Indie folk artist Louien announces Every Dream I Ever Had

Norwegian indie folk artist Louien will release her new studio album Every Dream I Ever Had on 16 February 2024 on Jansen Records. The album was recorded together with producer Øyvind Røsrud Gundersen at Brageveien Studio in Norway and Silence Studio in Sweden. The new single Quite Like This is out now.

Where earlier references were Joni Mitchell and Ane Brun, Louien has looked to Lizzy McAlpine, Phoebe Bridgers and Big Thief for inspiration this time around and with that, the tone was set for this album. Every Dream I Ever Had exhibits all the facets of Louien, from the naked and sensitive to the noisy and glorious. It contains tender verses, big melodies, delicate guitar picking and thundering drums, all in one. Producer and guitar player Øyvind Røsrud Gundersen has been an important part of Louien’s sound from day one, but on Every Dream I Ever Had she wanted to include her band more and in that way make this a record where everyone could contribute creatively. “I felt very driven and inspired in the making of this album, both when writing the songs and while working on them with the band. I wrote most of the songs alone, as always, but we worked very closely together as a band building and creating the soundscape. We did a lot of the recording live in the studio, which just made the process so much more fun and free. The songs have more breadth to them than before, they sound bigger and more confident. The songs are about my own life as always. I'm deep into self reflection, almost to the point of obsessive sometimes. How, why and when did I become who I am? I spend so much time entrapped in my own head it's a huge relief to see myself from the outside and write a song about it every now and then. And as I'm ever evolving and changing it seems like there are endless themes to dive into and explore.“ - says Louien.

Louien says the following about the new single Quite Like This: “I was being very adamant about not needing anyone and then this special someone changed my mind just by showing up. It's kind of shocking when you're convinced love wasn't meant for you and then you're proven wrong. I have to smile thinking about it now, how lost I thought I was in my twenties.” Listen to the single below. The single Please was previously released.

After a successful history with the Silver Lining quartet in her home country, Louien slowly started making music on her own account. A series of major events in her life, the loss of her father (a singer and actor) who inspired her resulted in the debut album None Of My Words from 2019. Louien was recently nominated for a Spellemann Award (Norwegian Grammy) for her EP Figure Me Out from 2022.