SIGRID - Norwegian pop singer / songwriter

I'm yet to be convinced - to me she feels like all the good stuff in our "not pop not indie shambhala" thread but with all the interesting edges sanded off.

It was cool to see Strangers become a hit in the UK after the Sound of win and not just another 'hey this is a promising artist' thing. Back here Don't Kill My Vibe was the big song of 2017, for her and in some ways for the country, at least it was nominated for all the big SOTY awards.

Basically all of the songs since "Strangers" have underwhelmed, but the last song on this drip-fed EP (and a live highlighted as cited 4 months ago^^^) is out now and something of a course correction.

https://open.spotify.com/album/6lM1n2S9ywnvyKZpLeXVPP

"Sight Of You" is tremendous. As was "Sucker Punch", for the record. Debut album coming next Friday - suddenly excited by the prospect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=759CVrOTwRQ

Basically all of the songs since "Strangers" have underwhelmed

this sort of still holds I have to say. The last two singles have been "Viva La Vida" with anaemia - I feel like she's lost a bit of the spikiness present in the early singles.

If the other songs are underwhelming compared to Strangers they must be some of the most underwhelming songs ever written.

oh fuck off MDC.

Thought Sucker Punch was also excellent too, can't play this new one for some reason.

Sucker Punch was better than Strangers but when you're hearing that half-written 'Straaaaaaayngers' chorus multiple times a day for a year it grates.

good pop album!!

thought her set at glastonbury was v good, i only knew 'sucker punch' beforehand which i love.

I'm digging the new single:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7lr7pU9fYA

gosh, love that.