How beauty holds the hand of sorrow

"Brun's eighth album may come hot on the heels of its predecessor, but this is a very different set of songs. After the Great Storm was a largely upbeat affair, perhaps the equivalent of a screaming into the void to expend energy and grief; these songs negotiate catharsis in an altogether more tender and vulnerable way".

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"While After The Great Storm saw Brun reveal an emphatic and upbeat sound, this latest offering does something of the opposite, catching her in a more sombre, reflective mood. The former was written with modern compatriots such as Anderson Paak in mind, but, as Brun confirms, How Beauty Holds was inspired by something more sedate - material Brun listens to while "winding down, such as Sufjan Stevens or Nils Frahms"".

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"Den norske singer-songwriter Ane Brun er efter min mening en af Skandinaviens allerstørste indenfor genren. Og det uanset om man ser på den akustiske subgenre eller den mere elektroniske. Ane Brun er en mester - udi sangskrivningens kunst, udi kompositionens kunst og udi forløsningens kunst. Og hun frygter tilsyneladende intet - hverken det helt enkle eller det helt storladne. Hun har både skrivetalentet og vokalen til at løfte det ... Ingen anden 'popsangerinde' i Skandinavien formår, som Ane Brun, med autenticitet, nøgenhed og rank styrke at formidle så sårbare, mangefacetterede og kaotiske stemninger og vel at mærke at gøre det så smukt, næsten sakralt - uden at det samtidig bliver for meget".

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