EVOCATIVE INDIE FOLK FROM NORWAY VIA MONTREAL
MARTHE HALVORSEN is a Montreal based Norwegian artist, songwriter and producer who weaves together dreamy evocative Indie Folk Music. Her debut album All is in the Seed was released in 2018, receiving great acclaim around the world. Several of the songs from her album made it on to Norwegian National Radio as well as CBC Radio in Canada. With a unique sincerity in her voice Marthe Halvorsen has a special ability to touch something deep inside the listener.
Having grown up in Arctic Norway, nature has always been an important source of inspiration in her music. The spaciousness and the raw unpolished landscapes of the north can be traced in her sense of songwriting and taste in music production. With a love for a minimalistic and an unpolished sound, Marthe seeks to write songs that carry an intention and that comes from an authentic place within herself.
Emerging out of the thriving music scene of Montreal, Marthe Halvorsen just released her anticipated sophomore album "Feed the Fire, Breathe the Night". Recorded between the vibrant music city of Montreal and the remote natural world of Northern Norway, this deeply atmospheric and distinctive collection of indie folk songs highlights Halvorsen's rare ability to craft music that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. With introspective lyrics and her unmistakable voice, she strikes a chords that lingers. "Feed the Fire, Breathe the Night" is an album that longs to bring music back to something organic and heartfelt - A record that breathes nature, rawness and hope in the midst of a chaotic world.
MEDIA:
«Everything about it is beautiful (...) Quite probably my favourite release of the year to date, Marthe Halvorsen is a really special songwriter accompanied by some special musicians, and I'm convinced everyone will love 'All Is In the Seed’. »
- Nordic Music Review
«Halvorsen is one of the purest female singer songwriters we´ve found all year. Her voice cries out with a lonely desperation. She´s the genuine article (…)»
- Ear to the Ground Music
«Gorgeous and evocative, and a very good new artist to look out for»
- Totto Mjelde - NRK P13 (Norwegian radio)