Reviews
'A majestic debut album. Achingly beautiful!'
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Rock Sound
'Iceland's best new export comes in the shape of Eulogy For Evolution!' -
Clash
'With this impressive first album, Ólafur Arnalds is sure to gain a well deserved place amongst the new generation of classical composers that have been emerging in recent years. Eulogy For Evolution is a truly accomplished work which shows not only a good understanding of contemporary music forms, but also a great musical maturity.'
(4.6/5) Top 17 Album Of The Year –
The Milk Factory
'An auspicious debut from a promising young talent.' -
Drowned In Sound
'A series of orchestral movements that pull the heartstrings like a marionette.'
(8/10) Top 12 Album Of The Year -
The Silent Ballet
'I had this for diner!' -
Guardian
'Slow moving melodies that ache with meaning, forcing themselves in and out of focus. Sublime!' -
Chiller Cabinet / Chill Radio
'Arnald’s work is brave, unique and defiantly outré. True to its name, Eulogy for Evolution is enough to send creationists running to Darwin.'
(9/10) -
CD Times
'One of the most intelligent, well-crafted and utterly beautiful records of the year.'
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In It For The Money Zine
'If you thought Sigur Rós had the patent on hauntingly beautiful and meticulously compelling music coming out of Iceland, then Ólafur Arnalds is here to educate you otherwise.'
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UK Music Search
'Gentle, epic, beautiful, visceral, masterful and utterly essential. Juxtapositions fully intended.'
(5/5) –
Is This Music?
'Ólafur Arnalds is definitely going places on the strength of this album.' –
Oban FM (Scotland)
'Arnalds' highly cinematic approach has that same instantly digestible quality that Johannsson, and for that matter Max Richter, are able to tap into. Gorgeous!' -
Boomkat Records
'His debut full-length isn't just a eulogy for one man, it's the eulogy for all mankind.'
Record of the Week –
Radio K, Minneapolis (US)
'One of my favourites this year!'
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Radio 100 (NL)
Top 9 Album Of The Year –
Caleidoscoop (NL)
Album of the week -
Urban Desire (GER)
'Best debut I've heard in a long time'
(4/5) -
Rjominn (IS)
(4.5/5) -
Poisonfree.com
(4/5) -
Morgunblaðið (IS)
(9/10) –
Visions (GER)
(9/10) –
Sound Mag (GER)
(4/5) –
Laut.de (GER)
(8.5/10) -
Rock Hard (GER)
Links
olafurarnalds.com