History Music / Kent

** Done with several songs on the album ''Röd''.

* GrimUpNorth: Many of their songs are about this feeling, for example "Stoppa mig Juni (Lilla Ego)", "Ingenting", "Columbus" and "LSD, någon?", just to name a few.

* BoleroEffect: "Stoppa mig Juni", "Förlåtelsen", the [[EpicInstrumentalOpener intros]] of "Mirage" and "Mannen i den vita hatten".

* TheCityVsTheCountry: Many of their songs are about moving from a small town to a big city, and the following emotion of feeling lost. Examples are "Columbus" or "LSD, någon?". "Ensam lång väg hem" is about the opposite: Realising that you are missing the city after spending some time in the country.

* TheCityVsTheCountry: Many of their songs are about moving from a small town to a big city, and the following emotion of feeling lost. Examples are "Columbus" or "LSD, någon?"

* {{Mondegreen}}: The [[GratuitousFrench French]] line "''Tellement loin de ce monde"''[[note]]''Long away from this world''[[/note]] in "Ff" was misunderstood ''a lot''. A few examples what people heard instead are "Demoner som gror"[[note]]''Demons who grow''[[/note]], "En blåval i bur"[[note]]''A blue whale in a cage''[[/note]], "Där moln löser mord"[[note]]''Where clouds break murder cases''[[/note]] and "Det ordnar sig nog"[[note]]''Things will straighten out.''[[/note]].

* LaBelleEpoque: They have a song that is called so, however it is about today Sweden.

* NewSoundAlbum: After releasing several albums usually classified as Alternative Rock, Kent released ''Tillbaka till samtiden'' a Synthpop/-rock album. They more or less kept that sound and idetify themselves as a pop band now.

''Kent'' (May 16, 1990 – December 17, 2016) was a Swedish alternative rock band from Eskilstuna, consisting of Joakim "Jocke" Berg, Martin Sköld, Sami Sirviö and Markus Mustonen.

* NewSoundAlbum: After releasing several albums, usually classified as Alternative/Pop Rock, Kent released ''Tillbaka till samtiden'' and ''Röd'', two synthpop/rock albums. After that they started mixing their old style with their new style.

They were the most popular rock/pop band in Sweden and Scandinavia with twelve released studio albums and over three million sold records. With the exceptions of two TranslatedCoverVersion albums, all of their songs are written in Swedish. Their music style is often described as "[[GrimUpNorth melancholic]]" and they are sometimes described to be the Swedish answer to British Bands like Music/{{Keane}} or Music/{{Coldplay}}.

On the 20th of March 2016, the band has released their last studio album ''Då som nu för alltid''. Their last concert was on the 17th of December 2016.

They were the most popular rock/pop band in Sweden and Scandinavia with twelve released studio albums and over three million sold records. With a few exceptions all of their songs are written in Swedish. Their music style is often described as "[[GrimUpNorth melancholic]]" and they are sometimes described to be the Swedish answer to British Bands like Music/{{Keane}} or Music/{{Coldplay}}.

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''Kent'' (May 16, 1990 – December 17, 2016) was a Swedish alternative rock band found in 1990 and releasing their first album in 1995, consisting of Joakim "Jocke" Berg, Martin Sköld, Sami Sirviö and Markus Mustonen. Past members were Harri Mänty and Martin Roos.

They were the most popular rock/pop band in Sweden and Scandinavia with twelve released studio albums and over three million sold records. With a few exceptions all of their songs are written in Swedish. Their music style is often described as "melancholic" and they are sometimes described to be the Swedish answer to British Bands like Music/{{Keane}} or Music/{{Coldplay}}.

* EpicRocking: "Ensammast i Sverige (8:20), "En Timme En Minut" (8:11), "747" ([[RunningTimeInTheTitle 7:47]]), "Det finns inga ord" (6:59), "Vals för satan" (6:47), "Mannen i den vita hatten" (6:38), Stoppa mig Juni (6:22), "Falska Profeter" (6:20), "Sjukhus" (6:16)

* EpicRocking: "Ensammast i Sverige (8:20), "En Timme En Minut" (8:11), "747" ([[RunningTimeInTheTitle 7:47]]), "Mannen i den vita hatten" (6:38), Stoppa mig Juni (6:22), "Falska Profeter" (6:20), "Sjukhus" (6:16)

** Done with several songs on the album ''Röd''

** Done with several songs on the album "Röd".

* AlbumIntroSong: "18:29-4" is the intro to the album "Röd" and surprisingly sounds like it's sung by a church choir.

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: Epically done between "Sömnen" and "Vy från ett luftslott".

* FadeOut: "Den andra sidan", "Socker", "Hur jag fick dig att älska mig", "Ff", "Chans", "Columbus", "Alla mot alla"