All Thoughts Fly is the fifth studio album by Swedish musician Anna von Hausswolff, released on 25 September 2020 by Southern Lord Records. The album consists solely of seven pipe organ pieces composed and played by von Hausswolff, who also produced the album with Filip Leyman. It received a positive reception from critics and placed on multiple year-end lists.

All Thoughts Fly
A black-and-white photo of the artist stood inside the wide-open mouth of a giant head statue.
Studio album by
Released25 September 2020
RecordedJanuary 2020
StudioÖrgryte New Church, Gothenburg
Length43:31
LabelSouthern Lord
Producer
  • Anna von Hausswolff
  • Filip Leyman
Anna von Hausswolff chronology
Dead Magic
(2018)
All Thoughts Fly
(2020)
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
(2022)
Singles from All Thoughts Fly
  1. "Sacro Bosco"
    Released: 28 July 2020
  2. "All Thoughts Fly"
    Released: 14 August 2020

Background and release

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The album was announced on 28 July 2020, along with the release of its lead single, "Sacro Bosco", and a music video directed by Gustaf and Ludvig Holtenäs.[1] The second single, the title track, was released on 14 August.[2] The album was released on 25 September, as von Hausswolff's first release with Southern Lord.[3][4] A video for "Dolore di Orsini" was released on 6 December, directed by the Holtenäses with animation effects by Mathias Söderberg.[5]

The album cover features von Hausswolff stood inside the mouth of a gargoyle at the Gardens of Bomarzo.[4] Von Hausswolff recorded the album on a pipe organ in Gothenburg's Örgryte New Church in January 2020.[4][5]

Reception

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All Thoughts Fly ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Metal Hammer     [6]
MusicOMH     [7]
Pitchfork7.7/10[8]
Record Collector     [9]
Spectrum Culture85%[10]
Under the Radar7/10[11]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, All Thoughts Fly received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 6 critic scores.[3]

Year-end lists

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All Thoughts Fly year-end lists
Publication # Ref.
Deluxe 70 [12]
Louder Than War 30 [13]
The Wire 43 [14]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Anna von Hausswolff.

All Thoughts Fly track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Theatre of Nature"6:00
2."Dolore di Orsini"4:04
3."Sacro Bosco"6:23
4."Persefone"7:08
5."Entering"2:10
6."All Thoughts Fly"12:23
7."Outside the Gate (For Bruna)"5:23
Total length:43:31

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Munro, Scott (28 July 2020). "Anna von Hausswolff announces new album All Thoughts Fly". Prog. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ Munro, Scott (14 August 2020). "Listen to Anna von Hausswolff's vast new track "All Thoughts Fly"". Prog. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "All Thoughts Fly by Anna von Hausswolff Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Jurek, Thom. "Anna von Hausswolff - All Thoughts Fly". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Robb, John (6 December 2020). "Watch this! Anna von Hausswolff new song". Louder Than War. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ Deller, Alex (24 September 2020). "You won't hear another album like Anna von Hausswolff's All Thoughts Fly this year". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ^ Shepherd, Sam (29 September 2020). "Anna von Hausswolff – All Thoughts Fly". MusicOMH. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ O'Connell, Chris (28 September 2020). "Anna von Hausswolff: All Thoughts Fly Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ^ Hamnett, Alun (December 2020). "Anna von Hausswolff - All Thoughts Fly". Record Collector. p. 117. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  10. ^ Paul, John (14 October 2020). "Anna von Hausswolff: All Thoughts Fly". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  11. ^ Von Pip, Andy (4 December 2020). "Anna von Hausswolff, All Thoughts Fly, Southern Lord". Under the Radar. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  12. ^ "2020 Records of the Year". Deluxe. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  13. ^ Grace, Paul (3 December 2020). "Albums of the Year 2020". Louder Than War. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  14. ^ "The Wire's Releases of the Year 2020". The Wire. December 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2023.