EIVØR Wins USA Songwriting Competition

January 15, 2025

She's serenaded crowds from the UEFA Champions League to The Game Awards, but on her latest album, Eivør reached several new milestones. The Faroe Islands superstar performed songs off ENN to sold-out crowds from Red Rocks to Hellfest.

Now, to kick off 2025 ahead of her upcoming North American tour, Eivør is proud to announce that she has been named a winner of the 29th USA Songwriting Competition. Her gently pulsating first single from ENN, "Jarðartrá / Dust to Dust", won the award for Best World music.

"I am thrilled and honored for our song 'Jarðartrá (Dust To Dust)' to have won the USA Songwriting Competition in the 'World Music' category", Eivør says.

"The track is a joint effort between myself and the Faroes poet Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs - my long-time lyrical collaborator and dear friend.

I'm grateful to my dear Tróndur Bogason for co-production and arrangements on this track and to my band mates Mikael, Per, Mattias and Theodor for generously pouring your beautiful creativity into each note and each beat".

We are grateful and truly honoured to receive this prestigious award. Thank you."

“Jarðartrá” was an especially fitting first single for ENN. Just like the extreme contrasts that define life at her home in the Faroe Islands, the song is dark yet glistening, swirling but propulsive. Eivør inhabits the perspective of a wounded mother earth, who calls to us with a steadily thumping bassline that’s as dark and warm as our planet’s molten core. “Come lie down in my blue embrace”, she sings, reaching into her operatic register, as if beckoning us toward the light.

"When I wrote this song, I envisioned the earth in its rawest elements: oceans, volcanoes, storms, soil”, Eivør remembers. “We all have echoes of these elements within us, but maybe we tend to forget that we are part of nature and its endless circle of decay and growth”.

ENN is now available on Season of Mist.

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Hear Eivør perform the award-winning “Jarðartrá” and other songs from her world-renowned, 25-year discography next month when she tours North America with Sylvaine. Their shows in Toronto and San Francisco are already sold out. Tickets for Seattle, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Montreal and Silver Springs are all moving fast.

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Eivør USA & Canada Tour 2025 w/ special guest Sylvaine

February 2 - Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl [TICKETS]
February 4 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre [TICKETS] [LOW TICKETS]
February 5 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom [TICKETS]
February 7 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord [SOLD OUT]
February 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco [TICKETS] [LOW TICKETS]
February 11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall [TICKETS]
February 12 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater [TICKETS]
February 14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center [TICKETS][SOLD OUT]
February 15 - Madison, WI @ Majestic [TICKETS]
February 16 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall [TICKETS]
February 18 - Toronto, ON @ Great Hall [SOLD OUT]
February 19 - Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount [TICKETS] [LOW TICKETS]
February 21 - Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theatre [TICKETS]
February 22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [TICKETS]
February 23 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore [TICKETS] [LOW TICKETS]

After independently releasing her music for many years, ENN marks Eivør’s debut for the metal label Season of Mist—and though her compositions sit outside of any one genre, she is happy to be embraced by the metal community. She identified a shared pagan sensibility in her television scores like The Last Kingdom. “I never felt I really fit into any box,” said Eivør. “I just have to do it my own way.” Recorded with her touring band in the Faroe Islands—where she now lives again, splitting time between her homeland and Denmark—Eivør called ENN “my most pleasurable and also most painful process. I felt that I was stepping into a place where I hadn’t been before, and that’s always scary because you don’t feel that you touch the ground. But it opens up your creativity and takes you to someplace new. It’s woven together all my experiences for the past 10 years, and it’s grounded me.”

Recording line-up

Eivør: Vocals, Guitars

Mattias Kapnas: Piano, Rhodes and Synths

Mikael Blak: Bass & Synths. Guitars on ‘Upp úr øskuni’

Per I Højgaard Petersen: Drums & Soundscaping

Strings performed by Lýra:

1st violin: Sigrún Harðardóttir

2nd violin: Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir

Viola: Karl James Pestka

Cello: Unnur Jónsdóttir

Choir on ‘Ein klóta': Eivør, Tróndur, Hans Mols Mortensen, Greta Svabo Beck and Fred Ruddick

Recording studio
Studio Bloch (Faroe Islands), Hljóðritið (Iceland), Jardin Acoustique (France) and in Eivør’s portable studio in various corners of the world.  

