It All Starts with One
Ane Brun · 2011
45 min · 10 tracks · folk music
Ane Brun's ethereal voice weaves through intricate acoustic arrangements, creating an introspective and emotive folk experience.
Top tracks — play these first
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These Days Start here — Opening with delicate guitar work, this track sets the reflective tone of the album while highlighting Brun's poignant lyrical storytelling about life's fleeting moments.
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Worship — This standout track blends haunting melodies with rich emotional depth, illustrating Brun's ability to evoke powerful feelings through minimalist instrumentation and her vocal delivery.
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Oh Love — This song captures the essence of longing and vulnerability, utilizing layered harmonies that create a lush soundscape perfect for conveying deep emotions.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album showcases strong songwriting and intricate arrangements, creating a memorable folk experience.
What we noticed
- The first three tracks feature layered vocal harmonies that build in intensity, while the fourth track introduces a more stripped-down arrangement.
- Several songs incorporate subtle shifts in dynamics, with quiet verses leading into more powerful choruses.
- The album closes with a track that gradually fades out, leaving an echoing sense of resolution.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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7/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic emotional journeys
- long, immersive listening sessions
- contemplative reflective moments
- gradual builds and payoffs
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Breakthrough — Expanded Ane Brun's audience and received critical acclaim, enhancing her recognition.
- Career context
- By the time 'It All Starts with One' was released in 2011, Ane Brun had already established herself as a significant figure in the Scandinavian music scene with her previous albums. This album followed her acclaimed 2008 release, 'Changing of the Seasons', marking a period where she began to gain more international recognition and solidified her unique blend of folk and pop influences.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Lisa Hannigan· Sufjan Stevens· Laura Marling
Tracklist
- 1 These Days Start here 4:38
- 2 Words 4:24
- 3 Worship 6:00
- 4 Do You Remember 3:12
- 5 What's Happening With You and Him 4:36
- 6 Lifeline 3:03
- 7 One 3:18
- 8 The Light From One 5:21
- 9 Oh Love 4:17
- 10 Undertow 6:31
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