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Living Room Songs - Olafur Arnalds
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  • Summary: The songs were recorded in the Icelandic composer's living room and originally released on YouTube in October 2011.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. BBC Music
    Feb 8, 2012
    80
    It certainly meets every expectation, albeit without stretching far beyond anticipated designs.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Feb 8, 2012
    80
    Living Room Songs may not exceed 25 minutes in length but this is still an album to luxuriate in and one that fans of traditional classical composers such as Arvo Pärt and Henryk Górecki will find to their satisfaction.
  3. Beats Per Minute (formerly One Thirty BPM)
    Feb 8, 2012
    56
    Apart from the aptly titled "Film Credits," which, worthily, plays much like a ode to Max Richter, the music on the remainder of the album is left to unsatisfying and grey piano suites that don't sound destined for a more open setting nor benefit from the intimate setting of Arnalds' own living room.

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