Susanne Sundfør: Last News

Susanne Sundfør has spoken to NME about her new album ‘Blómi’, and how it was inspired by finding distraction in the old world away from the political divisions of modern society.The acclaimed Norwegian singer-songwriter and Röyksopp collaborator released her sixth album on Friday (April 28), following on from 2017’s acclaimed ‘Music For People In Trouble‘.With the predecessor inspired by Sundfør’s own emotional battles reflecting the planet in peril, she said that her new record looks for light in the darkness instead – not that the world is in an any better situation.“Are we more in trouble now than in 2017? I think we are, but it’s more about polarisation than the state of the world anymore,” she told NME. “There are a lot of things that could go wrong, but the biggest danger is ourselves and our ability to have civilised conversations and keep trying to communicate across political realms.“Personally, I’ve fallen out with people because we’ve had different opinions on political matters and I find that really sad.

Øya Festival has announced another wave of acts for its 2023, with Lorde confirmed to appear as the Wednesday co-headliner.Sløtface, Roisin Murphy, Okay Kaya, Yo La Tengo, Viagra Boys, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Moderat and Special Interest have also joined the line-up of the Norwegian festival, which is set to return to Oslo’s Tøyenparken for its 23rd edition from August 8-12.Already confirmed to headline will be Wizkid, Blur, Swedish singer-songwriter Håkan Hellström and Sigrid. They will be performing alongside previously announced acts such as   Devo, FKA Twigs,  Caroline Polachek, Shygirl, Amyl and The Sniffers, Obongjayar, TV GIRL, Pusha T, Susanne Sundfør.Also appearing at the festival will be Ayra Starr, Dry Cleaning, Uncle Waffles, Liv.e, Boldy James & The Alchemist, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Oxlade, Billy Strings, Snail Mail, Domi & JD Beck, Balming Tiger, Lars Vaular, Dina Ögon, Fangst, Tigerstate, Bigbang, Malin Pettersen, and Valkyrien Allstars.The festival will again feature a 50/50 split between male and female artists while also supporting an “environmentally friendly and sustainable ethos that’s applied to every element of its organisation”.

Boygenius, Blur, Pusha T, Susanne Sundfør are some of the latest names to join Øya festival’s stacked 2023 line-up.The acts will perform between August 8 and August 12 at Oslo’s Tøyenparken for the Norwegian festival’s 23rd edition.Also announced in Øya’s latest wave of acts are: Ayra Starr, Dry Cleaning, Uncle Waffles, Liv.e, Boldy James & The Alchemist, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Oxlade, Billy Strings, Snail Mail, Domi & JD Beck, Balming Tiger, Lars Vaular, Dina Ögon, Fangst, Tigerstate, Bigbang, Malin Pettersen, and Valkyrien Allstars.Sigrid, Devo, FKA Twigs, Caroline Polachek, Shygirl, Amyl And The Sniffers, Obongjayar and TV GIRL were last year announced for this year’s festival.Wizkid will headline Wednesday, August 9, while Blur will top the bill on Thursday, August 10. Swedish singer-songwriter Håkan Hellström is set to headline on Friday, August 11, while Sigrid will close the festival on Saturday, August 12.Øya will again feature a 50/50 split between male and female artists while also supporting an “environmentally friendly and sustainable ethos that’s applied to every element of its organisation”.

Susanne Sundfør has announced her sixth album, ‘blómi’, and shared two new songs – listen to ‘alyosha’ and ‘leikara ljóð’ below.The Norwegian singer-songwriter’s new album is due to be released on April 28 via Bella Union. You can pre-order ‘blómi’ here.Speaking of the album, Sundfør said: “I want this album to be an antidote to the darkness that dominates our culture today.

Röyksopp have announced details of a UK and EU tour for 2023 – see full dates below and find tickets here.The ‘True Electric’ tour will begin in Sweden on February 16, with a date at London’s O2 Brixton Academy on February 19. Other cities on the tour, which is the duo’s first since 2017, include Amsterdam, Brussels, Prague, Berlin and Oslo.Pre-sale tickets will be available from the band’s mailing list on October 12 2022 at 9am BST.

