Norwegian alt-pop artist Hanne Mjøen connects together with her listeners on a deeper degree in ‘Fall in Love / Aside,’ permitting them a peek into her life, together with a few of her most susceptible moments.

‘Fall in Love / Aside’ – Hanne Mjøen

Norwegian alt-pop artist Hanne Mjøen not too long ago unveiled her new EP, Fall in Love / Aside. Following up from her earlier EP, Emotional Fever, we thought the songwriter would wrestle to prime the acclaimed and actually unimaginable 2021 launch – and but she proves us mistaken.

Hailing from the small city of Oppdal in Norway, there’s a heavier dose of authenticity with Mjøen’s music, as her lyrics inform sincere tales of her life experiences. Not afraid to talk her fact, she connects together with her listeners on a deeper degree, permitting them a peek into her life, together with a few of her most susceptible moments. It’s this private contact to her music that lets you relate together with her it doesn’t matter what stage of life you’re at.

Launched November 18, 2022 through SNSD (V2 Data), Fall in Love / Aside is the proper instance of this. The five-track launch delves into all of the nitty gritty, the highs and lows and all of the in-betweens.

So buckle up and be a part of Mjøen on her rollercoaster experience.

Fall Aside

Beginning off robust, “Fall Aside” narrates one of many key subjects on this EP. The younger artist talks about how nice falling in love is, however how falling aside is so painful. Though quite than this being a tragic, melancholy music, Mjøen places a spin on it, and highlights how the ache solely makes us stronger. The infectious observe will probably be caught on repeat in your head all day lengthy, as oscillating synths collide with dance-worthy beats creating an total ethereal high quality.

Laborious to Love

This heartbreakingly sincere music speaks of feeling down within the dumps and completely unloveable. A darkish place the place we’ve all been earlier than, the songwriter shares, ”’Laborious To Love’ tells the story of being a fancy particular person. Everybody has dangerous sides and struggles and thru the lyrics I wished to place mine on the desk, letting the one you like know that in order for you a love of everlasting sunshine, I’ll provide the reverse. I’ll make it laborious so that you can love me trigger sadly I’m not an ideal particular person both.” That includes vocals from Ryland James, this emotional observe will tug at your heartstrings, as delicate guitar melodies and dreamy melodies enable for the lyrics to chop deep.

Dangerous For My Well being 

“Dangerous for My Well being” asks the query if love is at all times good for you. The reply might be no. Mjøen evaluates this query additional as she shares, ”Generally I believe love is dangerous for me, and in some methods it’s, as a result of it isn’t at all times good and we’re not at all times good for one another. We do poisonous issues and we have now our egocentric moments. “You’re dangerous for my well being however you’re good for my coronary heart” is my method of describing the ups and downs of a relationship once you’re too sincere with one another, combating over stuff that don’t actually matter, not figuring out when you ought to take a break or break up, however as a result of it feels so good when it’s good, you retain making an attempt.” The animated observe blends throbbing percussion with twinkling synths which construct to create an anthemic refrain. That is the music that all of us wish to see dwell.

I By no means Advised You

The penultimate music on the EP is “I By no means Advised You.” Describing the suffocating feeling of retaining secrets and techniques, or hiding info so as to defend your self, Mjøen opens up about all her considerations. She shares, “This music is about not wanting folks to see you in your weak and darker moments, but additionally acknowledging them. I don’t wish to burden you with my shade, and I gained’t allow you to carry me, trigger what when you can’t take it? What if this destroys your picture of me, and also you begin to pity me? I don’t need that. I wrote this music pondering of my mother and all of the issues I by no means inform her, trigger I wish to be the robust and impartial particular person she sees me as.” The songwriter has a knack for letting her vocals present her feelings and on this music you’ll be able to hear the uncooked, emotional edge.

Distant

Ending with a bang, “Distant” is fueled with energetic digital beats, cascading synths and Mjøen’s distinct falsetto. Just like “I By no means Advised You,” this observe talks about not wanting to talk the reality so as to defend what folks take into consideration you. All of us put up partitions, as a mechanism to protect ourselves when the going will get powerful. “Distant” touches on this, whereas additionally highlighting the frustration of making an attempt to get folks to grasp you and see your aspect, once you’re voicing your personal considerations. The musician confides, ”I’ve a foul behavior of distancing myself to folks as quickly as I really feel like I’m not being seen. Speaking about how I really feel isn’t one thing I do naturally, and I begin performing out and altering desperately to get a confrontation, after which forcing myself to talk about it to defend my actions. It’s a really dangerous method of dealing with issues, however in my head it feels extra pure to chop the tires than to repair them.”

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