Ane Brun's "When I'm Free" out February 5 on Balloon Ranger Records, Video for "Directions"
ANE BRUN’S NEW ALBUM “WHEN I’M FREE” OUT FEBRUARY 5 ON BALLOON RANGER RECORDS
“Norwegian-born pop singer-songwriter Ane Brun makes music that fits well into the cinematic world. Her songs are brimming with life and energy while still touching
on feelings of loss and self-doubt.” —NPR
Sweden-based Norwegian artist Ane Brun will release her sixth studio album,
When I'm Free via her own label Balloon Ranger Records on February 5. Brun released the video for the first single “Directions” earlier this year with NPR Music, watch HERE and via YouTube HERE . The new album has received many accolades abroad and topped the charts in Scandanavia and Benlux.
She employed musicians that she spent much of 2013 touring across the world with including bassist
Dan Berglund (previously part of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio), pianist Martin Hederos (Soundtrack Of Our Lives), drummer Andreas Werliin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums) and guitarist Johan Lindström (Tonbruket). Also guesting on the album are Lars Skoglund (Lykke Li) and Ola Hultgren on drums; Tobias Gabrielsson (electric bass); Linnea Olsson, Nina K and Sabina Ddumba (additional vocals) and John Eriksson (of Peter, Bjorn & John), who rounds out the mix on timpani for “Directions” and provides percussion and mallets for “Black Notebook.
When I’m Free was inspired by the forced cancellation in late 2012 of a North American tour with Peter Gabriel that Brun was to take part in. As she has occasionally struggled with health concerns, Brun found that in the past she has let them weigh her down, whereas
this time she had an epiphany. She recalls, “One night, I woke upwoke up and thought, ‘Why are you so afraid? It doesn’t help you in any way. Let your mind and body rest so it can heal.’ When I recovered, I experienced an almost bliss-like feeling. I’d replaced all the worrying and fear with gratitude, and the feeling lingered. So somehow, since 2012, I’ve been able to approach life very differently than before.”
Brun has recorded and released ten albums over the last ten years on her own imprint Balloon Ranger Recordings. In 2005, her second album A Temporary Dive earned her critical acclaim at home and abroad, winning the Norwegian Grammy for Best Female Artist. Her fifth album, Changing Of The Seasons, was recorded in Iceland by Valgier Sigursson. The New York Times said the album “offers the kind of comfort that only well-versed singer-songwriters can give. An album full of sad songs to revel in as the days grow shorter and colder,Seasons is Brun’s strongest work yet.” Brun released It all Starts With One in 2011 and Rolling Stone called the lead track “Do You Remember” a “knockout single.” It was followed by the collections Songs 2003-2013, which celebrated Brun’s most beloved tracks and songwriting achievements and Rarities (2013), which navigated the lesser-known corners of her catalog.
“Norwegian-born pop singer-songwriter Ane Brun makes music that fits well into the cinematic world. Her songs are brimming with life and energy while still touchingon feelings of loss and self-doubt.” —NPR
Sweden-based Norwegian artist Ane Brun will release her sixth studio album,
When I'm Free via her own label Balloon Ranger Records on February 5. Brun released the video for the first single “Directions” earlier this year with NPR Music, watch HERE and via YouTube HERE . The new album has received many accolades abroad and topped the charts in Scandanavia and Benlux.
She employed musicians that she spent much of 2013 touring across the world with including bassist
Dan Berglund (previously part of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio), pianist Martin Hederos (Soundtrack Of Our Lives), drummer Andreas Werliin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums) and guitarist Johan Lindström (Tonbruket). Also guesting on the album are Lars Skoglund (Lykke Li) and Ola Hultgren on drums; Tobias Gabrielsson (electric bass); Linnea Olsson, Nina K and Sabina Ddumba (additional vocals) and John Eriksson (of Peter, Bjorn & John), who rounds out the mix on timpani for “Directions” and provides percussion and mallets for “Black Notebook.
When I’m Free was inspired by the forced cancellation in late 2012 of a North American tour with Peter Gabriel that Brun was to take part in. As she has occasionally struggled with health concerns, Brun found that in the past she has let them weigh her down, whereas
this time she had an epiphany. She recalls, “One night, I woke upwoke up and thought, ‘Why are you so afraid? It doesn’t help you in any way. Let your mind and body rest so it can heal.’ When I recovered, I experienced an almost bliss-like feeling. I’d replaced all the worrying and fear with gratitude, and the feeling lingered. So somehow, since 2012, I’ve been able to approach life very differently than before.”
Brun has recorded and released ten albums over the last ten years on her own imprint Balloon Ranger Recordings. In 2005, her second album A Temporary Dive earned her critical acclaim at home and abroad, winning the Norwegian Grammy for Best Female Artist. Her fifth album, Changing Of The Seasons, was recorded in Iceland by Valgier Sigursson. The New York Times said the album “offers the kind of comfort that only well-versed singer-songwriters can give. An album full of sad songs to revel in as the days grow shorter and colder,Seasons is Brun’s strongest work yet.” Brun released It all Starts With One in 2011 and Rolling Stone called the lead track “Do You Remember” a “knockout single.” It was followed by the collections Songs 2003-2013, which celebrated Brun’s most beloved tracks and songwriting achievements and Rarities (2013), which navigated the lesser-known corners of her catalog.
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