Susanne Sundfør - Music for People in Trouble
Oct 18, 2017
65
“Ten Love Songs” is probably one of the best pure pop albums of this decade, and set my expectations very high for its follow-up. Sadly, “Music For People In Trouble” leaves me cold. Susanne’s vocals and the arrangements are consistently gorgeous, but the approach is so stripped-back and purposefully restrained that the qualities that make her unique are less tangible, and the most noticeable parts don’t stand out for the right reasons – certain flourishes and spoken-word portions interrupt the flow. This is an incredibly nitpicky review but I know that she’s capable of better because we’ve heard her do better. And of course there are good things here – closer “Mountaineers” plays like a conclusion to “Memorial” from “Ten Love Songs,” and it’s utterly flooring. Willing to give this a few more listens in case it grows on me.
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