On her 2017 album Music for People in Trouble, Susanne Sundfør shifted from the electronic art pop of her previous work to a more acoustic folk sound that foregrounded her lyrics about global strife. The Norwegian singer-songwriter’s follow-up, Blómi, isn’t as thematically sprawling, nor is it a return to the masterful synth-pop of 2015’s Ten Love Songs. Rather, the album is a spacious, ambient-folk meditation on optimism and purpose with a widescreen perspective of humanity.
As a collection of songs, Blómi lacks both the drama and catchiness of Sundfør’s past efforts, but her goals here are decidedly different. The album revolves around inspiration, edification, and comfort, all befitting of the title—which means “to bloom” in Norwegian—and serving as a marked departure from earlier songs such as the urgent “Accelerate” and lovelorn “Undercover.”
In her pursuit of solace, Sundfør draws on the worship music of various cultures for inspiration.
As a collection of songs, Blómi lacks both the drama and catchiness of Sundfør’s past efforts, but her goals here are decidedly different. The album revolves around inspiration, edification, and comfort, all befitting of the title—which means “to bloom” in Norwegian—and serving as a marked departure from earlier songs such as the urgent “Accelerate” and lovelorn “Undercover.”
In her pursuit of solace, Sundfør draws on the worship music of various cultures for inspiration.
- 4/24/2023
- by Eric Mason
- Slant Magazine
Susanne Sundfør has announced her sixth solo album, blómi, to be released on April 28th. The Norwegian singer-songwriter also gave a generous glimpse of the project with two debut songs, “alyosha” and “leikara ljóð.”
The 10-track LP, which derives its name from the Norse word meaning “to bloom,” finds Sundfør strengthening her roots as she digs deeper into familial connections from her past, present, and future. Inspired by the birth of her daughter, she reflected on her own upbringing and the impressions left by her grandfather, a linguist who specialized in Semitic languages. By marrying those memories with her own current state as a new mother, Sundfør aimed to give her child a path to thrive in the uncertain years ahead.
“I want this album to be an antidote to the darkness that dominates our culture today,” she shared in a statement. “I want to show that there’s another way to see reality,...
The 10-track LP, which derives its name from the Norse word meaning “to bloom,” finds Sundfør strengthening her roots as she digs deeper into familial connections from her past, present, and future. Inspired by the birth of her daughter, she reflected on her own upbringing and the impressions left by her grandfather, a linguist who specialized in Semitic languages. By marrying those memories with her own current state as a new mother, Sundfør aimed to give her child a path to thrive in the uncertain years ahead.
“I want this album to be an antidote to the darkness that dominates our culture today,” she shared in a statement. “I want to show that there’s another way to see reality,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
Reclusive “Ode to Billie Joe” and “Fancy” songwriter Bobbie Gentry continues to inspire a new generation of artists including indie rockers Mercury Rev, who have debuted their uniquely psychedelic jazz rendition of the Mississippi legend’s swampy “Okolona River Bottom Band,” with vocal assistance from Norah Jones.
“Okolona” is the opening track on Mercury Rev’s forthcoming LP, The Delta Sweete Revisited, the Buffalo, New York band’s track-by-track recreation of Gentry’s sophomore LP, released 50 years ago next month. Coming on the heels of the singer-songwriter’s groundbreaking debut,...
“Okolona” is the opening track on Mercury Rev’s forthcoming LP, The Delta Sweete Revisited, the Buffalo, New York band’s track-by-track recreation of Gentry’s sophomore LP, released 50 years ago next month. Coming on the heels of the singer-songwriter’s groundbreaking debut,...
- 1/9/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Steve Angello seems to have undergone some sort of musical identity crisis in his post-Swedish House Mafia years. Far be it from us to glorify whatever mental anguish might be coloring the Size Records founder’s recent releases, but to be honest we kind of hope he doesn’t recover from it anytime soon.
Angello and label mate AN21’s remix of Susanne Sundfør’s “Kamikaze” is definitely dance music, but it’s a unique sound in and of itself. With arpeggiated moog synths and artfully arranged vocal samples, the sound of the track is almost reminiscent of French electro duo Justice – but with an even stronger rock music influence. Alongside his other recent releases like “Children of the Wild,” the track makes us hopeful that the Edm icon could redefine dance music in a novel way once more.
Listen to Steve Angello and AN21’s remix of Susanne Sundfør...
Angello and label mate AN21’s remix of Susanne Sundfør’s “Kamikaze” is definitely dance music, but it’s a unique sound in and of itself. With arpeggiated moog synths and artfully arranged vocal samples, the sound of the track is almost reminiscent of French electro duo Justice – but with an even stronger rock music influence. Alongside his other recent releases like “Children of the Wild,” the track makes us hopeful that the Edm icon could redefine dance music in a novel way once more.
Listen to Steve Angello and AN21’s remix of Susanne Sundfør...
- 9/16/2015
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
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