Ólöf Arnalds - German Fields
On this, her third solo album but first sung in English, Ólöf Arnalds weaves folk landscapes around simple guitar lines and her leaping, dancing vocals. Every now and then her delivery threatens to send the whole thing careering into twee valley; that this never happens is testament to her skill and an endearing way with harmonies. If anything, hearing her voice curl around and through the English lyrics lends this crowdfunded project even a little feel of magic.