Sudden Elevation by Ólöf Arnalds
Produced by faithful collaborator Skúli Sverrisson and largely recorded in a two-week, partially snowed-in, autumn 2011 stint in a seaside cabin in Hvalfjörður (literally 'Whale-fjord'), in the west of Iceland, with overdubs and mixing at Ólöf's house in Reykjavík and at Sigur Rós's Sundlaugin (Swimming Pool) studio at Álafoss, Sudden Elevation finds Ólöf inhabiting a drier, more stripped-back sound world than was previously the case.
Tracklist
| 1. | German Fields | 3:50 |
| 2. | Bright And Still | 3:17 |
| 3. | Return Again | 3:50 |
| 4. | Treat Her Kindly | 2:50 |
| 5. | Call It What You Want | 4:04 |
| 6. | A Little Grim | 2:56 |
| 7. | Fear Less | 2:53 |
| 8. | Numbers And Names | 3:19 |
| 9. | Sudden Elevation | 3:56 |
| 10. | The Joke | 1:44 |
| 11. | Onwards And Upwards | 2:35 |
| 12. | Perfect | 3:41 |
Credits
released April 2, 2013
All songs and lyrics written by Ólöf Arnalds
Produced by Skúli Sverrisson
Ólöf Arnalds: Voice, backing vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitar, charango, Celesta, violin, viola, Koto Harp and Harpsichord.
Skúli Sverrisson: Bass, electric guitar, shorty, Harmonium.
Magnús Tryggvason Elíassen: Percussion on Tracks 1, 5, 6, 8
Klara Arnalds: Backing vocals on tracks 2 and 8.
Dagný Arnalds, piano on track 3.
(p) 2013 One Little Indian Records
© 2013 One Little Indian Records
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by
One Little Indian Records.
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Made in the E.U.
All songs and lyrics written by Ólöf Arnalds
Produced by Skúli Sverrisson
Ólöf Arnalds: Voice, backing vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitar, charango, Celesta, violin, viola, Koto Harp and Harpsichord.
Skúli Sverrisson: Bass, electric guitar, shorty, Harmonium.
Magnús Tryggvason Elíassen: Percussion on Tracks 1, 5, 6, 8
Klara Arnalds: Backing vocals on tracks 2 and 8.
Dagný Arnalds, piano on track 3.
(p) 2013 One Little Indian Records
© 2013 One Little Indian Records
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by
One Little Indian Records.
All Rights reserved. Reproduction, copying, hiring lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.
Made in the E.U.
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Ólöf Arnalds is an Icelandic singer. Her voice has been called "otherworldly" by The New York Times, "stunning" by SPIN, "bewitching" by Rolling Stone, "remarkable" by the NME, "ethereal" by Vanity Fair and "impossibly lovely" by Paste.