Ultraviolet (Poets of the Fall album)

Ultraviolet is the eighth studio album by Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall, released on 5 October 2018 through Insomniac.^[2] As stated in interviews, the album is the second part of a trilogy, the first part being their prior album. The album deals with the unseen world, the ultraviolet spectrum of light, which can, at times, be harmful. It's all that which we are not aware of, but which still affects us and influences us in our daily lives. How we perceive things and how we make choices and act based on those perceptions.^[3]

Ultraviolet
Studio album by Poets of the Fall
Released	5 October 2018
Recorded	Poets HQ
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:07
Label	Insomniac
Producer	Poets of the Fall
Poets of the Fall chronology
Clearview (2016) Ultraviolet (2018) Ghostlight (2022)
Singles from Ultraviolet
"False Kings" Released: 31 January 2018 "Dancing on Broken Glass" Released: 7 September 2018 "The Sweet Escape" Released: 10 May 2019 "Partir Avec Moi (French version of "The Sweet Escape")" Released: 16 May 2019 "My Dark Disquiet" Released: 27 August 2019

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Distorted Sound	6/10[1]

Reception

Reviews from critics have been relatively positive. Though a bit of a departure from their rock sound and containing more pop elements, the album does still contain rock and also some prog elements that are comparable to the Von Hertzen Brothers, and the band was praised as such by critics. A reviewer from Maximum Volume Music applauded them for "not simply sticking to what was a winning formula and for mixing styles up", while also stating how this would be very dividing for fans from the early days, but how it will also win a few new ones.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Poets of the Fall.

Ultraviolet track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dancing on Broken Glass"	3:54
2.	"My Dark Disquiet"	5:10
3.	"False Kings"	3:31
4.	"Fool's Paradise"	4:33
5.	"Standstill"	3:47
6.	"The Sweet Escape"	5:30
7.	"Moments Before the Storm"	4:26
8.	"In a Perfect World"	4:46
9.	"Angel"	4:22
10.	"Choir of Cicadas"	5:04

Notes

• The track "My Dark Disquiet", was featured in the 2019 Remedy Entertainment game Control.^[5]

Personnel

Poets of the Fall

• Marko Saaresto – vocals
• Olli Tukiainen – lead guitar
• Jaska Mäkinen – rhythm guitar
• Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen – keyboards, production
• Jani Snellman – bass
• Jari Salminen – drums, percussion

Charts

Chart performance for Ultraviolet

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	1