MYRKUR (Amalie Bruun) returns with her highly anticipated new album, Spine! The new album is a tour-de-force, amalgamating some of the most exciting, innovative, and genre-defying moments from MYRKUR's catalog into something that is haunting, extreme, and brilliant as ever. Spine lays MYRKUR bare, at her most raw and unwavering, and is undoubtedly one of the year's most ambitious and cinematic albums. Spine relates to MYRKUR's personal mythology. Written during one of the most difficult times in Amalie Bruun's life - Spine is 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, Spine is 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 Rós) - the ebbs and flows in Spine reflect the width and breadth of MYRKUR's emotion. These sonic shifts are represented in music that sees MYRKUR touch 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 of MYRKUR's sensibilities, with touches of electronic underpinnings and lush synth orchestrations. Spine's title 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's euphoric 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". With Spine, MYRKUR unravels the next chapter in the personal mythology of Amalie Bruun, and sets a new course for the enigmatic band.

I don't understand why people continues to talk about this album as something so far away from the first albums. Of course this is not properly a black metal album, but with no doubts in few parts you can hear black metal influences in her own style, and "heavy moments", togheter with folk, new age, and maybe more, creating something unique and perfect. I think she has been able to change in better, but still being coerent with herself and with what she have done until now. Maybe now she going to be softer, who cares? This album it's gold.

I really like the mix of calming instruments and vocals mixed with the distant metal instrumentals.

I love this album. I had thought from the 'singles' it maybe should be heavier - however actually it comes across great as it is. Clearly her intent to be like this.

these new songs about motherhood are not things I can relate to or songs id normally listen to, but spine + menneskebarn are so sweet. amalie seems like a very good mother, the songs about her children are very pure. this is certainly different from the metal stuff of the past, and though i resonated more with that, i understand that as her life changes her sound will follow.

35 clean listenings since last week. Every second in this album is inspiring and epic!

I love this kind of production! Not plastic! Can't wait for the next album!

Fantastic work, it's like a soundtrack, inspiring, healing and beautiful through pain.

Beautiful work! Valkyriernes Sang is gold💪It was amazing seeing you in Kungälv @Bohus Fästning two weeks ago🤘♥ / Evilon

This album is a dream ✨

Now THIS is what I've been waiting for! Excellent album! ♥

a great sound track to storm Babet outside,another ethereal master piece💗

This album is great!!!!

Beautiful and ethereal album, very interesting combination of different music genres.

Really good album, it has almost all for what many people love Amalie: black metal harmonies, folk, dark pop)))

Marvelous work Amalie!! 🥰😍💚🌿

excellent album, my 6yo daughter really waited for this!! Thank you!

Pure magic in her musical arrangement totally a classic ❤

Cool! Love her music!

Masterpiece again Amalie. Your music means so much to me❤

Love you Amalie, great work as always.

Liking 1, 2 and 4. Love her voice and the production.

Great album!

Gold album, quite, mistery, folk all the best from Scandinavian land!

Amazing, as she always is.

What a beautiful album!!!!!!!!!

Amazing Magical Amazing album 🔥 At times, darker than the abysmal depths of the most sorrowful pits of lowest Hell, At times, what love, joy and Hope sound like in their audio form

Just listened to the whole album for the first time and really enjoyed it.

Perfect, for my sleep time. I can close my eyes now...

Wonderful, as usual.

Beautiful! Magnificient! I hope Myrkur will play on festivals like Midgardsblot!

Beautiful album.

Great album just wish it was longer.

Gorgeous, thanks !

Magnificent harmonies that transported me really far! What else can you ask from music? thank you for this beautiful album.

Love it.. Very magical. Good luck on your way🌀

YAY!!! A delicious feast for the ears, yet again! So happy to be listening to this! 💞💯

Strong album Myrkur.

see you in Dresden

I don't think that this is as good an album as Folkesange or even ragnarock the musical. But I see why people like it. It's clearly a very personal thing and I think that's why it misses the mark to me. I'm sure if I was a newly made mother this would appeal to me a lot more. Anyway keep up the great work Amalie, you are truly a danish national treasure

Nice 🎉

sencillamente exquisito...

Music and Woman 🎶💃👌👌👌

Her best album so far!! I love it!!!!!!

❤❤❤Buenisimo

i loved it

genial !

Seems to me she is slowly turning into Enya

🖤🔥

Artist makes music, some like some don't & somehow the world keeps turning.

First exposure to this. So an odd take maybe, but like a heavier version of Clannad, which I really enjoyed. I may be in the minority, but sometimes I don't hear the lyrics but just the feeling.

Prrrrrrrrrr 💜

Wow!

I love the new album!! However, I think the audio quality is poor. Same goes on Spotify (with premium account). Has anyone bought the album in FLAC format in order to compare?

This is really beautiful. Wish she'd go black to black metal, but I don't think it'll happen at this point.

Это круто

My blood is gold too. :B

There Is materials to compilation "beauty in darkness".

it would be great if black metal guitar + your vocal)

One song in and I'm just not sure. Feels over produced. Or recorded at home. I'm a huge Myrkur fan and I'm feeling odd about this

Pure perfection ❤❤❤

Honestly with English lyrics Myrkur lost this folk feeling from last album. But I like it. Feel a lot of Depeche Mode and Sinead O'Connor vibes. Will give it few more spins tomorrow.

🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

I've tried to convince myself to it thrice. Still could not. It just sounds like another Bjork clone to me. Pity because I have liked Myrkur before.

The God's Truly Watch then... SHE 🌍 WATCHES

som man siger i nordjylland. Det er ikke så dårligt enda...

seems like a managerial decision to persue a cinematic sound - can't judge. beautiful texture, enjoyable melodies, but truly nothing remarkable. hope this gets included in a movie, so the decision pays off. Overall, lacklustre work as it is, because it "asks" for a visual element in order to be complete. The ending of Valkyriernes Sang is freaking awesome. Edit: grammar.

Why those misplaced Blackmetalinfluences? It had so much Potential to be similar to Folkesange's greatness... I loved your Performance at hellfest last year. Even recorded a bit... Will go back to Folkesange then... Disappointing...

Too much english language ((

Lame 🙃

didnt like it...

Wow this album is absolute trash lol

Oh yet another album that is hyped to be "innovative" and "genre-defying" but is most mostly mish mash of everything. We already have Dodheimsgard and dozen other that made it better and still made it in the spirit of black metal.

what a garbage music cany listen more than 5 minutes