In the Silence
by Ásgeir
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Jan 21, 2014
    85
    There’s nary a misstep, and yet, it still sounds as raw as a carcass in a butcher’s window.
  2. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Feb 4, 2014
    80
    A natural wonder.
  3. Uncut
    Feb 4, 2014
    80
    This English-language version is a beautiful thing. [Dec 2013, p.63]
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  5. musicOMH.com
    Jan 24, 2014
    80
    With such impressive source material to play, they hardly need to embellish it.
  6. Mojo
    Jan 23, 2014
    80
    Asgeir's voice is the first thing that grabs you. [Feb 2014, p.91]
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  7. Clash Music
    Jan 21, 2014
    80
    A richly melodic, welcomingly melancholic debut.
  8. Drowned In Sound
    Jan 21, 2014
    80
    The everything-but-the-kitchen-sink promotional campaign--an appearance on Made In Chelsea here, a cover of ‘Wrecking Ball’ on Dutch radio there--might smack of desperation. Fortunately, In the Silence is more than good enough to dispel any such impressions.
  9. The Independent (UK)
    Jan 21, 2014
    80
    Gudmundur Kristinn Jónsson's production envelops Asgeir's fragile gifts in delicately wrought arrangements.
  10. AllMusic
    Apr 1, 2014
    70
    Although it's unlikely In the Silence will have quite the same impact on the charts beyond the shores of Iceland, it does suggest another musical gem has been unearthed from the island's formidable pool of talent.
  11. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jan 27, 2014
    70
    It’s easy to hear his plaintive songs, full of heartbreak, mountains and fjords, and picture Ásgeir recording in Bon Iver-style isolation.
  12. The Observer (UK)
    Jan 27, 2014
    60
    In the Silence remains deeply pleasant, if a little polite.
  13. The Guardian
    Jan 23, 2014
    60
    When not humming, Ásgeir has a beautiful voice, high and clear, which he uses to sing some very pretty songs, albeit of a kind that seem predestined to waft gently in the background of TV ads or romcoms.

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. chr1so
    May 5, 2014
    10
    Loved it on the first listen and it just gets better and better each time. Bit of a mix between James Blake and Bon Iver. This is cliche butLoved it on the first listen and it just gets better and better each time. Bit of a mix between James Blake and Bon Iver. This is cliche but it does take you away to another place… Full Review »
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