Production, engineering and recording
Produced & arranged by Eivør and Tróndur

Beat production by Eivør and Per I. Højgaard Petersen

Recorded and engineered by Theodor Kapnas at Studio Bloch (Faroe Islands)

Additional recordings and engineering by Fred Ruddick at Jardin Acoustique (France)

Strings recorded by Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson and Gestur Sveinsson at Hljóðriti (Iceland)

Mixing
Theodor Kapnas

Mastering
Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering

Creative direction
Eivør and Leif Podhajsky

Artwork
Leif Podhajsky

Photography
Sigga Ella

Additional landscape photography by Alessio Mesiano

Order & Stream: https://orcd.co/eivoruppuroskani

Management contact:
Henning Dietz at Neu Management London - henning@neumanagement.com

Booking contact:
Luc Favié at Doomstar - luc@doomstarbookings.com

Follow Eivør:
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https://www.youtube.com/eivormusic
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https://www.tiktok.com/@eivor_music
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EIVØR Announces US Tour with Sylvaine

September 25, 2024

"The Faroe Islands' first international superstar" - PROG

"Evanescence-esque local hero" - Variety
"Incorporates the lyrics and musical styles of traditional Faroese music to international recognition" - The Guardian

"Her performance is, as expected, flat out spellbinding" - The Line of Best Fit

"Famed for her beautiful voice and amazing control, the Faroese singer of quite some renown drags you into an almost reverie and bliss" - Ghost Cult

"Simply put, it sounds absolutely stunning throughout the entirety of Eivør's set, her falsetto tones soar, the building's acoustic grandeur bolstering the ethereal beauty of the spellbinding performance" - Noizze

"Eivør is a creative force" - Oregon Music News

"The crowd headbanged and reflected Sylvaine's intensity back to them, enthralled in their presence and atmosphere" - Nine Circles

"The beauty is always present, but when that turbulence hits, it hits hard" - Angry Metal Guy

"It only takes a matter of seconds for this Nordic songbird to melt your heart and lull you into a trance with her siren song" - New Noise

Eivør performs on the world's largest stages. She has serenaded crowds at the UEFA Champions League, bowled over The Game Awards with her songs from God of War: Ragnarök, starred in the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom and opened for Heilung at a sold-out Red Rocks.

This fall, the Faroe Island superstar is treating her many admirers all across Europe to her new album's cosmic orchestrations and dark electronics with support from her Season of Mist labelmate Sylvaine. Today, Eivør is revealing that she'll be sharing this experience of ENNwith her fans in North America early next year.

“I am thrilled to announce that I will be bringing my ENN album tour to the US and Canada throughout February of next year", says Eivør, who last visited the continent in 2022. "These will be full band shows with only a limited amount of tickets available. Our label friend Sylvaine will be joining us as support."

"I am beyond excited to finally be back playing in North America with my first-ever solo tour of the content", Sylvaine says. "The wonderfully magical Eivør and I are about to hit the road together here in Europe - something I've looked forward to all of 2024 - and I am so very glad we get to bring this package over to our fans in North America next year".

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Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 27 @ 10 am Local Time. However, a special fan pre-sale will begin tomorrow, September 26 @ 10 am Local Time. Use the password ENN.

Eivør USA & Canada Tour 2025 w/ special guest Sylvaine

February 2 - Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl [TICKETS]
February 4 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre [TICKETS]
February 5 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom [TICKETS]
February 7 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord [TICKETS]
February 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco [TICKETS]
February 11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall [TICKETS]
February 12 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater [TICKETS]
February 14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center [TICKETS]
February 15 - Madison, WI @ Majestic [TICKETS]
February 16 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall [TICKETS]
February 18 - Toronto, ON @ Great Hall [TICKETS]
February 19 - Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount [TICKETS]
February 21 - Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theatre [TICKETS]
February 22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [TICKETS]
February 23 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore [TICKETS]

ENN is now available on Season of Mist.

