Eydís Evensen links with Ásgeir on new single

Music has always been inseparable from emotion for Icelandic composer and pianist Eydís Evensen. From the age of six, when she first began her classical training in the small northern town of Blönduós, she’s followed her instincts to craft soundscapes and by seven, she composed her first piece, capturing the chaos of a storm outside her window, a moment that would prove prophetic, foreshadowing her future as a composer who translates elemental forces into cinematic works.

While her path initially seemed destined for the classical world, a period of disillusionment redirected her course. After graduating from Reykjavik’s Hamrahlíð College, home to the renowned choir that once nurtured Björk and members of Sigur Rós, she opted out of her planned studies in Vienna. Instead, she spent time living in London and New York, soaking in broader artistic influences and searching for a sound of her own. That search has led to her distinct fusion of post classical composition, ambient minimalism and emotional storytelling.

Her upcoming album, Oceanic Mirror, set to arrive this October via the XXIM Records imprint, finds Evensen venturing further into that elemental inspiration. Taking the ocean as both subject and metaphor, the album aims to capture its unpredictable nature; violent and calming, vast yet intimate. It’s a record that seeks to mirror not only the sea, but the emotional undercurrents that define our lives.

The latest glimpse into that record arrives with her third single, “Dimmuborgir,” a spellbinding collaboration with fellow Icelandic artist Ásgeir. Known for his reflective, genre-blurring folk pop, Ásgeir’s ethereal vocals lend an added celestial quality to the track’s already emotional context. Eydís had long dreamed of having him bring one of her poems to life.

That dream became a reality in a remarkably organic session, she wrote the poem the night before they recorded and within the hour, “Dimmuborgir” was born. Named after the ancient lava formations in northern Iceland, the track channels the beauty of its namesake landscape and frames themes of death, memory and spiritual continuity. Inspired by the passing of Irish musician and close friend Talos, whom she once taught piano, the song serves as both elegy and invocation. “Even though an individual has passed, you can always feel their presence. We never actually leave. Our bodies may disappear but our spirit remains,” she shares.

Over melancholic piano notes, Ásgeir’s voice floats to deliver achingly emotive melodic lines, casting an enchanting and truly moving listening experience. With the swell of delicate strings, the song develops with intricate orchestral tones to form an astonishingly beautiful and thoroughly arresting sound from start to finish. With Oceanic Mirror arriving soon, Eydís Evensen is set to share more emotional landscapes that ripple far beyond the keys of her piano and we can’t wait to see what’s in store.

Watch the music video for Dimmuborgir (feat. Ásgeir) below

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