Susanne Sundfør | ||
| Allmusic Biography : Coming onto the international scene like a rich, delicate mix of Stina Nordenstam, Depeche Mode, Tori Amos, and Radiohead, Norwegian singer/songwriter Susanne Sundfør rose to fame in her homeland beginning in 2005. That year she toured the country opening for English singer/songwriter Tom McRae, while in 2006 she joined Madrugada on tour, performing their song "Lift Me," a duet the band originally recorded in the studio with singer Ane Brun. Late in 2006, she digitally released her debut single, "Walls," which would climb to number three on the Norwegian singles chart. It was the same position her debut self-titled album took on the album charts when it was released in 2007. The live effort Take One followed in 2008 -- the same year that her debut won the Spellemannprisen for Best Female Performance. Sundfør accepted the award with some hesitation, stating her work represented her as an artist first, and a woman second, bringing into question whether the Norwegian Grammy board was acting archaically with such gender-specific awards. Two years later, her album The Brothel would climb to the top of the Norwegian album charts thanks in part to the success of its title track. Jazz keyboardist Christian Wallumrød and members of Jaga Jazzist appeared on her 2011 effort, the all-instrumental A Night at Salle Pleyel. In 2012 she released the single "White Foxes" along with the album The Silicone Veil. She ended the year collaborating with Morten Myklebust on the track "Away," along with electronica duo Röyksopp on their single "Running to the Sea." In 2013, Sundfør collaborated with French electronic band M83 on the Oblivion soundtrack, and later that year her back catalog was released in the U.K. for the first time. She went on to make her production debut for Bows Each Other record. By 2014 she was set to release her fifth studio album, which was preceded by the single "Fade Away." Ten Love Songs went on to become a commercial and critical success for Sundfør upon its release in 2015, and saw the record appear in many year-end "best-of" lists. Following that records release, she spent time traveling the world, and her follow-up record reflected the different environments and politics she encountered, along with the anxiety felt by many due to an ever-changing world. Music for People in Trouble was released in 2017, with the track "Undercover" as the lead single. The ten-track record also featured a guest appearance from John Grant on its last song, "Mountaineers." | ||
 | Album: 1 of 7 Title: Susanne Sundfør Released: 2007-03-19 Tracks: 11 Duration: 50:13 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 I Resign (04:19) 2 The Waves (00:55) 3 Dear John (03:17) 4 Walls (04:23) 5 Gravity (04:25) 6 Moments (04:36) 7 The Dance (03:23) 8 Morocco (04:33) 9 Torn to Pieces (03:15) 10 Day of the Titans (05:02) 11 After You Left / [untitled] (11:58) |
 | Album: 2 of 7 Title: Take One Released: 2008-03-10 Tracks: 11 Duration: 39:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I Resign (03:59) 2 The Waves (01:58) 3 Dear John (03:35) 4 Interlude (02:22) 5 Moments (04:20) 6 Gravity (04:34) 7 Walls (04:12) 8 Torn to Pieces (on Roses) (03:55) 9 The Dance (03:40) 10 Day of the Titans (04:44) 11 After You Left (02:12) |
 | Album: 3 of 7 Title: The Brothel Released: 2010-03-15 Tracks: 10 Duration: 44:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Brothel (06:16) 2 Lilith (03:35) 3 Black Widow (03:16) 4 Its All Gone Tomorrow (06:07) 5 Knight of Noir (05:02) 6 Turkish Delight (04:49) 7 As I Walked Out One Evening (03:18) 8 O Master (04:21) 9 Lullaby (04:48) 10 Father Father (03:22) |
 | Album: 4 of 7 Title: A Night at Salle Pleyel Released: 2011-11-18 Tracks: 6 Duration: 47:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Movement 1 (08:53) 2 Movement 2 (07:24) 3 Movement 3 (03:58) 4 Movement 4 (13:30) 5 Movement 5 (03:37) 6 Movement 6 (09:40) |
 | Album: 5 of 7 Title: The Silicone Veil Released: 2012-03-26 Tracks: 10 Duration: 44:31 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Diamonds (05:02) 2 White Foxes (04:16) 3 Rome (06:44) 4 Can You Feel the Thunder (04:56) 5 Meditations in an Emergency (02:29) 6 Among Us (04:23) 7 The Silicone Veil (05:02) 8 When (04:05) 9 Stop (Don’t Push the Button) (04:13) 10 Your Prelude (03:16) |
 | Album: 6 of 7 Title: Ten Love Songs Released: 2015-02-16 Tracks: 10 Duration: 46:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Darlings (02:39) 2 Accelerate (05:26) 3 Fade Away (03:18) 4 Silencer (03:27) 5 Kamikaze (05:11) 6 Memorial (10:06) 7 Delirious (04:55) 8 Slowly (04:27) 9 Trust Me (04:01) 10 Insects (03:05) |
| Ten Love Songs : Allmusic album Review : A chart-topper in her native Norway, Susanne Sundfør continues to negotiate electronic dance pop alongside textured orchestral arrangements on her sixth LP, Ten Love Songs, a collection of dynamic, mostly club-ready if wistful experimental pop rather than traditional love songs. Produced by Sundfør, collaborators include Röyksopp ("Slowly"), Jonathan Bates aka Big Black Delta ("Accelerate"), Anthony Gonzalez of M83 ("Memorial"), and musician/composer Lars Horntveth ("Silencer"), as well as the Trondheim Soloists chamber ensemble. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 7 Title: Music for People in Trouble Released: 2017-08-25 Tracks: 10 Duration: 44:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Mantra (03:31) 2 Reincarnation (04:05) 3 Good Luck Bad Luck (03:40) 4 The Sound of War (07:49) 5 Music for People in Trouble (02:55) 6 Bedtime Story (03:31) 7 Undercover (04:17) 8 No One Believes in Love Anymore (05:21) 9 The Golden Age (04:09) 10 Mountaineers (05:21) |
| Music for People in Trouble : Allmusic album Review : The sixth studio long-player from the Norwegian singer/songwriter, Music for People in Trouble sees Susanne Sundfør ditching the glacial dancefloor synth pop of 2015s acclaimed Ten Love Songs and looking inward. Written during a period of personal upheaval -- a huge star in her native Norway, the success of Ten Love Songs, among other things, nearly broke her -- the stark and aptly named set delivers all of the emotional richness of its predecessor, but in a more meditative voice. Willfully intimate, Sundførs vocals, powerful as always, are more often than not accompanied only by piano or guitar. A classically trained pianist who isnt afraid to incorporate elements of jazz, folk, and musique concrète into her pieces -- the latter disposition looms large on the fractured title cut -- Sundførs songs are both relatable and alien; dispatches from a planet whose axis is tilted a single degree further out from the plane of its orbit around the sun than our own. Contrast is key, like the thermal pedal steel that punctuates the otherwise downcast "Reincarnation," the ambient footsteps, cell phone beeps, and wandering clarinet that highlight the cruel boredom of insomnia on the evocative "Bedtime Stories," and the arm-hair-raising crescendo of the majestic, John Grant-assisted closer "Mountaineers." Such militant introspection can sometimes be off-putting, but Music for People in Trouble is rooted in empathy, and even at its most cynical -- the woebegone "No One Believes in Love Anymore" comes to mind -- the warmth of its core radiates outward. | ||