After her openness, it’s fair to ask whether Obel is similarly affecting. Of course though, both Orbison and Cale have had a few years to worm their way into the collective consciousness. Obel got a ...

Agnes Obel sings on stage at the Cruilla Barcelona Festival. Obel learned to play piano at a young age, a skill often cited in her records such as “Riverside”. Photo by Ferran via Flickr. The ...

North London’s Union Chapel – a functioning church – was ideal for Obel. Although she veers towards folk and classical music, her songs are dark and hymnal. Last night’s darkest moment came with a new ...

The strikingly austere tone of the cover photo of Berlin-based Danish composer Agnes Obel is borne out in the contents of Philharmonics, in which limpidly evocative piano instrumentals in the vein of ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Agnes Obel is the musical equivalent of one of those riveting Danish TV dramas: a one-woman sound wave of noirish ...