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ELIN BRIMHEIM HEINESEN, born in 1958 in Tórshavn, is a singer-songwriter/composer, well-known in the Faroe Islands since the 70s. She is a soloist but has performed with several other artists as well. Her music has been well received, and some songs by her are considered classics in the Faroe Islands.

Elin is joined by talented musicians for Summartónar – Eyðun Mohr Hansen on guitar, Edvard Nyholm Debess on bass, and Rógvi á Rógvu on drums, as well as Kim Hansen or Inga Laksá Simonsen on keyboard.

Read more about Elin and her music at: http://heinesen.fo/

Guðrið Hansdóttir has been an active musician since the turn of the millennium and has released six full-length albums. Her latest release, “Gult myrkur,” was awarded Album of the Year and Lyricist of the Year at the Faroese Music Awards (FMA) in 2023.

Sýrublað is therefore Guðrið’s seventh full-length album, produced by Høgni Lisberg. The music is raw and joyful folk-pop, inspired by country, reggae, and rock. Guðrið describes the sound of the album as like biting into a sorrel leaf—fresh, crisp green, and slightly sour.

The lyrics were written by Beinir Bergsson. Their collaboration began while they were studying literature and music at the University of the Faroe Islands. The lyrics revolve around close relationships and the challenges that arise within a partnership. They draw on plants and animals from the Faroe Islands to explore and understand relationships in a new way. The texts ask whether relationships and shared memories change over time, whether nature influences how we speak to and about each other. The sorrel leaf becomes a metaphor throughout the album—something that looks like many other leaves at first glance, but reveals an unexpectedly strong, sharp taste when bitten into. In the same way, the lyrics search for that surprising intensity within intimate relationships.

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