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...features the instrumental arrangements of composer Nico Muhly, who has made a name for himself in popular music via contributions to Grizzly Bear’s “Veckatimest” and Antony and the Johnsons’ “Crying Light.” But despite Muhly??s classically-oriented input, “Go” is by far the poppiest, most accessible record Jónsi has ever released. It isn’t a bad change—“Go” retains most of the delicate beauty of Sigur...
...meat of the album occasionally gets caught up in the experimental flamboyance of Muhly??s compositions, but never strays far from the more immediate poppiness of “Go Do.” “Boy Lilikoi” features fluttering flutes and pounding snare drums which would feel perfectly at home in a symphony, and yet it feels far more down-to-earth than such instrumentals would suggest. The vocals and percussion, which are mixed unusually high throughout the record, dominate Muhly??s complex arrangement and contribute significantly to that unpretentious quality...
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