Order & Stream

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Recording line-up

Eivør: Vocals, Guitars

Mattias Kapnas: Piano, Rhodes and Synths

Mikael Blak: Bass & Synths. Guitars on ‘Upp úr øskuni’

Per I Højgaard Petersen: Drums & Soundscaping

Strings performed by Lýra:

1st violin: Sigrún Harðardóttir

2nd violin: Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir

Viola: Karl James Pestka

Cello: Unnur Jónsdóttir

Choir on ‘Ein klóta': Eivør, Tróndur, Hans Mols Mortensen, Greta Svabo Beck and Fred Ruddick

Recorded and engineered by Theodor Kapnas at Studio Bloch (Faroe Islands)

Additional recordings and engineering by Fred Ruddick at Jardin Acoustique (France)

Strings recorded by Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson and Gestur Sveinsson at Hljóðriti (Iceland)

Follow Eivør:
https://www.eivor.com/
https://www.facebook.com/eivormusic/
https://www.instagram.com/eivormusic/?hl=en
https://eivor.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/eivormusic
https://twitter.com/eivormusic
https://www.tiktok.com/@eivor_music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2dB4ya2W1Gvng8gjWSPu2H?si=U-2hxkT9RjizmDg52Q-8kA&nd=1

EIVØR Releases Fiercly Feminine New Single

June 9, 2024

On her new album, Eivør leans heavier into electronic beats and cosmic orchestration. But ENN only deepens the connection to her Nordic roots. The title, which in English means "Still", grounds her latest artistic leap in the comforts of home. With "UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES", Eivør pays a loving tribute to all the strong women in her life while exploring the dark new depths of her music.

Watch the video for "UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES" Below.

ENN comes out June 14 on Season of Mist.

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The four-on-the-floor thump of previous single “HUGSI BERT UM TEG / STILL JUST YOU” quietly declared that Eivør can shine as brightly as any pop star. But "UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES" is certainly her most metal moment. The song doesn't begin with synthetic shimmers but a drum toll that echoes with the ominous force of an ancient spirit waking from deep inside cave. "Sing to the darkness", she growls from the pit of her throat, conjuring a devilishly anthemic guitar riff that's bound to enchant the hordes at this year's Hellfest.

"When I was writing 'UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES', I imagined a coven of witches, past and present, chanting to each other across the chasms of time", Eivør says. That mental image will forever be seared into our cultural memory by the song's positively bewitching video, which was created by a wickedly talented team of women.

"This video felt like a homecoming in many ways", she continues. "I had a strong urge that to capture the spirit of 'UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES', we needed to film in the Faroe Islands. Katrin Joensen Næss was the perfect choice for director, as the two of us shared the same aesthetic vision. We were joined by an amazing team of Faroese female artists whom I also admire. Art Director Jenný Kragesteen, Costume Designer Maibritt Marjunardóttir and the rest of these wonderful women all delivered their special magic to this video. In the spirit of the song, we all felt that we rose from the ashes together creating this visual world. I couldn't be more proud or more grateful for this collaboration".

ENN is Eivør's first offering for the international metal label Season of Mist. But "UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES" was the last song that she wrote for the album. "I wanted to complement the earthy vibes of ENN with something raw, that was coursing with untamed feminine energy", she says. Where lead single "JARÐARTRÁ/DUST TO DUST"beckoned us back into the blue embrace of Mother Earth, "UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES" cries out in celebration of all the mothers, sisters and other strong women in her life.

Eivør comes from one of the smallest places on the planet. She grew up in a village of 400 people, tucked away among the Faroe Islands. That she now performs on the world's biggest stages - from the UEFA Champions League to The Game Awards and Red Rocks - is nothing short of extraordinary. But she hasn't forgotten all of the women who have supported her along the way. With its heaving bass line, "UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES" certainly possesses dark undertones, but her falsetto soars above the song's heavenly bridge. "We glide on powerful wings / Stride into our certainty", she sings, followed by her own echo, as if the voices of women past and present are lifting her to even greater heights.

"I've never written a girl power song" Eivør says. "I guess it was about time".

