Folkesange

Folkesange
Studio album by
Myrkur
Released20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
Genre
Length46:53
LanguageDanish, English, Old Norse
LabelRelapse
ProducerChristopher Juul
Myrkur chronology
Mareridt
(2017) 		Folkesange
(2020)
Singles from Folkesange
  1. "Ella"
    Released: 14 January 2020
  2. "Leaves of Yggdrasil"
    Released: 11 February 2020
  3. "Gudernes Vilje"
    Released: 3 March 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Exclaim!8/10[2]
The Guardian[1]
Kerrang![3]
Metal Storm8.7/10[6]

Folkesange (Danish: "folk songs") is the third studio album by Danish band Myrkur, led by singer Amalie Bruun. It was released on 20 March 2020 under Relapse Records.[7] Folkesange diverts from the style of the band's previous black metal albums into folk music. The album consists of renditions of Scandinavian traditional music performed with period instruments such as mandola, lyre, nyckelharpa and talharpa as well as of original acoustic compositions.[1][2]

The first single from the album, "Ella", was released on 14 January 2020.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d Rogers, Jude (28 February 2020). "Myrkur: Folkesange review – Danish black metaller makes dense, intense folk". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Herron-Wheeler, Addison (18 March 2020). "Myrkur - Folkesange". Exclaim!. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Ruskell, Nick (23 March 2020). "Kerrang! Review". Kerrang!. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Myrkur - Folkesange review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. ^ Hadusek, Jon (15 January 2020). "Myrkur announces new album Folkesange". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ^ Munro, Scott (14 January 2020). "Myrkur returns with new album Folkesange - listen to first single Ella". Louder Sound. Retrieved 23 May 2020.