- singer-songwriter, indie folk, chamber folk
- 40 min
- 12 tracks
- [PIAS] Recordings
Philharmonics is the debut studio album by Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel. It was released on 17 September 2010 by PIAS. The album received positive reviews from both Danish and international music critics. Philharmonics peaked at number one in Denmark and Belgium, and charted inside the top ten in France and the Netherlands. The album has sold 450,000 copies in Europe. The album includes the singles "Riverside", "Just So", and "Brother Sparrow".
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Character-led, grave, intimate and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- The 4058/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Drowned in Sound7/10
- The Independent4/5 ★
- MusicOMH4/5 ★
- The Skinny4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Falling, Catching1:34
- 2Riverside3:49
- 3Brother Sparrow3:59
- 4Just So3:35
- 5Beast3:50
- 6Louretta2:06
- 7Avenue4:07
- 8Philharmonics3:33
- 9Close Watch4:00
- 10Wallflower2:26
- 11Over the Hill2:48
- 12On Powdered Ground4:07
12 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Agnes Obel
- Label
- [PIAS] Recordings
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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