MYRKUR

The world’s changed since we previously heard from Amalie Bruun, aka Myrkur – and so has she. She last emergedalbum. Mere days after its release, everything got locked down, live music was paused, and Amalie found herself navigating new motherhood in isolation, with apotentially fatal pandemic wreaking havoc outside. Her new album, not only deals with that experience, but sees the former black metal songstress add another arrow to her quiver: solemn pop-noir. During her intimate release show at this London record shop, four new songs enchant a sold-out audience. Lead single opens, starting a stripped-back half-hour of just Amalie on vocals and keys alongside live guitarist Andreas Lynge. The simplified soundscape lets the singer’s voice soar, her ethereal pipes during this first song feeling like an induction into a gorgeously windswept Scandinavian landscape. and title track round out the setlist, the closer proving itself to be another hypnotic high as Amalie croons over her piano with zero frills. From metal to folk to pop-noir and now a two-piece set, Myrkur’s versatility seems endless.