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dizzying collective virtuosity striking sparks at every twisty bend... It's a long time since I've listened to an album so many times on Repeat. Utterly exhilarating.

there’s no doubting they’re here with a job to do and do it they will. Imar’ll are the boys to entertain you.

Awakening is an outrageous showcase of the highest-tier of musicianship and performance

file under Exceptional Celtic Music, cross-referencing with Leading Inspiring Innovators, and you won’t go far wrong!

A breathtaking, impetuous album.

They fairly roar back, though, with this startlingly energetic and accomplished third album

fresher, feistier, furiously fast, and full of fine new compositions

reminiscent of a small racing car that rushes smoothly, without asperities

they’re back, cementing a reputation for superb music that honours the past and its roots without being constrained by either

Brace yourself, the pan-Gaelic instrumental supergroup are back, rampant and ready to bite your ankles, raring to go from the very start.

they are toe-tapping, eye-popping, wide-awakeners

Awakening shows Ímar are back with a vengeance, producing music that is even more imaginative and adventurous than their first two albums

Music that keeps the folk tradition alive

Une avalanche de musique celtique en fusion !

Avalanche ploughs through the speakers with powerful majesty. When it comes to second albums, you simply can't ask for more

You cannot avoid being caught up and transported as soon as Ímar take flight.

The melodies are strong, the musicianship superb and the abundance of energy sets up a most uplifting experience.

a veritable avalanche of sound delivered with verve and precision

Ímar comes highly rated, and you can tell why

so in your face and breathless they feel like a remarkable sonic assault in a good way

At a time when fast-and-furious is fashionable, Ímar stand out. Even playing at breakneck speed, they retain a lightness of touch, fingertip control, and deep sensitivity to the supple interplay between the instruments.

This Glasgow-based band have risen rapidly in the Celtic folk world and this is their second album which is absolutely superb

If you like Scottish, Irish, Breton and Manx tunes played by musicians at the very top of their game, then this album is very much for you.

It takes prodigious control and skill to play with the intensity Ímar does and sound as high-quality as they do. And it’s clear that these guys have all that and more.

A powerful landslide of a follow-up album

Following the release of an album of this quality, you wouldn’t bet against yet more awards coming Ímar’s way

Avalanche really showcases the musical creativity that make this band special

after a few seconds you’ll want to hear it all again