Replanting Family Tree

Replanting Family Tree is a remix extended play by Danish singer-songwriter Oh Land and American musician Arthur Moon. It was released digitally in Denmark on 18 September 2019 through Tusk or Tooth Records. It is the companion EP to Oh Land's fifth studio album, Family Tree. The EP contains four remixes of songs, created by Moon, that originally appeared on the parent album. Additionally, the previously unreleased "When a Hawk Comes By" appears as a bonus track, co-written by the EP's sole producer, Thomas Bartlett, and Oh Land's boyfriend, Adnan Zukanovic.

Replanting Family Tree
EP by
Oh Land and Arthur Moon[lower-alpha 1]
Released18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)
GenreElectropop
Length14:00
LabelTusk or Tooth
ProducerThomas Bartlett
Oh Land chronology
Family Tree
(2019)		 Replanting Family Tree
(2019)
Arthur Moon chronology
Arthur Moon
(2019)		 Replanting Family Tree
(2019)
Singles from Replanting Family Tree
  1. "Salt"
    Released: 4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

Two weeks prior to the release of Replanting Family Tree, Moon's remix of "Salt" was released as the EP's lead single. Furthermore, it was distributed to United States campus radio stations for airplay. The remixes on the EP were described as electropop tracks and are complete reworks of their original versions, which was Moon's intention. The EP received generally favourable reviews from music critics.

Background and release

In 2018, Oh Land confirmed that she would be releasing her fifth studio album in 2019. The project was inspired by several recent events in her personal life, including her divorce from husband Eske Kath, second pregnancy, and relocation back to Denmark.[2][3] She began to focus on playing the piano again, resulting in songwriting sessions and a shift in sound for the album.[4] The album was officially announced as Family Tree and released in various countries on 3 May 2019.[5][6] The album was promoted with various singles, and Oh Land embarked on a United States promotional concert tour in support of Family Tree in the fall of 2019.[7][8]

BlackBook first reported on the release of Replanting Family Tree on 27 August 2019, when they published a review of Arthur Moon's remix of "Salt" in advance.[9] The EP's cover artwork was also unveiled, and created by the Danish graphic design firm Hvass&Hannibal, a frequent collaborator with Oh Land.[10] Ultimately, The EP was released for digital download and streaming in Denmark on 18 September 2019 through Tusk or Tooth Records.[11] Outside of Denmark, Replanting Family Tree was self-released by Oh Land to digital retailers.[12] Oh Land is credited as the primary artist on all editions of the E{, except the Spotify version, where Moon is also credited. American musician Thomas Bartlett solely produced Replanting Family Tree, and is credited with co-writing four of the five tracks.[1][12][11]

On 27 August 2019, the Arthur Moon Remix of "Salt" was announced as the EP's lead single.[9][13][14] It was released for digital download and streaming in various countries on 4 September of the same year.[15] In the US, the remix was distributed to campus radio stations for airplay on 24 September 2019, according to the North American College and Community Radio Chart.[16] The track listing for Replanting Family Tree revealed four remixes of songs, created by American musician Arthur Moon, that also appear in their original forms on Family Tree. The final song on Replanting Family Tree, "When a Hawk Comes By", is a previously unreleased song that was originally intended for the parent album.[12]

Music and songs
Thomas Bartlett (shown) produced Replanting Family Tree and co-wrote four of its five songs.

Replanting Family Tree is an electropop remix EP with an "energetic" and electronic-inspired sound that completely reworks the songs on Family Tree.[13][17][18] RJ Frometa from Vents magazine described it as a collection of lush electropop tracks.[13] River Beats's Jared Winkel called the EP a complete rework of Family Tree, which he described as a musical departure from Oh Land's previous works and "far more personal than anything she's ever released".[17] When working on the remixes, Moon was inspired to completely "reimagine" the songs on Family Tree and present them with an electronic-heavy production, unlike their original versions.[9][19] Regarding the opportunity to work with Oh Land on the project, Moon explained: "It was such a privilege to get to dig into the magical worlds Oh Land and Thomas Bartlett created on these recordings."[20] Oh Land explained the project's concept: "Replanting Family Tree is like the upside down of my album Family Tree. It's got a very electronic and playful vibe which gives the songs a different meaning... New soil, rainwater, sunlight gives an old tree with new roots in my forest."[17]

Replanting Family Tree contains with four remixes of songs from the parent album ("Salt", "Open", "Human Error", and "After the Storm") and one original song, "When a Hawk Comes By", which was written by Oh Land, her boyfriend Adnan Zukanovic, and Bartlett.[1] The EP opens with Moon's remix of "Salt", which adds "electro-handclaps, jittery beats, and piercing synth-blasts" to the original composition.[9] Eric Keith from Vinyl Chapters called it a "genre-busting" remix that is a "haunting and inventive piece".[19] The EP proceeds with "Open", a track that deconstructs its original version and is just over 2 minutes in length.[19] On the parent album, Bartlett receives a writing credit for "Open", but on Replanting Family Tree, Oh Land is credited as the song's sole writer and composer.[1][21] The "Human Error" remix premiered, in advance, days before the release of the EP, and its sound is noticeably "stripped down".[13][19] Moon's final Family Tree remix is for "After the Storm", which was described as an ambient pop song about "living in the moment".[19]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Vinyl Chapters[19]

