Miike Snow (2009)

Miike Snow is the debut studio album by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow, released in Sweden digitally on 22 May 2009 and physically on 28 October 2009. It was also released in the United States on 22 September 2009 by Downtown Records and in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2009 by Columbia Records, reaching number 59 on the UK Albums Chart. A deluxe edition was released on the iTunes Store in the US and Australia on 13 April 2010 and in Japan on 26 May 2010, including remixes of past tracks and "The Rabbit".

Singles

The first single to be taken from the album was "Animal", released on 17 February 2009, which reached as far as number 98 on the UK Singles Chart. "Black & Blue", the album's second single, was released on 15 October 2009 and became the band's most successful single to date when it peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart. Third single "Silvia" was released on 22 January 2010 in the UK, but failed to break the top 100 and instead peaked at number 154.

Personnel

Miike Snow – production, mixing

Anders Hvenare – mixing (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11)

Niklas Flyckt – mixing (tracks 7, 10)

• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Sebastian Mlynarski – inner sleeve, band portraits
• Dirk Vandenberk – cover image photography