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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Icelandic singer-songwriter Ólöf Arnalds features Skúli Sverrisson (who also produced) and Davíð Þór Jónsson.
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- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk
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Dec 5, 2025Throughout, Spíra's soft, intricate arrangements, earnest vocals, and frequent minor modes give it a quality that's exquisite and haunting at once, making it an excellent entry point to an artist due for rediscovery.
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MojoDec 5, 2025Otherworldly as it is ineffably uplifting. [Jan 2026, p.82]
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Record CollectorDec 5, 2025Spira finds Arnalds' talent revivified, blooming to earthy, dreamy and transporting effect. [Christmas 2025, p.132]
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UncutDec 5, 2025These deceptively simple, acoustic songs of nature, family and love, so spritely they sometimes only narrowly escape mawkishness, could be centuries old, but sound as if they're being sung for the first time. [Review of the Year 2025, p.21]