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Susanne Sundfør announces new album ‘Revelations Of Divine Love’ with ethereal single ‘I It Am’
Susanne Sundfør has announced her seventh studio album, ‘Revelations Of Divine Love’, and released its first single, the ethereal ‘I It Am’. Due on 2 October via Bella Union, the record marks a highly stripped-back project centred on love, motherhood and spiritual writing.
The album was recorded live in a Norwegian church with only Sundfør’s voice and a pipe organ, alongside BBC Jazz Award winner Kit Downes. Its lyrics draw on Grace Warrack’s 1901 translation of Julian of Norwich’s 14th-century ‘Revelations of Divine Love’, widely regarded as the first known book written in English by a woman; Sundfør said she sought a soft, whispered and playful sound rather than traditional organ-led grandeur.
In short
- Sundfør announces ‘Revelations Of Divine Love’, released on 2 October.
- New single ‘I It Am’ introduces the album’s sparse sound.
- The record adapts writings by Julian of Norwich.
Explained simply
Susanne Sundfør is a Norwegian singer-songwriter known for making music that ranges from electronic pop to more stripped-back arrangements. This album brings her voice together with pipe organ, played alongside British musician Kit Downes, and was recorded live in a Norwegian church.
Its lyrics draw on a 1901 translation of a 14th-century book by Julian of Norwich, a Christian writer whose work is often described as the first known book written in English by a woman. The project connects Sundfør’s interest in love, motherhood and spiritual writing with a text that has been read for centuries.
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