Röyksopp have announced the third and final album in their ‘Profound Mysteries’ series – ‘Profound Mysteries III’ will come out in November.The project began in late April with ‘Profound Mysteries‘, before a second album of the same name was shared last week (August 19).On November 18, the duo will release the 10-track ‘Profound Mysteries III’, featuring collaborations with Alison Goldfrapp, Susanne Sundfør and more.The Norwegian duo had previously said “goodbye to the traditional album format” following the release of their fifth LP ‘The Inevitable End’ in 2014, but vowed to continue making music together.See the tracklist and artwork for ‘Profound Mysteries III’ below and pre-order the album here.1. ‘So Ambiguous’ feat. Jamie Irrepressible 2. ‘Me&Youphoria’ 3. ‘Stay Awhile’ feat. Susanne Sundför 4. ‘The Night’ feat. Alison Goldfrapp 5. ‘Lights Out’ feat. Pixx 6. ‘Speed King’ 7. ‘The Next Day’ feat. Jamie Irrepressible 8. ‘Just Wanted To Know’ feat. Astrid S 9. ‘Feel It’ feat. Maurissa Rose 10. ‘Like An Old Dog’ feat. PixxSpeaking to NME about working with Sundfør, again recently, Svein Berge said: “We have the returning Norwegian chartreuse Susanne Sundfør, who we’ve worked with in the past.

Röyksopp have shared a new single from their forthcoming album ‘Profound Mysteries II’.The second part of their current project and follow-up to this year’s ‘Profound Mysteries‘ will be released on August 19.Ahead of its release the band have dropped rousing new single ‘Oh, Lover’ featuring Susanne Sundfør, which you can listen to below.Speaking to NME about working with Sundfør, again recently, Svein Berge said: “We have the returning Norwegian chartreuse Susanne Sundfør, who we’ve worked with in the past. I just find that when I write a certain kind of song – perhaps erring more on the more melancholic side – I tend to write them with Susanne’s voice in my head.

Röyksopp have announced details of their new album ‘Profound Mysteries II’. Check out new singles ‘Unity’ and ‘Sorry’ below, along with our interview with Svein Berge from the duo.The second part of their current project and follow-up to this year’s ‘Profound Mysteries‘ will be released on August 19, and sees the Norwegian electronic pioneers exploring “reoccurring themes such as love and loss, despair and reconciliation” while also being “wrapped up in an esoteric nod to those artists and genres that shaped us in our formative years”.“We are focussing on what we call ‘the mystery’ – it’s rather pompous, I know,” Berge told NME.

Röyksopp have shared a new track featuring Susanne Sundfør – you can listen to ‘If You Want Me’ below.The single is the latest preview of the Norwegian pair’s “prodigious conceptual project” ‘Profound Mysteries’. It follows previous songs ‘This Time, This Place’, ‘Impossible’, ‘(Nothing But) Ashes…’, ‘The Ladder’ and ‘Breathe’.Röyksopp previously said “goodbye to the traditional album format” following the release of their fifth LP ‘The Inevitable End’ in 2014, but vowed to continue making music together.‘If You Want Me’ is the the sixth instalment in the duo’s project, featuring long-term collaborator Susanne Sundfør.It also comes with a Martin Werner-directed short film Mycelium, and Jonathan Zawada-designed artefact and visualiser – you can check out both below.Sundfør said of the collaboration: “It’s always fun to work with the mushrooms, and I think this song and everything we’re working on at the moment is the best we’ve ever created together.”Earlier this month, the duo announced that 10 new short films would accompany the forthcoming release of the new project, thanks to a creative partnership with the film production company Bacon.“We’re thrilled to be joined by the wonderful girls and boys of Bacon, in this ever-expanding universe of ‘Profound Mysteries’,” Röyksopp’s Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland said in a statement.“It’s been an exhilarating and gratifying endeavour; we’ve reconvened with old fantastic friends, and we’ve been lucky enough to meet and work with some new, amazing talents.” You can watch all of the films over on the ‘Profound Mysteries’ portal here.‘Profound Mysteries’ will arrive on April 29 – pre-order it here.

Experimental composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has won the Hyundai Nordic Music Prize 2019 for her soundtrack to the HBO series Chernobyl. She took home the award over Pom Poko, Jenny Wilson, and others. Hildur follows previous Nordic Music Prize winners Robyn (2018), Susanne Sundfør (2017), and Jenny Hval (2016).