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Eivør Pálsdóttir - Discography (2000-2018)

Eivør Pálsdóttir - Discography (2000-2018)

BAND/ARTIST: Eivør Pálsdóttir

Like her fellow Scandinavian Einar Selvik of Wardruna, Faroese singer/songwriter Eivør Pálsdóttir toiled away in relative obscurity for years before becoming internationally known thanks to her music being used in a historical TV drama. Born on July 21, 1983 and brought up in the tiny village of Syðrugøta on Eysturoy in the remote Faroe Islands — technically part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but geographically and culturally closer to Iceland — Eivør began her musical career at the tender age of 13, appearing on national television and winning a singing contest. Two years later she formed her first band, the rock outfit Clickhaze, and at 16 released her eponymous debut solo album, which saw her interpreting traditional Faroese ballads in a jazz idiom. (Only her first two solo albums were released under her full name; on all her subsequent albums, she is billed only as Eivør.) At 18 she moved to Reykjavik to study jazz and classical music, becoming the vocalist of the jazz band Yggdrasil. That year she also released an EP with Clickhaze and undertook a successful Nordic tour with the band. Following the release of her sophomore solo album, Krákan ("Crow"), in 2003, she was awarded Best Singer and Best Performer at the Icelandic Music Awards, a rare honor for a non-Icelander.

Her next albums saw her moving away from jazz into a country-folk style. Eivør (2004), her first album to include any lyrics in English, featured Canadian guitarist Bill Bourne; Mannabarn (2007) was produced by Dónal Lunny. The latter was also released in English as Human Child. Arriving in 2010, Larva had an experimental rock sound, while 2012's Room was lush chamber pop. Her two albums released in 2015, Bridges and Slør ("Veil"), had more of an electronic bent. The latter saw her return to the Faroese tradition, coupling traditional melodies with avant-pop soundscapes and incorporating chilling, guttural throat singing. In this musically varied career, which made her a superstar in the Nordic countries and built her a global cult following, the only constants were accessible melodies and her beautiful, versatile voice, which drew comparisons to Kate Bush (she even covered Bush's "Hounds of Love" at one point). She continued to perform classical music in parallel with her pop career, collaborating most prominently with British composer Gavin Bryars. In 2015 she became known to a wider global audience when she was chosen by composer John Lunn to collaborate with him on, and provide vocals for, his soundtrack to the BBC historical drama series The Last Kingdom, set in the ninth century Kingdom of Wessex. The exposure led to huge interest in Eivør and her back catalog, which she capitalized on by releasing an English-language version of Slør in 2017. ~ John D. Buchanan

Albums
2000 Eivør Pálsdóttir CDRip FLAC
2003 Krákan CDRip FLAC
2004 Eivør CDRip FLAC
2005 Trøllabundin FLAC
2007 Mannabarn (Human Child) CDRip FLAC
2009 Live CDRip FLAC
2010 Larva CDRip FLAC
2012 Room CDRip FLAC
2014 The Color Of Dark FLAC
2015 Bridges FLAC
2015 Slør FLAC
2016 At The Heart Of A Selkie FLAC
2017 Slør (English Version) 44100 FLAC
2018 The Last Kingdom (Original Television Soundtrack) FLAC Hi-Res

 


Pop | Discography | World | Folk | Electronic | FLAC / APE

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