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Icelandic composer Jófríður Ákadóttir’s latest album is generous, complex and alive with atmospheric textures and warm, reflective stories of love and loneliness.
3y
86
Museum is a haunting affair, delicate and understated at all times yet bold enough to be decidedly impressive.
3y
78
Engaging Icelandic singer floats in a sea of sound creating gentle squalls impossible to resist.
3y
73
With patient songwriting and gentle arrangements, the Icelandic art-pop musician portrays seismic emotional transformations through resounding moments of stillness.
3y
52
Museum’s all too few moments of engaging material are disappointing though, even if you consider it a transitionary album. Too often it sounds hollow, unfinished, and wanting for any kind of colour to fill in the lines.
3y
Sounds like a museum, feels like a museum, can get boring at times like a museum.
I'm a whore for art pop, so you better believe I was ready to hear this record, as well as being encapsulated by the very sleek and beautiful album cover. After a couple listens, I can say this album is extremely slow and very gentle. However, that doesn't come without its shortcomings. As much as I love slow, reflective music, this album does take its time getting going, and even then its maximum volume doesn't ... read more
two Scandinavian queens dropping in one week?? What is this Christmas? This album is so beautifully mixed and her voice perfectly floats over these ambient landscapes. It's been a good week for art pop!
I’ve been super excited for this album to be released, having had the tracks Life Man and Spectator on repeat since their individual releases. Icelandic singer JFDR aka Jófríður Ákadóttir is an artist that has been floating around my interest for quite a while now, so to finally deep dive into this album has been a true treat this week.
Firstly I’d like to state that this is without a doubt one of the most heart wrenching and beautiful albums ... read more
Like a museum, JFDR's 2023 album is intricate, fragile and beautiful. Her voice hovers over beautifully minimalist yet detailed arrangements, telling tales worded so gorgeously. I'm constantly in awe of this album every time I revisit it - with its feeling of spring, its lightness underpinned with emotional weight, and its every track feeling as though you're quietly observing a painting or historic object behind glass. This is a truly special body of work that took many repeat ... read more
Fire. Absolutely gorgeous sounding album. Really liked JFDR's last studio lp, but this still probably tops that. I do have to say, though, no songs on this album were quite "My Work" level, at least on first listen.
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Track List
| 1 | The Orchid 4:21 | 82 |
| 2 | Life Man 3:19 | 79 |
| 3 | Spectator 4:02 | 84 |
| 4 | Air Unfolding 3:51 | 80 |
| 5 | Flower Bridge 2:25 | 76 |
| 6 | Valentine 2:55 | 78 |
| 7 | Sideways Moon 4:53 | 82 |
| 8 | February 4:16 | 79 |
| 9 | Underneath the Sun 4:47 | 79 |
Total Length: 34 minutes