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Additional video credits

DOP - Rúni Friis Kjær

Editor - Jarivan Ahman

Production Manager - Thurid Samró

Art Director - Jenný Kragesteen

Costume Designer - Maibritt Marjunardóttir

Hair & Make-up - Døgg Nónsgjógv

Colorist - Mamoun Abufarha

Gaffers - Jákup S. Thøgersen, Rógvi Rasmussen

Production Manager - Thurid Samró

1st AD - Gunnvá Gaard

Props - Bjarni Richardt-Mortensen

Post Facilities - BeoPost

Extras - Lisa Helmsdal, Stina Av Kák Kollsker, Oddvør Dahl Wærnskjold, Angela Fagranes, Rannvá Jónsdóttir, Sophilia Wraae Mukisa, Kollbrún í Haraldsstovu, Ria

To celebrate the release of her star-turning new album, this fall, Eivør will shoot across Europe on a headlining tour with label mate Sylvaine in tow before linking up with Heilung in Australia and New Zealand. Don't miss the chance to hear her perform "JARÐARTRÁ/DUST TO DUST", "HUGSI BERT UM TEG / STILL JUST YOU", "UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES" and other mesmerizing songs off ENN for the first time. Tickets are going fast!

Get tickets at eivor.com

"My band and I can't wait to start this new chapter with you and perform later this year", says Eivør. "These tours will bring ENN all over the world - from the United States to Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand and Australia".

In preparation for their tour together, Eivør and Sylvaine put together a playlist of their favorite songs. Get in the mood with some of the choice cuts off Nova and the soundtracks to The Last Kingdom and God of War Ragnarök.

Stream: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7k4ImSEttiL9O6gOQ1tmrn

EIVØR Releases Dreamy New Single

May 1, 2024

"The Faroe Islands' first international superstar" - PROG

"Evanescence-esque local hero" - Variety

"Incorporates the lyrics and musical styles of traditional Faroese music to international recognition" - The Guardian

Fans around the world recognize Eivør for her thunderous Nordic drumming and operatic throat singing. But her upcoming twelfth album marks a bold new venture in her two decades-long musical journey.

Today, Eivør is releasing the latest single off ENN. "HUGSI BERT UM TEG / STILL JUST YOU" is a celestial swoon of dream-pop that's bound to get stuck in everyone's head, whether you're out tearing up the dance floor or tossing and turning in bed.

Watch the video for "HUGSI BERT UM TEG / STILL JUST YOU" Below.

ENN comes out June 14 on Season of Mist.

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Merch

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Eivør comes from a village of 400 people, tucked away amidst the heavy winters and bright summers of the Faroe Islands. But over the past two decades, she's covered a lot of stylistic ground. As a young teen, she played in rock and jazz bands. By the time she turned 17, she had already released her first album of folk songs and nabbed two Icelandic Music Awards.

As revealed by "JARÐARTRÁ/DUST TO DUST", its gently pulsing first single , ENN delves deeper into Eivør's affinity for dark electronic production. Even she was surprised to discover that her forays into electronic beatmaking were the stems for her new album. But "HUGSI BERT UM TEG / STILL JUST YOU" comes as the album's biggest, most pleasant surprise.

"I usually spend A LOT of time writing my songs", Eivør says. "Months, sometimes even years." But "HUGSI BERT UM TEG / STILL JUST YOU" is one of those songs that just came rushing out, as if it had been locked away somewhere inside of her, just waiting for the right key. Her new Prophet-5 synthesizer had hardly made it out of the box before she hammered out the songs lighter-than-air melody, which dances like the colors of the milky way. "When it finally arrived, I unwrapped it with all the restraint of a child at Christmas", she says of her new studio toy.

"HUGSI BERT UM TEG / STILL JUST YOU" is the poppiest and most upbeat track on ENN. The gated drum loops and thumping four-on-the-floor beat would get the blood pumping inside any sweaty club basement. But even the pillowy synths can't hide that underneath its sweet and simple melody, lies an undeniable tension. After all, it is a love song. When Eivør reaches into a trembling lower register, you can feel her yearning. Her passion lights up the video like a thousand suns, soaring above the clouds on the wings of her piercing falsetto.

"Regardless of what else is happening around you, even if the world is ending, a love song, dreaming of what once was and remembering love, this is the only thing on your mind".