Replanting Family Tree received generally favourable reviews from music critics, as did the EP's only original song, "When a Hawk Comes By". Keith awarded the EP a perfect 5 star rating, calling it a "refreshing and lush record". He also enjoyed "When a Hawk Comes By", writing that the song was "simply one of the most pleasant sounding things" he had listened to recently.[19] Winkel featured Replanting Family Tree on his semi-regularly published list of "The Best New Music You Haven't Heard Yet"; in his summary of the EP, he described Oh Land's vocals as powerful and commended Moon's ability to reimagine them in a "whole new atmosphere".[17] Barbara Streidl from Bayerischer Rundfunk's Bayern 2 channel reviewed "When a Hawk Comes By" on her weekly playlist in November 2019, giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars.[22]

Track listing
Replanting Family Tree track listing[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Salt" (Arthur Moon Remix)
  • Bartlett
  • Arthur Moon[a]
2:15
2."Open" (Arthur Moon Remix)Fabricius
  • Bartlett
  • Moon[a]
2:13
3."Human Error" (Arthur Moon Remix)
  • Fabricius
  • Bartlett
  • Adnan Zukanovic
  • Bartlett
  • Moon[a]
3:23
4."After the Storm" (Arthur Moon Remix)
  • Fabricius
  • Bartlett
  • Bartlett
  • Moon[a]
2:55
5."When a Hawk Comes By"
  • Fabricius
  • Bartlett
  • Zukanovic
Bartlett3:14
Total length:14:00

Notes:

  • ^[a] signifies a remixer

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify.[1]

  • Nanna Øland Fabricius – performer, writer
  • Arthur Moon – performer (tracks 1-4), remixer (tracks 1-4)
  • Thomas Bartlett – writer (tracks 1, 3-5), producer
  • Adnan Zukanovic – writer (tracks 2, 5)

Release history
Release dates and formats for Replanting Family Tree
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Denmark 18 September 2019
Tusk or Tooth [11]
Various[lower-alpha 2] Self-released [12]

Notes
  1. Arthur Moon is only credited as a lead artist on the Spotify edition of the EP.[1]
  2. Various regions excluding Denmark.

References
  1. Replanting Family Tree (Spotify digital EP). Oh Land, Arthur Moon. Oh Land. 2019. Spotify URI: 4n8KKcR6CpnyMBpGaHOfeH.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Kreps, Daniel (2 July 2018). "Oh Land to Return in 2019 with 'Deeply Personal' Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. Fernando, Madeleine (30 April 2019). "Oh Land Releases Her Most Vulnerable Album Yet in 'Family Tree': Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. "Oh Land – Family Tree – Tour" (in Danish). Musikhuset Aarhus. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. "Oh Land – Family Tree". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. References regarding the release of Family Tree by Oh Land on Apple Music:
  7. "Oh Land Releases New Single Kiss In Songs Featuring Devendra Banhart". BroadwayWorld. 25 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. Kenneally, Cerys (22 February 2019). "Oh Land shares endearing new track 'Brief Moment'". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. Scrudato, Ken (27 August 2019). "New Obsession: Oh Land and Arthur Moon Collab on Hypnotic New Single 'Salt'". BlackBook. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. "Oh Land". Hvass&Hannibal. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  11. Frometa, RJ (4 September 2019). "Oh Land & Arthur Moon Announce 'Replanting Family Tree' EP Out 9/18 + New Single 'Salt' + Tour". Vents. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. Orlandino, Nicola (6 September 2019). "[Streaming]: Oh Land – 'Salt' (Arthur Moon Remix)". Sons of Marketing. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. References regarding the release of "Salt (Arthur Moon Remix)" by Oh Land and Arthur Moon on Apple Music:
  14. "Going For Adds". NACC. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  15. Winkel, Jared (2 October 2019). "Under the Current: The Best New Music You Haven't Heard Yet". River Beats. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  16. Malt, Andy (9 January 2019). "Oh Land announces new album, Family Tree". Complete Music Update. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  17. Keith, Eric (17 September 2019). "Oh Land and Arthur Moon: Replanting Family Tree – EP review". Vinyl Chapters. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  18. Peters, Jo (18 September 2019). "Oh Land & Arthur Moon EP Out Today + 'Human Error' Premiered on Brightest Young Things + Tour". WithGuitars. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  19. Family Tree (LP liner notes). Oh Land. Universal Music Group, Tusk or Tooth Records. 2019. UNI 77 37921.CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. Streidl, Barbara (24 November 2019). "Playlist: Barbara Streidl" (in Danish). Bayern 2. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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