/|magazine=Café Magazine|accessdate=27 November 2016|date=2007}} In October 2006, just one month prior to the recording sessions rhythm guitarist Harri Mänty left the band which meant it was "more vulnerable when being one man less, but it has also glued us more together", according to guitarist Sami Sirviö.{{cite news |last=Lorenzen |first=Benedicte |date=15 October 2007 |title=For "ukendte" til USA |newspaper=metroXpress Danmark |location=Copenhagen }}

Musically, the band were influenced by electronic music artists such as Plastikman, Aphex Twin, and Anthony Rother. Sami Sirviö has said he was "tired of guitars" after recording the previous album, Du & jag döden (2005).

Anders Nunstedt of Expressen wrote: "That the songs are more electronic is only part of the explanation. Jocke Berg and Martin Sköld have remixed Kent's songwriting from scratch, without losing the thread or pushing aside the melodies. [...] But it's opening 'Elefanter' that sets the tone, an epic synth fiction in several parts where the melody is constantly building before it finally explodes into a vocoder-enhanced chorus and a rampant laptop beat."[https://www.expressen.se/noje/recensioner/musik/kent-tillbaka-till-samtiden-9/ Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden] Expressen

Markus Larsson of Aftonbladet wrote: "On the seventh studio album Tillbaka till samtiden the band's love for dark synthpop is clearer than ever. The sound is very much inspired by Berlin – one of the songs is even named after the German capital – and is dominated by cold synths, bass lines and electronic rhythms. The electric and acoustic guitars keep a low profile. And the song material is, as usual, strikingly strong. Several of the tracks have such obvious melodies and choruses that should be impossible to write in 2007."[https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/L04Kkp/maktigt-kent Mäktigt, Kent] Aftonbladet

The album peaked at number one in Sweden, number two in Norway, number three in Finland and number five in Denmark. It has been certified double platinum in Sweden.{{cite web|title=Guld & Platina - År 2007|url=http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20071.pdf|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|accessdate=26 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811154013/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20071.pdf|archivedate=11 August 2010}}

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| headline = Tillbaka till samtiden track listing

| all_lyrics = Joakim Berg

| title1 = Elefanter

| note1 = Elephants

| music1 = Joakim Berg

| length1 = 5:21

| title2 = Berlin

| music2 = Berg, Martin Sköld

| length2 = 4:36

| title3 = Ingenting

| note3 = Nothing

| music3 = Berg

| length3 = 4:17

| title4 = Vid din sida

| note4 = By Your Side

| music4 = Berg, Sköld

| length4 = 4:55

| title5 = Columbus

| music5 = Berg, Sköld

| length5 = 4:26

| title6 = Sömnen

| note6 = The Sleep

| music6 = Berg, Sköld

| length6 = 4:08

| title7 = Vy från ett luftslott

| note7 = View from a Castle in the Air

| music7 = Berg, Sköld

| length7 = 4:23

| title8 = Våga vara rädd

| note8 = Dare to Be Afraid

| music8 = Berg

| length8 = 3:59

| title9 = LSD, någon?

| note9 = LSD, Anyone?

| music9 = Berg

| length9 = 4:20

| title10 = Generation Ex

| music10 = Berg, Sköld

| length10 = 4:30

| title11 = Ensammast i Sverige

| note11 = Loneliest in Sweden

| music11 = Berg

| length11 = 8:20

}}

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tillbaka till samtiden.

• Joakim Berg – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
• Martin Sköld – music on track 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, bass, keyboards
• Sami Sirviö – guitar, keyboards
• Markus Mustonen – drums, backing vocals, keyboards, piano

• Goran Kajfes – trumpet on track 1, 8
• Camela Leierth – vocals on track 7, 10

• Kent – producer
• Joshua – production, recording, mixing
• Martin Brengesjö – instrument technician
• Stephanie DuFresne – recording assistant
• Chris Athens – mastering

• Jonas Linell – photography
• Helen Svensson – design, photography
• Thomas Ökvist – design, photography

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