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Though her new album was inspired by the dark and heavy winters of her homeland, Eivør is hot on the heels of the most successful North American tour in her long, celebrated career. Last month, the Faroese superstar sold out half of the dates on her headlining tour of North America in support of ENN with fellow Nordic luminary and Season of Mist labelmate Sylvaine.

“Every note, every story, every emotion conveyed was a testament to why she is one of the most compelling voices in music today”, mxdwn wrote after her sold-out show in Los Angeles.

“stunning, thick with mysticism” The Vinyl District wrote in praise of her sold-out show in Silver Springs, Maryland. “The fans at the Fillmore – many of whom arrived in Nordic costume – loved it and I did too”. 

Eivør isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Starting this week, she’s once again joining Heilung as the world-renowned Nordic collective tour the UK, Ireland and Europe. Then this fall, she will embark on another headline tour of Europe behind ENN, this time with her friend, special guest and iconic Icelandic artist Ásgeir, along with her sister Elinborg.

“I am so honored to be sharing the stage with my incredible friend Ásgeir on my upcoming European headline tour”, Eivør says.  “He’s one of the most talented artists of the Nordics and I have always loved his music dearly. And I am equally thrilled and excited to have my talented sister Elinborg along on this tour as well. I can’t wait for these special shows”.

“I’m very much looking forward to being a part of this tour” says Ásgeir. “Me and Eivør have become good friends through the years and I’ve admired her talent for a long time. I sure we’re going to have a lot of fun touring Europe together playing at some of my favorite venues in the world.”

Heilung UK, Ireland & Europe Tour with Eivør

Get tickets:https://www.amplifiedhistorytour.com/

March 7 – Helsinki, FI @ Ice Hall – TICKETS
March 9 – Stockholm, SE @ Hovet – TICKETS
March 12 – Oslo, NO @ Spektrum – TICKETS
March 14 – Aarhus, DK @ ACC – TICKETS
March 16 – Copenhagen, DK @ Black Box – TICKETS
March 19 – Oberhausen, DE @ Turbinehalle – TICKETS
March 21 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion – TICKETS
March 23 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal – TICKETS
April 15 – London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy – TICKETS
April 17 – Dublin, IE @ 3 Arena – TICKETS
April 19 – Edinburgh, UK @ O2 Academy – TICKETS
April 21 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo – TICKETS
April 23 – Lille, FR @ Zenith Aerna – TICKETS
April 25 – Lyon, FR @ Halle Tony Garnier – TICKETS
April 27 – Milan, IT @ Teatro Arcimboldi – TICKETS

Eivør European Headlining Tour
with Special Guest Ásgeir + support from Elinborg

Get tickets: https://www.eivor.com/

September 19 – Ghent, De Vooruit, BE – TICKETS
September 25 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso TICKETS
September 27 – Frankfurt, ZOOM, DE – TICKETS
September 28 – Paris, Casino de Paris, FR – TICKETS
September 30 – Metz, La BAM, FR – TICKETS
October 1 – Rouen, Le 106, FR – TICKETS
October 2 – Marseille, Espace Julien, FR – TICKETS
October 3 – Toulouse, Interference, FR – TICKETS
October 7 – Madrid, Mon Live, ES – TICKETS
October 8 – Barcelona, Razzmatazz 2, ES – TICKETS
October 11 – Vienna, Ottakringer Brauerei, AT – TICKETS
October 12 – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn, DE – TICKETS
October 14 – Krakow, Klub Studio, PL – TICKETS
October 15 – Prague, ROXY, CZ – TICKETS
October 16 – Berlin, Huxleys Neue Welt, DE – TICKETS
October 17 – Hamburg, DOCKS, DE – TICKETS

Eivør performs on the world’s largest stages. She’s serenaded crowds at the UEFA Champions League, bowled over The Game Awards with her songs from God of War:Ragnarök and starred in the Netflix series The Last Kingdom.

Still, Eivør’s new album stands out amidst her two-decades long discography as a bold new venture. ENN ties back to the traditional folk music that she grew up with in the Faroe Islands, while also branching out into dark electronics and cosmic orchestration.

“ENN is the most nuanced and experimental album that I’ve created to date”, Eivør says. “There is an unyielding tide of destruction at the core of the album’s journey, but there’s also hope and comfort to be found in its blue embrace”.

The album’s gently pulsating first single “Jarðartrá / Dust to Dust” recently won a USA Songwriting Competition Award in the Best World Music category.

“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. Order & Stream at https://orcd.co/eivorenn

Tracklist
1. Ein Klóta (5:44)
2. Jarðartrá (4:47) [WATCH]
3. Hugsi Bert Um Teg (3:25) [WATCH]
4. Purpurhjarta (4:27)
5. ENN (7:11)
6. Lívsandin (4:35)
7. Upp Úr Øskuni (5:01) [WATCH]
8. Gaia (5:10)
Total runtime: 40:25

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 to order online, here.  

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.  

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 envelope of the expected. Awarded with the Nordic Council Music Price in 2021, Eivør’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: Ragnarök.  

Her new album ENN ties back to Eivør’s Nordic roots. 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 / RISE FROM THE ASHES,” is a thrilling outlier mixing growling beatboxing with visceral throat singing (it’s certainly Eivør’s most metal moment).  

ENN stands out among Eivør’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/STILL JUST YOU”, 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 “JARÐARTRÁ/DUST TO DUST” 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”, Eivør sings, reaching into her operatic register, as if beckoning us toward the light.       

On ENN, Eivør moves heaven and earth.  

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