EIVOR - Enn (Vinyl) (LP)

Eiv r 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 Eiv r's music throughout her career.
Often considered to be one of the most prolific and unique Nordic artists of her generation, Eiv r has
released 11 studio albums to date, crossing musical genres and always pushing the envelope of the
expected. Awarded with the Nordic Council Music Price in 2021, Eiv r's musical journey continues to
fascinate and has seen her perform across the globe; from Europe's biggest festival stages to providing the
soundtrack to Netflix's hit series The Last Kingdom and the video game God of War: Ragnar k.
Her forthcoming new album ENN ties back to Eiv r's Nordic roots. Most of the lyrics, sung entirely in
Faroese, were penned in collaboration with the Faroese poet Marjun Syderb Kjeln s. Eiv r 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," Eiv r says, "and how to find a glimpse of light
in this overwhelming darkness." The guttural penultimate track, "Upp r skuni," is a thrilling outlier mixing
growling beatboxing with visceral throat singing (it's certainly Eiv r's most metal moment).
ENN stands out among Eiv r's discography as a bold new venture. Her debut for Season of Mist, the
album leans heavier into dark electronics. Her new Prophet-5 synthesizer hardly made it out of the box

before she keyed up "Hugsi Bert Um Teg", a swooning bit of dream-pop that dances like the colors of the
milky way.
On a grand scale, ENN follows a cosmic arc. The title track is a symphonic, war-torn space odyssey. But the
album also dwells on more earthly concerns. Lead single "Jardartra" is told from 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", Eiv r sings, reaching into her operatic register,
as if beckoning us toward the light.
On ENN, Eiv r moves heaven and earth.