Her sister Johanna has had a similar experience and said in the same interview: "It just came to us in different ways, having breakdowns, crying on stage, feeling it was too much ... We decided together we needed a break, and it was really hard for me to do that.

[5] The song "My Wild Sweet Love" was initially written for the 2014 film The Fault in Our Stars but was rejected.

The album closer "Nothing Has to Be True" was written on a Gibson guitar from 1928 bought as a gift by Jack White.

Singer-songwriter Laura Veirs can be heard on the song "Hem of Her Dress" along with Klara and Johanna's mother and brother.

[5] In support of the album the band announced a North-American tour for the spring of 2018 with ensuing dates for the UK, Europe and Australia.

[11] Marcy Donelson of AllMusic considered Ruins "never complacent, though, keeping its rough, rustic edges.

concluded: "Lyrically and sonically, Ruins helps First Aid Kit gives listeners a mature, realized and often heartbreaking version of this young band's oeuvre.

"[16] Drowned in Sound's Joe Goggins gave the album a mixed review stating: "The question hanging over it, though, is how long First Aid Kit can get away with making revisions to the original model before the law of diminishing returns begins to kick in hard.

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