New Music: Susanne Sundfør – leikara ljóð

Set for release of the 28th of April, blómi is the highly anticipated new album from Susanne Sundfør. After listening to featured track leikara ljóð, I’m increasingly certain it’ll be her best yet.

Opening with birdsong, the pastoral nature of the song is heightened by the sunny and initially wordless vocals of Sundfør herself. Handclaps provide the organic energy which serves as the basis of leikara ljóð, as Sundfør’s layered vocals add a hymnal ambience to sometimes jarring lyrics and an ultimately joyous vocal performance.

Says Susanne, “I want this album to be an antidote to the darkness that dominates our culture today. I want to show that there’s another way to see reality, if one dares to take the leap of hoping for a more beautiful world.”

Susanne Sundfør’s blómi album is released via Bella Union and Warner and can be pre-ordered in CD and vinyl formats on Bandcamp. Sundfør has live appearances in Norway lined up for this summer, head over to her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter socials for details on dates and tickets.

Photo by Janne Rugland, styling by Sunniva Hartgen