Odin's Raven Magic
by Sigur Rós
  • Record Label: Krunk
  • Release Date: Dec 4, 2020
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    Dec 7, 2020
    60
    There are occasional missteps – the closing two minutes of Dvergmál veer worryingly close to windswept arena rock, and elsewhere there’s a ponderousness in places – but this is a good document of a bold artistic move.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Dec 4, 2020
    60
    ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’s is built on incredibly specific foundations – the particulars of Norse Mythology and medieval Scandinavian poetry is certainly niche – so key aspects feel lost in translation without a hefty visual component or matching blurb. It feels less like conventional album, and more like a live piece immortalised on record.

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. JLuis_001
    Jan 22, 2021
    8
    Sigur Rós is back!!!!
    Well sort of. This album is actually the release of music that was composed 18 years ago for a special project.
    The    Sigur Rós is back!!!!
    Well sort of. This album is actually the release of music that was composed 18 years ago for a special project.

    The composition was a collaboration by Sigur Rós, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen, Páll Guðmundsson and Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir.

    Those who haven't heard this music before may be surprised because this is closer to the music that Jónsi makes with his partner Alex Somers, than the ambient that characterizes Sigur Rós.

    So be warned because this a full classical album. Not a single note of rock music.

    Notable Tracks

    > Prologus
    > Alföður orkar
    > Stendur æva
    > Áss hinn hvíti
    > Dagrenning    … Full Review »
  2. Mental_Fitness
    Dec 7, 2020
    8
    Perhaps not as experimental as their previous releases or as it was in its original form given it has been gestating since its live debut inPerhaps not as experimental as their previous releases or as it was in its original form given it has been gestating since its live debut in 2002, but it is undeniably Sigur Ros and perhaps better when not trying to be understood as a narrative piece.

    There is not the usual level of originality on show here but overall it fills the great hall it manifests and Steindór Andersen's rendition of sections of the original poem is a high point.

    I've been lost in the flow of its ancient magic, haunting vocals and sweeping orchestral arrangements for days now.    … Full Review »
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