Olafur Arnalds - ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness

Review by Luke Slater

If it's not the changes of pace which draws you into the heart then it's the intensity. Each and every time I've entered the world painted by Arnalds I've found it hard to leave, to stop listening to make dinner, make a drink or do anything... Upon the release of his full-length from last year, we said: “If Dyad 1909’s accomplishments serve as any indicator, his next full-length is likely to be a definitive statement.” For Arnalds to be defined by this alone would be no shame at all though, given his career ethic to date, it's not a possibility that he'll ever settle for that. »