It All Starts With One

Released in 2011, 'It All Starts With One' is widely considered Ane Brun's most ambitious and critically successful studio album. Produced by Tobias Fröberg, the record marked a departure from her previous acoustic-minimalist style, incorporating complex percussion and rich chamber-pop orchestrations. The album features a notable collaboration with José González on 'Worship' and was released to coincide with her tenth anniversary as a recording artist. Critics from AllMusic and BBC Music praised the album for its 'stately' and 'dramatic' qualities, noting that Brun had successfully transitioned from a niche folk artist to a major European art-pop force. The album's sonic palette is defined by its use of dual drummers and a heavy emphasis on the cello, creating a rhythmic depth that was largely absent from her earlier catalog. It reached number one on the charts in both Norway and Sweden, cementing her status as a cornerstone of the Scandinavian independent music scene.