Though certainly a work of art, Music For People in Trouble is wonderfully approachable. At its heart, the album is about beautiful, heart-rending melodies.
Music For People In Trouble is another exceptional masterpiece from the best songwriter around.
Music for People in Trouble is nothing short of a personal and professional triumph for Susanne Sundfør.
Music For People In Trouble will perhaps be a surprise for those who came to Sundfør via her last album, but they won’t be disappointed. This is an album full of hidden depths, stark emotion, and most importantly, absolutely beautiful songs.
As striking as her career-defining 2010 album, The Brothel.
Another triumph for Sundfør, who delivers complex, maudlin subjects with lightness and majesty.
Musically and lyrically, Music for People in Trouble retains the dark heart of the previous album, but the mood is more introspective, at least on the surface.
Susanne Sundfør’s new album Music For People In Trouble goes for simplicity over technology in her most personal work to date, conveying her feeling of wholeness as a musician again. The rule of ‘less is more’ can be a double-edged sword, but in this case simplicity is the clear winner.
Such militant introspection can sometimes be off-putting, but Music for People in Trouble is rooted in empathy, and even at its most cynical ... the warmth of its core radiates outward.
Music for People in Trouble is poetry without being poetry. It is one of the gentlest excursions of art pop to come this year. Susanne Sundfør might have perfected a sound she has been searching for.
As the album’s title suggests, Sundfør wishes to pour oil on the choppy waters of a weary world, and the warm clarity of her voice offers beautiful moments of respite.
Another triumphant album for one of the most underrated artist.
Edit. It's definitely a grower
The feeling of being carried away, not cherished, not nourished, not taken care of, but carried away by life may strike many as a shock too harsh to handle. And it is, if one suddenly realizes he or she has been cast away like a leave driven aimless by the wind. The utter sense of helplessness that overtakes us all, inevitably, at a certain point of our lives.
Responsible for one of 2015's most intriguing synthpop releases, norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør's Music for People ... read more
Rating each track individually;
84 - Mantra
87 - Reincarnation
83 - Good Luck Bad Luck
90 - The Sound Of War
79 - Music For People In Trouble
88 - Bedtime Story
98 - Undercover
92 - No One Believes In Love Anymore
93 - The Golden Age
89 - Mountaineers (featuring John Grant)
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1 | Mantra 3:31 | 82 |
2 | Reincarnation 4:05 | 84 |
3 | Good Luck Bad Luck 3:40 | 83 |
4 | The Sound of War 7:49 | 86 |
5 | Music for People in Trouble 2:55 | 75 |
6 | Bedtime Story 3:31 | 85 |
7 | Undercover 4:17 | 94 |
8 | No One Believes in Love Anymore 5:21 | 87 |
9 | The Golden Age 4:09 | 88 |
10 | Mountaineers 5:21 feat. John Grant | 82 |
#30 | / | Uncut |
#31 | / | MOJO |
#34 | / | Q Magazine |
#45 | / | The Line of Best Fit |
#49 | / | musicOMH |
#59 | / | Gorilla vs. Bear |
#84 | / | Piccadilly Records |
/ | AllMusic |