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Start Date: November 10, 2022
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"They Only Talk About The Weather" is an album of acute emotional exploration. It"s Arny"s coming-of-age journey, from writing in school, staring out of dorm room windows, being on the road, to today. With poetic proficiency and a knack for composing melodies that bury themselves deep into the subconscious, Arny writes of loneliness and existentialism with stark relatability. There"s a quiet confidence that comes from these tracks; crystal clear in their conception, completely honest, and masterfully arranged. She walks us through her relationships growing up and her realisations about other people as well as herself. We listen as she unpacks herself to a backdrop of vividly painted natural landscapes.The album"s relationship with weather is noteworthy. Examining her surroundings is how Arny puts to words her feelings. The sparsely populated and confined Westfjord peninsula in north-western Iceland is its own character here, and the bitter but playful snow colours her deeply personal prose across the whole LP. In this sense, "They Only Talk About The Weather" can be a warming comfort to those who need it most as ice forms outside and nights fall earlier in the evening.Musically she draws inspiration from folk and blues roots, utilising a less-is-more approach to convey openness, choosing to rely mostly on the delicate strumming of acoustics and her dulcet voice. On two tracks, "cold aired breeze" and "ties", Arny plays with a full band for the first time on record, adding layers of shuffling drums, soaring lap steel and synth padding to emphasise impact. Elsewhere on the album minor flourishes reveal themselves constantly, rewarding repeat listens.Arny"s also gained a great deal of experience in a short space, being an active touring artist for the first time. She cites influences from the likes of Andy Shauf, Phoebe Bridgers, Bon Iver, Leif Vollebekk and Gregory Alan Isakov. Born and raised in a small town called Isafjördur, she attended music school from the age of 6 learning to play the piano a...

Trackliste

A1 Whatever It Means
A2 Cold Aired Breeze
A3 Balcony
A4 Sniglar
A5 The Wind Was Blowing
B1 The World Is Between Us
B2 They Only Talk About The Weather
B3 Ties
B4 Track 9
B5 Abandoned