Myrkur is back after three years with a brand new album and a new take on her sound. Myrkur will release Folkesange on March 20, where project mastermind Amalie Bruun eschews her usual black metal flair for a fresh take on traditional Nordic folk music.
You can stream the new song "Ella" above.
"This is my version of a new folk-song, with roots planted in history and in the past. It is my ode to mankind and our connection with nature – a rite of passage as a woman and a rebirth-ritual in the sea."
"Three years ago I decided to share a video where I performed an old Scandinavian folk-song on the nyckelharpa. After this I realized that I had a strong need to create an album within this universe and that other people also wished to hear this. So I started working on picking out what old songs to reinterpret as well as write my own version of this. Ella is this."
Myrkur's journey as an artist has been an interesting one to watch and, after checking out this new single, has finally reached its logical apex. "Ella" is a beautiful song that works incredibly well with Bruun's voice and serves as an excellent way to introduce an entire album's worth of Scandinavian folk music.
The Scandinavian folk song referenced in Bruun's statement was "Två Konungabarn," which you can check out below if you never got the chance.