The video for "HUGSI BERT UM TEG / STILL JUST YOU" was directed by Einar Egils (www.einaregils.com)

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Additional video credits

DOP - Anton Smári Gunnarsson

Producer - Eydís Evensen

Executive Producer - Einar Egilsson

Prod Co. - Indy Productions

AC - Sigfús Heiðar

Gaffer - Óttar Andri Óttarsson

Grip - Gústaf Evensen

Wardrobe - Diana Breckmann

Makeup - Sigrún Sig

Hair stylist - Ásgeir Hjartarson

Set builder - Þorvaldur Betri & Gústaf Evensen

Laser operator - Gabríel Brynjar Bjarkason

Post - Einar Egilsson

Media rental - Kukl

Special thanks: Geir Bjarnason, Úlfur Grönvold

To celebrate the release of her star-turning new album, this fall, Eivør will shoot across Europe on a headlining tour with label mate Sylvaine in tow before linking up with Heilung in Australia and New Zealand. Don't miss the chance to hear her perform "JARÐARTRÁ/DUST TO DUST", "HUGSI BERT UM TEG / STILL JUST YOU" and other mesmerizing songs off ENN for the first time. Tickets are going fast!

Get tickets at eivor.com

"My band and I can't wait to start this new chapter with you and perform later this year", says Eivør. "These tours will bring ENN all over the world - from the United States to Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand and Australia".

Stream: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7k4ImSEttiL9O6gOQ1tmrn

Of course, fans can support Eivør by buying merchandise at any stop along her tour. But you don't have to wait! Her new line of ENN-themed apparel is now available for order online.

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Eivør calls her Nordic home in the remote Faroe Islands a landscape of extremes. Sitting in the North Atlantic Ocean just above Scotland and southeast of Iceland, with a total population of about 50,000, the climate is “full of contrasts—very dark, heavy winters and bright summers.” Growing up in a small village there, of about 400 people, it’s those contrasts that have inspired Eivør’s music throughout her career, as well as the Faroe Islands’ intense and still-vibrant connection to its own folk music traditions. “A very strong part of Faroese culture is singing together—anywhere people gather, there will be singing,” Eivør explains. “When you listen to old Faroese traditional music, it’s sung acapella and takes you back to its Renaissance roots. It’s pure, expressive, and untamed.”

Often considered to be one of the most prolific and unique Nordic artists of her generation, Eivør has released 11 studio albums to date, crossing musical genres and always pushing the bounds of the expected. Awarded with the Nordic Council Music Price in 2021, Eivør’s musical journey continues to fascinate.

As a young teenager, Eivør was immersed in the tight-knit local music scene, playing with 20-something musicians in jazz bands as well as rock bands influenced by Portishead, Radiohead, Massive Attack, Sigur Rós and similar acts.

By 16, Eivør released her debut solo collection of Faroese-sung folk-pop. One year later, she left home to study classical singing in Reykjavík, Iceland—soon winning two Icelandic Music Awards for her sophomore album. She spent the ensuing years living in Copenhagen and building a career playing folk festivals, but by 2010, Eivør was ready for a change. Her daring Larva album eschewed the folksiness of her previous work for experimentation and electronics. “I needed to free myself from boxes,” she said. It was the beginning of a new chapter that continues with her richly atmospheric new album, ENN.

The process of ENN built on Eivør’s recent immersion into production and beat-making, but began with a return to classical music. She and her partner, the classical composer Tróndur Bogason, had decamped to a tiny Faroe Islands mountain village of 50 people, called Tjørnuvík with no agenda but to “write freely” for a possible side project. “Slowly I realized: I shouldn’t think about this as a side project,” Eivør said. “This is where I am at right now creatively.” The first track she worked on there became ENN’s melancholic closer, “Gaia,” which Eivør calls “a love hymn for the Earth” that reminded her of the Renaissance music she loved in her youth. On that trip, Eivør also wrote ENN’s opener, “Ein Klóta,” a song about “watching your world from afar” as it changes. “I felt I was making a concept album, in a sense, about the Earth, about our home, our planet. Then it developed into both nature but also human nature—both the outer and the inner landscape, and the struggles of the heart, the struggles between the Earth and humans.”

