First Light

Jónsi's newest solo record embraces an overwhelming love for nature, and all its tiny little details and inhabitants. It is consistently pretty and joyful, but it doesn't really manage to showcase anything novel or even very substantial.

First Light often feels like a cheap youtube chillout playlist of generic ambient tracks. But you know what? That's not even a big problem for me. I think Jónsi just wanted to create somehting that's beutiful in a simple way ... read more

Jonsi is one of my favourite artists. Sigur Ros' music is very dear to me. It's some of the most beautiful and emotionally powerful music out there in my opinion. That beautfy does translate here, with the Modern Classical instrumentation that is reminiscent of Sigur Ros' work. However, here I find the songwriting to just be a bit lacking. The album isn't that memorable. There are no real melodies that stick. It's all just pleasant while it's on, but also ... read more