| Susanne Sundfør |
Music for People in Trouble |
Susanne Sundfør — Music for People in Trouble (Sept. 8, 2017) 
≡♦ Na svém prvním albu od svého mezinárodního průlomu, dělá Sundfør překvapující a napínavý levý obrat. Nezapomínejme, že předtím měla doma tři alba jako #1. Už s pátým studiovým albem v roce 2015, Desert Love Songs, Susanne Sundfør destilovala experimentální písničku svých dřívějších prací — bohatou estetiku, která láskyplně rozložila elektropopové normy — do nečekaně přístupného celku. S důrazem na synthy a melodii a s norskou skulpcí stále dostupného živého člověka, rozšířila se její fanbáze mimo skandanavskou pevnost. Jak naznačuje název alba, Sundfør si přeje nalít hojivý olej do rozbouřených vod unaveného světa a vřelá jasnost jejího hlasu nabízí krásné chvíle odpočinku. Hudba pro lidi v potížích možná bude překvapením pro ty, kteří přišli do kontaktu s hudbou Sundfør přes ta první alba, nebudou však zklamáni. Jedná se o album plné skrytých hloubek, naprostých emocí a co je nejdůležitější, krásných písní. Nenechte si ujít tento briliant: je to docela geniální album. This Norwegian singer~songwriter has topped the charts in her homeland and won critical praise with her rich, delicate, and poignant music.
≡♦ “Everybody’s got issues. We are all insane. It’s not a political album, and it’s not therapy. It’s music that you can listen to [in order] to hear somebody else is thinking the things you are thinking. We are killing our planet. You can engage politically, you can join Greenpeace, but at the same time you can still feel really sad and scared and appalled. This album is about trying to find a way to stay sane and calm.” — Sundfør regarding the album’s title Birth name: Susanne Aartun Sundfør
Born: 19 March 1986, Haugesund, Rogaland
Styles: Alternative Singer~Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock
Location: Haugesund, Oslo, Norway
Album release: September 8, 2017
Record Label: Bella Union
Duration: 44:43
Tracks:
01 Mantra 3:31
02 Reincarnation 4:05
03 Good Luck Bad Luck 3:41
04 The Sound of War 7:49
05 Music for People in Trouble 2:55
06 Bedtime Story 3:31
07 Undercover 4:18
08 No One Believes in Love Anymore 5:21
09 The Golden Age 4:10
10 Mountaineers, feat. John Grant 5:22
℗© 2017 Sonnet Sound Ltd under exclusive license to Bella Union
Producer: Susanne Sundfør, Jørgen Træen
• All tracks written by Susanne Sundfør
AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger | Score: ****
≡♦ The sixth studio long~player from the Norwegian singer/songwriter, Music for People in Trouble sees Susanne Sundfør ditching the glacial dancefloor synth pop of 2015’s acclaimed Ten Love Songs and looking inward. Written during a period of personal upheaval — a huge star in her native Norway, the success of Ten Love Songs, among other things, nearly broke her — the stark and aptly named set delivers all of the emotional richness of its predecessor, but in a more meditative voice.
≡♦ Willfully intimate, Sundfør’s vocals, powerful as always, are more often than not accompanied only by piano or guitar. A classically trained pianist who isn’t afraid to incorporate elements of jazz, folk, and musique concrète into her pieces — the latter disposition looms large on the fractured title cut — Sundfør’s songs are both relatable and alien; dispatches from a planet whose axis is tilted a single degree further out from the plane of its orbit around the sun than our own. Contrast is key, like the thermal pedal steel that punctuates the otherwise downcast “Reincarnation,” the ambient footsteps, cell phone beeps, and wandering clarinet that highlight the cruel boredom of insomnia on the evocative “Bedtime Stories,” and the arm~hair~raising crescendo of the majestic, John Grant~assisted closer “Mountaineers.” 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 woebegone “No One Believes in Love Anymore” comes to mind — the warmth of its core radiates outward. ≡♦ http://www.allmusic.com/ Review
Gary Kaill, September 5th, 2017 15:45
≡♦ On her first album since her international breakthrough, Sundfør makes a startling, thrilling left turn.
≡♦ http://thequietus.com/articles/23127-susanna-sundfor-music-for-people-in-trouble-album-review
By Sam Shepherd | first published: 4 Sep 2017 | Score: ****
≡♦ https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/susanne-sundfor-music-people-trouble
Label: https://bellaunion.greedbag.com/
♦≡________________________________________________________≡♦
| Susanne Sundfør |
Music for People in Trouble |
≡♦ “Everybody’s got issues. We are all insane. It’s not a political album, and it’s not therapy. It’s music that you can listen to [in order] to hear somebody else is thinking the things you are thinking. We are killing our planet. You can engage politically, you can join Greenpeace, but at the same time you can still feel really sad and scared and appalled. This album is about trying to find a way to stay sane and calm.” — Sundfør regarding the album’s title Birth name: Susanne Aartun Sundfør
Born: 19 March 1986, Haugesund, Rogaland
Styles: Alternative Singer~Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock
Location: Haugesund, Oslo, Norway
Album release: September 8, 2017
Record Label: Bella Union
Duration: 44:43
Tracks:
01 Mantra 3:31
02 Reincarnation 4:05
03 Good Luck Bad Luck 3:41
04 The Sound of War 7:49
05 Music for People in Trouble 2:55
06 Bedtime Story 3:31
07 Undercover 4:18
08 No One Believes in Love Anymore 5:21
09 The Golden Age 4:10
10 Mountaineers, feat. John Grant 5:22
℗© 2017 Sonnet Sound Ltd under exclusive license to Bella Union
Producer: Susanne Sundfør, Jørgen Træen
• All tracks written by Susanne Sundfør
AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger | Score: ****
≡♦ The sixth studio long~player from the Norwegian singer/songwriter, Music for People in Trouble sees Susanne Sundfør ditching the glacial dancefloor synth pop of 2015’s acclaimed Ten Love Songs and looking inward. Written during a period of personal upheaval — a huge star in her native Norway, the success of Ten Love Songs, among other things, nearly broke her — the stark and aptly named set delivers all of the emotional richness of its predecessor, but in a more meditative voice.
≡♦ Willfully intimate, Sundfør’s vocals, powerful as always, are more often than not accompanied only by piano or guitar. A classically trained pianist who isn’t afraid to incorporate elements of jazz, folk, and musique concrète into her pieces — the latter disposition looms large on the fractured title cut — Sundfør’s songs are both relatable and alien; dispatches from a planet whose axis is tilted a single degree further out from the plane of its orbit around the sun than our own. Contrast is key, like the thermal pedal steel that punctuates the otherwise downcast “Reincarnation,” the ambient footsteps, cell phone beeps, and wandering clarinet that highlight the cruel boredom of insomnia on the evocative “Bedtime Stories,” and the arm~hair~raising crescendo of the majestic, John Grant~assisted closer “Mountaineers.” 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 woebegone “No One Believes in Love Anymore” comes to mind — the warmth of its core radiates outward. ≡♦ http://www.allmusic.com/ Review
Gary Kaill, September 5th, 2017 15:45
≡♦ On her first album since her international breakthrough, Sundfør makes a startling, thrilling left turn.
≡♦ http://thequietus.com/articles/23127-susanna-sundfor-music-for-people-in-trouble-album-review
By Sam Shepherd | first published: 4 Sep 2017 | Score: ****
≡♦ https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/susanne-sundfor-music-people-trouble
Label: https://bellaunion.greedbag.com/
♦≡________________________________________________________≡♦