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.
Background and release
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]
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]