Arnalds’ latest offering once again evokes the ocean, except that, where once we teetered on cliffs looking down at it, Some Kind of Peace sees us now enveloped by its quiet depths.
On Some Kind Of Peace, Arnalds has once again crafted an genre-defining album that serves as a much needed moment of reflection.
A late year treasure that shouldn't be overlooked, it is as timely as it is timeless, and as needed now as any musical work of the last year or so.
Succeeding 2018's gimmicky algorithmic re:member, Some Kind Of Peace gives shape to lockdown with simpatico collaborators: Brighton's Bonobo on fuzzy opener Loom and the Bjork-delicate vocal of JFDR aka Jofridur Akadottir, icing a patted drumbeat and digital finger clicks on Back To The Sky.
Even with the occasional programmed drums, some kind of peace is a consistently tranquil set, with enough shape and variety to the tracks to stave off ambient or easy listening claims.
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