Agnes Obel received nothing but praise for her subtle, minimalist debut Philharmonics. She played most of the instruments herself, but her piano work in combination with her singing received the most praise. The singer herself calls the piano her second voice and that is also the case on her second studio album. Nowhere is there an instrument or note too much, if Obel and her piano can suffice, she
… refuses to add another element. Aventine may be even more minimalistic than her debut album, but her unique sound provides enough warmth and elegance to provide the twelve songs with enough power. The Danish multi-instrumentalist fully lives up to the high expectations she raised with Philarmonics, with successor Aventine: classical and folk are combined in a contemporary way. Add beautiful texts to that and a real masterpiece is created. (BvdV)more
