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Some Kind of Peace
You can't control what this year does to you. You can control how you meet it. 38 minutes of piano that feel like permission to stop gripping.
Who it's for
Arnalds has said the album is about accepting life's circumstances, choosing how to respond, daring to be vulnerable and the importance of rituals, and that life can feel harmonious even when little is under our control.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Some Kind of Peace is an album by Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds, released on Mercury KX on 6 November 2020. Arnalds called it his most personal record, about what it means to be alive, daring to be vulnerable and the importance of rituals, made against the backdrop of a chaotic world.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal; also on CD/vinyl.
Before you start
Age: Not verified (instrumental; suggested all ages)
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all –Emily Dickinson, “Hope is the thing with feathers” (poem 314)
