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Latest revision as of 17:56, 12 October 2025
2021 studio album by Smerz
Believer is the debut studio album by Smerz, a Norwegian music duo consisting of Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt.[3] It was released on 26 February 2021 through XL Recordings.[4] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[5]
Believer was produced in various remote cabins in Norway.[6] Some of the album’s lyrics were written in the woods.[6] The creation of the album took place while the members Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt were completing degrees.[6]
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Believer received “generally favorable reviews” based on a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.[5]
Ethan Reis of Beats Per Minute commented that the album is “less club-oriented than previous releases, instead incorporating more violin and classical instruments to achieve a synthesis of classical and dance music that is occasionally inscrutable.”[2] Parker Desautell of PopMatters stated, “Both lyrically and sonically, Believer is a bold, risk-taking LP that charts a wild, uneven course through trance, classical, R&B, and hip-hop.”[11] He added, “Sometimes it conjures images of the snowy Norwegian countryside, and other times it drops you squarely on the dancefloor.”[11]
Pitchfork included the album’s title track, “Believer”, on its list of “The Best Progressive Pop Music of 2021”.[12]
All tracks are written by Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt.
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Gitarriff” | 2:06 |
| 2. | “Max” | 4:17 |
| 3. | “Believer” | 4:12 |
| 4. | “Versace Strings” | 2:03 |
| 5. | “Rain” | 4:14 |
| 6. | “4 Temaer” | 1:53 |
| 7. | “Hester” | 4:54 |
| 8. | “Flashing” | 2:40 |
| 9. | “The Favourite” | 1:43 |
| 10. | “Rap Interlude” | 0:35 |
| 11. | “Sonette” | 2:07 |
| 12. | “Glassbord” | 2:57 |
| 13. | “Grand Piano” | 1:43 |
| 14. | “Missy” | 1:06 |
| 15. | “I Don’t Talk About That Much” | 3:51 |
| 16. | “Hva Hvis” | 2:31 |
| Total length: | 46:48 | |
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 17. | “Worth It” | 3:51 |
| 18. | “No Harm” | 3:48 |
| 19. | “Oh My My” | 2:38 |
| 20. | “Girl 2” | 2:15 |
| 21. | “Have Fun” | 2:44 |
| 22. | “Half Life” | 3:31 |
| 23. | “Fitness” | 2:20 |
| 24. | “Bail on Me” | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 68:56 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.[14]
- Catharina Stoltenberg – performance, production, engineering
- Henriette Motzfeldt – performance, production, engineering
- Peder Mannerfelt – additional production (2), additional mixing (3, 6)
- Hallvard Braaten Steinhovden – cello (3, 5, 12)
- Lone Meinich – violin (5, 13)
- Moa Meinich – violin (5, 13)
- Andrea Green Novel – flute (12)
- Kasper Marott – additional drum programming (15)
- Chris Elms – mixing
- Joel Krozer – mastering
- Benjamin Barron – art direction, design, cyanotype, photography
- Elif Tanman – design
- Lotte Lovise Brøndbo – set design, cyanotype
- Bror August Vestbø – costume design
- Tina Solberg – styling
- Frida Stø – woodwork
- Vilde Krogsmyr Holberg – woodwork
- Jan Khur – lighting assistance
- Ingrid Nymoen – cover modeling
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
AllMusicwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Reis, Ethan (26 February 2021). “Album Review: Smerz – Believer”. Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Moen, Matt (13 January 2021). “Smerz Makes a ‘Believer’ Out of Us”. Paper. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ H, Rob (13 January 2021). “Smerz announce debut album and share glitch-pop title track “Believer”“. Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ a b c “Believer by Smerz”. Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Guzman, Ivan (23 February 2021). “The strange and alluring sound of Smerz”. The Face. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. “Believer – Smerz”. AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Dillman, Connor (24 February 2021). “On Believer, Smerz breathe Nordic heritage into their experimental tendencies”. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Steven (26 February 2021). “Smerz – Believer”. MusicOMH. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Torres, Eric (25 February 2021). “Smerz: Believer”. Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Desautell, Parker (22 March 2021). “Smerz’s ‘Believers’ Is a Wild, Uneven Ride Through Trance, Hip-Hop, and Classical”. PopMatters. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ “The Best Progressive Pop Music of 2021”. Pitchfork. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ “BEATINK.COM Smerz Believer”. Beatink.com. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Smerz (2021). Believer (CD booklet). XL Recordings.