In recent years, Eivør has composed extensively for film, television and video games(The Last Kingdom, God of War) and the cinematic structures of those scores found their way in alongside the music’s propulsive beats, omnipresent rooting in Faroese folk, and the classical flourishes of her opera training. Some of the songs feel like vistas or panoramas moving unexpectedly. “After writing the first two more spacious tracks, the idea started to grow in my head of almost a space opera,” Eivør said. “I was like, what if this journey starts out in space, and you watch the Earth? And you’re so far away from everything that you ever knew? Where am I going? What is this adventure?” The result was a synthesis of her career to date—her curiosity about beat making and noisy expressiveness, combined with the purity of classical music and cinematic atmospheres—and that sonic biography plays out beautifully on ENN’s second track “Jardartra.” It begins with a lurching beat “almost like a heartbeat,” and Eivør wrote it from the Earth’s point of view, as if “Earth is calling on us in the midst of all our human greed and destruction and beckoning us to find our way back to her blue embrace.”

Most of the lyrics, sung entirely in Faroese, were penned in collaboration with the Faroese poet Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs. Eivør calls the lyrics to the title track especially “hardcore.” The song is about war— “the wars that are going on in the world especially lately, but that have always been going on,” Eivør says, “and how to find a glimpse of light in this overwhelming darkness.” The guttural penultimate track, “Upp Úr Øskuni,” is a thrilling outlier mixing growling beatboxing with visceral throat singing (it’s certainly Eivør’s most metal moment). She considers “Upp Úr Øskuni” a beacon of female empowerment and solidarity. “I wanted to write about sisterhood and women supporting each other, and these raw female elements which are not pretty and not polite, just raw,”

Eivør says. “I wanted it to be wild and untamed. It’s quite witchy. When I wrote the song, I imagined a coven of witches from the past and the present all supporting each other, chanting to each other across the chasm of time.”

Recording line-up

Eivør: Vocals, Guitars

Mattias Kapnas: Piano, Rhodes and Synths

Mikael Blak: Bass & Synths. Guitars on ‘Upp úr øskuni’

Per I Højgaard Petersen: Drums & Soundscaping

Strings performed by Lýra:

1st violin: Sigrún Harðardóttir

2nd violin: Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir

Viola: Karl James Pestka

Cello: Unnur Jónsdóttir

Choir on ‘Ein klóta': Eivør, Tróndur, Hans Mols Mortensen, Greta Svabo Beck and Fred Ruddick

Strings recorded by Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson and Gestur Sveinsson at Hljóðriti (Iceland)

Mixing
Theodor Kapnas

Mastering
Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering

Creative direction
Eivør and Leif Podhajsky

Artwork
Leif Podhajsky

Photography
Sigga Ella

Additional landscape photography by Alessio Mesiano

Order & Stream: https://orcd.co/eivorennpresave

Management contact:
Henning Dietz at Neu Management London - henning@neumanagement.com

Booking contact:
Luc Favié at Doomstar - luc@doomstarbookings.com

Follow Eivør:
https://www.eivor.com/
https://www.facebook.com/eivormusic/
https://www.instagram.com/eivormusic/?hl=en
https://eivor.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/eivormusic
https://twitter.com/eivormusic
https://www.tiktok.com/@eivor_music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2dB4ya2W1Gvng8gjWSPu2H?si=U-2hxkT9RjizmDg52Q-8kA&nd=1

EIVØR Announces New Album

March 27, 2024

"The Faroe Islands' first international superstar" - PROG

"Evanescence-esque local hero" - Variety
"Incorporates the lyrics and musical styles of traditional Faroese music to international recognition" - The Guardian

Eivør comes from one of the smallest places on the planet. She grew up in a village of 400 people, tucked away among the Faroe Islands. But her music, which is shaped by the natural wonders of her homeland, has brought her all over the world. She's performed at Europe's biggest festivals and co-composed the soundtracks to Netflix's hit series The Last Kingdom and the award-winning video game God of War: Ragnarök.

Today, Eivør is making the next leap in her musical journey by announcing her new album. ENN ties back to her Nordic roots. All eight songs are sung in Faroese and most of the lyrics were written with the island's esteemed poet Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs. But even though it translates in English as "Still", ENN stands out amid her two decades-long discography as a bold new venture. The album leans heavier into dark electronics and cosmic orchestration, all while reconnecting our hearts' desires with the primal beauty of the earth.

