Louien - None of My Words
Not in her wildest dreams, did Live Miranda Solberg foresee the kind of attention a single demo uploaded to Soundcloud would attract.
Shortly after she uploaded “Demo no. 1” one year ago, she found herself playing two of Norway’s biggest festivals, Øya and by:Larm – all of this without one official release. And this one demo, along with spine-tingling live shows, has left audiences, bookers and music writers yearning for more: More music, more shows, more Louien.
Louien, is Live Miranda Solberg. She might still be relatively unknown to most, but those who follow the international americana scene closely will have heard her spectacular voice in the band Silver Lining: A four-piece in which she is one of the main singer-songwriters – her songs attaining several million streams worldwide. Now Louien’s solo debut is finally ready.
“Shades of Emmylou Harris come to mind in The Fool, while there are also touches of Angel Olsen, but in the final analysis, it’s really all pure Live Miranda Solberg”
Four years ago, she lost her father. He was an actor and singer, who in many ways shaped Solberg as the artist she is today. All the songs on the record revolve around mourning, introspection and also how heavy grief can bring turmoil, but also evolve you as a person.
“Grief allows for beautiful things as well. Love and hope, for instance, and you really get in touch with your own feelings. But this album is probably more about the first phase of a grieving process – hopelessness, isolation, anxiety and depression,” says Solberg.
The album was recorded with Øyvind Røsrud Gundersen at Brageveien Studio in Oslo. Among the guests are Kaja Fjellberg Pettersen, Henrik Lødøen, Øystein Braut, Kristine Marie Aasvang, Signe Marie Rustad and Einar Kaupang.
INFO
Louien - None of My Words
Art. no: JANSEN109
Release date: September 20th, 2019
Tracklist:
1. I Follow You
2. Help Us
3. Be Forgiven
4. Broken Heart Love
5. The Fool
6. Heart and Mind Alike
7. None Of My Words
8. Endless Love
9. Demo no. 1
SINGLES
Be Forgiven - released March 22nd, 2019
The Fool - released May 24th, 2019
I Follow You - released July 5th, 2019
Heart and Mind Alike - released August 23rd, 2019
Buy Louien’s None of My Words
Photo by Julia Marie Naglestad
