Copenhagen-based artist Kirsten Hildegard melds dreamy folks and pop cohesion on new single “Nonetheless the Waves,” which takes inspiration from Søren Kierkegaard’s reinterpretation of the Danish folks ballad “Agnete and the Merman.” “Whereas the unique 18th century ballad facilities on Agnete’s abandonment of the ocean, the Merman, and her supernatural kids, Kierkegaard reimagines the story via the eyes of the Merman— a determine trapped in inward despair—burdened by guilt and unable to supply himself absolutely with out risking the very love he needs,” Hildegard explains. “It was this mix of legendary imagery and existential craving that resonated most with me.”
Initially from New York, Hildegard collaborated remotely with producer Nick Honchar on the monitor. The partnership ends in an atmospherically enthralling success, constructing from quaint folks sea-gazing craving right into a second half with beautiful synths, acoustic strums, and regular percussion. Along with the artist’s love for Danish myths and Søren Kierkegaard influencing the monitor, it additionally holds additional private weight — drawing from each the delivery of her sister-in-law’s son Storm, which befell the identical week the monitor was written, and the passing of her father at an early age. “My father handed away in a diving accident after I was a baby and the lingering grief surfaces within the line: ‘Sitting on the backside of the ocean, sorrowing.’ I borrowed this picture from Kierkegaard’s Worry and Trembling, the place he describes the Merman,” Hildegard says.
“Nonetheless the waves of my coronary heart,” Hildegard’s preliminary vocals set free, haunting inside a lushly inviting backing — calming like waves washing upon a seashore. The craving “for a love that may by no means be” is adopted by extra distinguished guitar strums and slight rhythms, because the “falling out and in of reverie” sequence takes maintain. “Nonetheless the Waves” is a strong success from Hildegard, poetically tracing new life and lingering grief alike inside a dreamy, meditative attract.
Cowl Artwork Credit score: Lina Romanova
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