"ENN is the most nuanced and experimental album that I've created to date", Eivør says. "The songs range from symphonic space opera vibes to more beat-driven and dark electronic moods. I wanted to explore the links between humanity and nature; the primal urges of the heart, the undying desires of the human flesh and the endless struggle we choose to endure in order to achieve our goals. All of this goes on while our planet hurtles through space, setting the stage for our battlegrounds, but also our sanctuaries. Because even though there is an unyielding tide of destruction at the core of this journey, there are also oases of hope and comfort lingering within its blue embrace. The earth speaks out, and the heart listens".

Watch the video for lead single “Jarðartrá” below.

ENN comes out June 14 on Season of Mist.

Pre-order & Stream

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“Jarðartrá” is an especially fitting first single. Just like the extreme contrasts that define life on the Faroe Islands, the song is dark yet glistening, swirling but propulsive. It's also one of the very first songs that Eivør wrote for ENN.

"Back in 2021, I went to Tjørnuvík, a tiny village in the Faroe Islands", Eivør says. Though arriving with no plans other than to entertain the thought of a possible side project, she realized that her ventures into classical music and beatmaking were actually the start of her new album.

“Jarðartrá” is one of the most beat-oriented songs on ENN. But as the video subtly suggests with the thump of Eivør's hand drum, its steady electronic pulse stems from more ancient origins. "When I wrote this song, I envisioned the earth in its rawest elements: oceans, volcanoes, storms, soil", remembers Eivør. "We all have echoes of these elements within us, but maybe we tend to forget that we are part of nature and its endless circle of decay and growth".

The video's laser light show glistens like a pearl necklace, but “Jarðartrá” beckons us away from our own greed and destruction and back into the warm embrace of mother nature. In English, the title translates as "Death Lust", a primordial desire to return to the earth. The deep swells of strings and gently turning piano are rooted in an old Faroese folk melody.

"Come lie down in my blue embrace", Eivør sings, reaching into her operatic register, as if beckoning us toward the light. Her voice sails so high and with such ease that it sends a shiver of astonishment up the spine once you realize that what we're hearing is from her earliest demos.

"I recorded the vocals for "“Jarðartrá" in an old abandoned Tjørnuvík school during the middle of the night", Eivør says. "I tried to re-do them later, but I couldn't capture the same feeling".

The video for "Jarðartrá” was directed by Einar Egils (www.einaregils.com)

Additional credits

DOP - Anton Smári Gunnarsson

Producer - Eydís Evensen

Executive Producer - Einar Egilsson

Prod Co. - Indy Productions

AC - Sigfús Heiðar

Gaffer - Óttar Andri Óttarsson

Grip - Gústaf Evensen

Wardrobe - Diana Breckmann

Makeup - Sigrún Sig

Hair stylist - Ásgeir Hjartarson

Set builder - Þorvaldur Betri & Gústaf Evensen

Laser operator - Gabríel Brynjar Bjarkason

Post - Einar Egilsson

Media rental - Kukl

Special thanks: Geir Bjarnason, Úlfur Grönvold

Next month, Eivør is serving as the special guest for Heilung during the Nordic collective's spellbinding rituals in Washington, D.C. and Red Rocks. From there, the Faroese star will shoot across Europe on a headlining tour with fellow label mate Sylvaine in tow before linking up again with Heilung in the land down under.

"My band and I can't wait to start this new chapter with you and perform later this year", says Eivør. "These tours will bring ENN all over the world - from the United States to Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand and Australia".

Get tickets at eivor.com

Stream: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7k4ImSEttiL9O6gOQ1tmrn

2024 US Tour Dates Supporting Heilung
April 17 – Washington, D.C. @ DAR Constitution Hall w/ special guest Eivør [TICKETS]
April 23 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater w/ special guest Eivør [SOLD OUT]

Recording line-up

Eivør: Vocals, Guitars

Mattias Kapnas: Piano, Rhodes and Synths

Mikael Blak: Bass & Synths. Guitars on ‘Upp úr øskuni’

Per I Højgaard Petersen: Drums & Soundscaping

Strings performed by Lýra:

