blómi, by Susanne Sundfør

blómi

by Susanne Sundfør

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1.	orð vǫlu 03:47	buy track
2.	ashera's song 03:44	buy track
3.	blómi 04:59	buy track
4.	rūnā 04:46	buy track
5.	fare thee well 04:23	buy track
6.	leikara Ijóð 06:47	buy track
7.	alyosha 05:31	buy track
8.	ṣānnu yārru lī 05:44	buy track
9.	náttsǫngr 03:49	buy track
10.	orð hjartans 02:26	buy track

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“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)

Five years after Sundfør redefined her career with the folk-inspired, emotionally-effervescent album Music for People In Trouble, the Norwegian musician, artist and producer delves even deeper into her personal mythology on the soul-bearing blómi.

Meaning “to bloom'' in Norse, blómi takes very unique aspects of Susanne’s life story, like the academic work of her grandfather who is a linguist specialising in Semitic languages, and her own life-changing experiences as a new mother, to weave together a colourful tapestry unlike anything she has released to date.

Sundfør wrote blómi, above all, as a love letter to her young daughter, a missive to a precious new life entering an unstable world. In the title track, which is anchored around a lush, driving piano arrangement and skin-tingling saxophones, Susanne imparts all her wisdom to her daughter, urging her to take her words with her through life. Pairing her lyrics with hints of Norse language and mythology, Susanne harks to indigenous Nordic cultures who built matrilineal societies and worshipped divine feminine deities. These roots, this passing from mother to child, is at the core of the music on blómi.

While Susanne’s previous albums, such as Ten Love Songs and The Brothel (which topped the Norwegian charts) established her as a singular voice in Norway’s modern musical history, blómi is a decidedly bold evolutionary jump.

With its 10 expertly crafted tracks of exquisite songwriting, blómi represents a complex and rewarding new chapter in a visionary artist’s established career.

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released April 28, 2023

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Jun 12

Bergenhus Festning

Bergen, Norway
Jun 12

Bergenfest

Bergen, Norway
Jun 14

Mablis

Stavanger, Norway
Jun 26

Buegårdsparken

Sandefjord, Norway
Aug 16

Marinen

Trondheim, Norway
Aug 23

Hvalstrand Bad I Asker

Nesbru, Norway
Sep 6

Oslo Spektrum

Oslo, Norway
Sep 7

Oslo Spektrum

Oslo, Norway

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