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Sudden Elevation

Olof Arnalds

Sudden Elevation

Third solo album from the Icelandic ambient indie folk / indie pop singer-songwriter, and the first to be recorded in English

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
One Little Indian
UK Release date
04/02/2013
US Release date
05/03/2013
  1. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Feyness and vocal idiosyncrasy are familiar tics of recent Icelandic pop, but to her credit, Arnalds delivers both without trying your nerves
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  2. 8.0 |   Clash

    The lyrics are always playing second fiddle to her utterly captivating vocals
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    An even more intimate affair. Print edition only

  4. 7.9 |   Beats Per Minute

    It’s Ólöf’s voice that really captures your attention
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  5. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Arnalds’s music is based upon tradition and the tiny innovations that an awareness of those traditions allows rather than novelty
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  6. 7.0 |   DIY

    Singing in English will no doubt attract new audiences. She can only go further from there
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  7. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Another solid display of Arnalds’ talents and is arguably the LP that most newcomers to the singer-songwriter should arrive at first
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  8. 7.0 |   The 405

    An intellectually aware and inwardly brittle record that intertwines this conflict into mesmerising ephemera
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  9. 6.5 |   Bowlegs

    The artist’s conceptual premeditation is the record's greatest weakness, it’s a little too perfect
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  10. 6.0 |   Mojo

    More linear, less abstract than predecessor Innundir Skinni. Print edition only

  11. 6.0 |   Q

    Sacrifices her native tongue and most of her earlier tweeness, while retaining her capacity to move and enchant. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It’s all too common for the songs to merely float by, neither enticing you to pursue nor burdening you into reflection, which is a shame as Ólöf is more than capable of writing stunning songs
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  13. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Elegant, bittersweet, emotional tales about heartbreak and love
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