1st violin: Sigrún Harðardóttir

2nd violin: Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir

Viola: Karl James Pestka

Cello: Unnur Jónsdóttir

Choir on ‘Ein klóta': Eivør, Tróndur, Hans Mols Mortensen, Greta Svabo Beck and Fred Ruddick

Strings recorded by Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson and Gestur Sveinsson at Hljóðriti (Iceland)

Mixing
Theodor Kapnas

Mastering
Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering

Creative direction
Eivør and Leif Podhajsky

Artwork
Leif Podhajsky

Photography
Sigga Ella

Additional landscape photography by Alessio Mesiano

Order & Stream: https://orcd.co/eivorjadartrapresave

Management contact:
Henning Dietz at Neu Management London - henning@neumanagement.com

Booking contact:
Luc Favié at Doomstar - luc@doomstarbookings.com

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EIVØR Signs with Season of Mist

September 18, 2023

Season of Mist is proud to welcome Eivør to our label!

Eivør has come a long way. She was born and raised in Syðrugøta, a tiny coastal village on the northern part of the Faroe Islands. This icy and windswept backdrop still ripples behind her boundless vocals, which have led her to become one of the most acclaimed artists in the Nordic world.

Just like her inspirations Björk and Sigur Rós, Eivør has won the Icelandic Music Prize more than once, along with multiple Danish Music Folk Awards and the 2021 Nordic Council Music Prize. Her combination of dark electronica and Faroese folk have racked up close to a billion streams, sold out tours in Europe and the United States and soundtracked God of War Ragnarök and Netflix's flagship series The Last Kingdom.

But don't just take our word for it. Metal Hammer described her voice as "stunning, classically-trained...going from glorious to demonic in a flash", while Prog compared her electronic beats and "spine-tingling" vocals to Portishead and Kate Bush.

"My team and I are incredibly proud and excited to work with Season of Mist," Eivør says. "After a few years of self-releasing my music, I am very much looking forward to becoming part of the SOM family and to all the new adventures that lay ahead.

"We are equally thrilled to partner with Doomstar Bookings on all our upcoming live shows. An exciting run of 2024 concerts is coming soon!"

Be on the lookout for announcements about Eivør's next album, which will come out in 2024.

Lineup
Eivør - Vocals, Guitars, Beats

Live band
Mikael Blak - Bass, synths
Mattias Kapnas - Piano, synths
Per Ingvaldur Højgaard Petersen - drums

Style: Faroese Folk, Electro
FFO: Heilung, Björk

EIVØR is an artist perfectly attuned to the savage vicissitudes of nature. Born & raised in Syðrugøta (population: 453), a tiny community on one of the northerly Faroe Islands, the singer-songwriter grew up surrounded by a harsh, windswept landscape and the North Atlantic, a rugged backdrop that has, unsurprisingly, deeply influenced the music she creates.

With ten studio albums under her belt, as well as numerous collaborations with artists including Àsgeir, John Grant, Einar Selvik (Wardruna) and Dan Heath (Lana Del Ray) Eivør can be considered to be one of the most eclectic artists of the Nordics and one of the most mesmerizing live vocalists of her generation.

The winner of the 2021 Nordic Council Music prize and awarded twice with the Icelandic Music Price, multiple Danish Music Folk Awards, as well as the Faroese Music Award, Eivør is part of a new wave of Nordic artists rapidly building passionate international fan bases with music that honours their ancient cultural & musical folklore. At last count, Eivør’s music has been streamed close to 1 billion times and she has been playing sell out tours in both Scandinavia, Europe and the US.

Eivør also soundtracks and features on all seasons of the flagship Netflix hit series The Last Kingdom (co-written with Ivor Novello/BAFTA-nominated John Lunn.)

The new official The Last Kingdom album ‘Destiny Is All’ – written and produced by John Lunn, Eivør and Danny Saul, was released earlier this year. Eivør also recently featured on the God of War Ragnarök score and on the soundtrack to the hit video game and performed at the 10 year Game Awards anniversary show at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in June.

Eivør is currently working on a new album, to be released in 2024.

Management contact: Henning Dietz at Neu Management London - henning@neumanagement.com

Booking contact: Luc Favié at Doomstar - luc@doomstarbookings.com

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