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some kind of peace
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Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Icelandic composer features guest appearances from Bonobo, JFDR and Josin.
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
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  1. Clash Music
    Nov 5, 2020
    90
    It’s a truly delightful experience that delights in its unexpected and uncompromising approach to positivity. The art work and overall feel of the compositions may speak to a chilly, typically Nordic solitude, while the music of this record is anything but. 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.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Nov 5, 2020
    90
    On Some Kind Of Peace, Arnalds has once again crafted an genre-defining album that serves as a much needed moment of reflection.
  3. Mojo
    Nov 5, 2020
    80
    Icily cinematic, Arnalds has a widescreen future. [Dec 2020, p.85]
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  4. Dusted Magazine
    Nov 18, 2020
    80
    Using simple piano motifs and minor key strings augmented with electronics and voice, some kind of peace is an album of delicate beauty. It is beguiling in the way it shifts focus between the general and specific.
  5. AllMusic
    Nov 5, 2020
    70
    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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  1. mathmoura
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    Lindo álbum, talvez o melhor do ano: além da duração ser pequena, ele tem letras lindas a as melodias bem construídas.
  2. Nasalis
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Beautifully atmospheric, restful music, bringing comfort in a turbulent year, Probably Arnalds best work yet. A masterpiece,
  4. matthewmirliani
    Nov 9, 2020
    10
    Easily the most beautiful and heartbreaking record of the year, some kind of peace is a gorgeous mix of soft EDM and New Age, dominated byEasily the most beautiful and heartbreaking record of the year, some kind of peace is a gorgeous mix of soft EDM and New Age, dominated by piano, strings, and ambient soundscapes. While mostly an instrumental venture that spiritually echoes last year’s Ghosteen, the vocalist-featured songs sound as if they have been lifted from Bjork’s Homogenic and Radiohead’s In Rainbows. It’s a haunting, snow-laden journey - the most enchanting and strangely uplifting sadcore, that reaches cinematic heights each time the strings swell.… Expand