Susanne Sundfør continues the expansion of her musical universe with her new album, The Silicone Veil (2012), a follow-up to the critically acclaimed, platinum-selling The Brothel (2010), which spent 30 weeks in the Norwegian album charts and sold more than 40 000 copies. Where The Brothel was seen to gravitate towards a dark, cold and closed musical expression, The Silicone Veil contains melodies that hint of warmth and fullness, bound in multifaceted and complex soundscapes. The album lyrics, however, point in a different direction: towards despondency and the loss of illusions, faith and hope. They explore our inability to understand the difficult times we find ourselves in and appreciate the consequences of the lives we are leading, rather than denying them. Thematically, The Silicone Veil centres on the blurred boundaries between one state of being and another, between life and death, between people, and between us and the Earth. As Sundfør summarises it: “Apocalypse, death, love and snow”. First single taken from the new album, White Foxes, was immediately well-received by critics, bloggers and tweeting fans across the world by release. The track is in many ways a musical bridge and a natural extension of the soundscape from The Brothel.
Susanne Sundfør – Among Us
Susanne Sundfør – Among Us Lyrics:
There is a killer among us
Looking for kisses, looking for jars
He’s a desperate soul, and he collects heart in jars
Ooooo, Save me from his face
Ooooo, Save me from his finesse
He claims the heavens
He covets hell
He dumps his bodies, Into wishing wells
Ooo Save me from his finesse
Oooo, Save me from his spell
He peeled off every vein I had
Until there was nothing left
But a black bloodless heart Still beating for him
I would die for him
But I wouldn’t let him kill me
I am a stone covered with moss
A mauseoleum entangled in ivory
He made my heart,
He made my heart But he’ll never reach my bone.
