The new album is a tour-de-force, amalgamating some of the most exciting, innovative, and genre-defying moments fromMYRKUR’scatalog into something that is haunting, extreme, and brilliant as ever. Spine laysMYRKURbare, at her most raw and unwavering, and is undoubtedly one of the year’s most ambitious and cinematic albums.

Spinerelates toMYRKUR’spersonal mythology. Written during one of the most difficult times in Amalie Bruun’s life –Spineis the direct result of her experiences following child birth. From the love and euphoria that comes with motherhood, to the fears of the unknown and the mysteries of the journey ahead,Spineis ultimately an album about seeking balance amidst chaos. To Bruun/MYRKUR, the record explores the very human nature of what it means to be a mother, and finds resonances with Scandinavian mythology to do so.

Recorded with Randall Dunn at the Sundlaughin Studio in Iceland (Sigur Rs) – the ebbs and flows inSpinereflect the width and breadth ofMYRKUR’semotion. These sonic shifts are represented in music that seesMYRKURtouch upon an array of influences – from undeniable metal as heard on the inimitable “Valkyriernes Sang“, to darker sonic territories inspired by folk and haunting vocal passages on “Like Humans”. Elsewhere, the brooding “Mothlike” showcases a new side ofMYRKUR‘s sensibilities, with touches of electronic underpinnings and lush synth orchestrations.

Spine’stitle track proves to be one of the most moving songs of the year, as it transcends through moments of affable, delicate vocal, percussive, and string arrangements to a massive chorus that serves as a thesis statement for the rest of the album.MYRKUR’seuphoric outlook is in full display here, as the song proclaims, “My body made your spine / You and I intertwine / You made me human / Stay with me / You will be / The one I love the most”.

WithSpine,MYRKURunravels the next chapter in the personal mythology of Amalie Bruun, and sets a new course for the enigmatic band.

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