Siv Jakobsen announces new album Scandinavian Dread. New single 'On You' feat. Marit Larsen out now

Acclaimed Norwegian songwriter Siv Jakobsen today announces her new album Scandinavian Dread, out 12th March 2027 via The Nordic Mellow/Virgin Music Group, and shares new single 'On You' feat. Marit Larsen. Scandinavian Dread is Jakobsen's fourth studio album and the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2023 album Gardening.

Taking a wry look at the "sad girl" label attached to her music, Scandinavian Dread makes room for gratitude, grief and the humour of everyday life. Where Gardening explored past hurt, its follow-up finds Jakobsen considering what comes next: the comfort of a loving relationship, the pressures of ambition, and the small domestic pleasures that help her through the Norwegian winter. "Oh, you think I’m sad? Fine. I’ll give you sad," she jokes of the title, though the songs tell a more expansive story.

Co-written with her longtime friend and collaborator Marit Larsen, who brings a sparkling pop sensibility and guest vocals to the recording, new single 'On You' finds Jakobsen at her most bright-eyed and thankful. Celebrating a love that feels effortless after one that demanded too much, the song looks back with a new perspective, past experiences deepening her appreciation for what she has now.

Anchored by acoustic guitar, it opens out into strings, layered vocals and an uplifting chorus, as Jakobsen sings: "I’m not trying, we are an effortless blend / In the thick of you now, never losing - you are my luminous mender."

Discussing the new single, Jakobsen says:

"On You is an ode to gratitude and pure joy - to finally finding the right person and realising that every road and dead end somehow led you to them. I wrote it with my good friend and collaborator Marit Larsen, wanting to create a song that could act as a bridge between my previous album, Gardening, and the next, Scandinavian Dread. It also became a very effortless blend of our individual voices as artists and songwriters, so having Marit join me on the recording felt both natural and obvious."

Marit Larsen added:

"On You feels like—and sounds like—a breakthrough for my dear friend Siv. It is an emotional release bathed in light, hearts beating; the perfect song to take with you into the low autumn sun, with leaves crunching under your soles. The song reveals a side of Siv that’s usually reserved for those of us in her innermost circle."

Siv Jakobsen's new album took shape through a process of starting again. After shelving an initial version begun in late 2023, she returned to the songs in autumn 2025, revisiting demos, rewriting material and taking a more assertive role in the production. "I’ve never really dared to call myself a co-producer, but with this album I know that I definitely can," she says. "I felt like I lost control completely in the first round of making it, so I just had to get my claws in, and it felt right the whole time."

Recorded at Studio Arcadia in Oslo, Scandinavian Dread features co-writes with Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Peter Sandberg, with Marcus Hamblett contributing brass instrumentation and horn arrangements, and production shared between Jakobsen, Hans Olav Settem, Simen Mitlid and Marit Othilie Thorvik.

Across her three previously released albums, Jakobsen has developed a distinctive voice within contemporary indie-folk, pairing candid songwriting with richly detailed arrangements. Her music has earned acclaim from NPR, The Times, The Line of Best Fit, CLASH, Paste and Under the Radar, alongside a Spellemann Award nomination. Her extensive international touring has included appearances alongside José González, The Lumineers, Susanne Sundfør and Damien Jurado.

Scandinavian Dread is out 12th March 2027 via The Nordic Mellow/Virgin Music Group. New single 'On You' is out now.

Scandinavian Dread -  track list

1. Bug

2. Me, The Phone & The Dog

3. The Fixer

4. Forevermore

5. On You (Feat Marit Larsen)

6. Scandinavian Dread

7. Scandinavian Dread (Reprise)

8. Candle & Cappuccino

9. Didn’t Even Try To Hide It

10. Sofie

11. What I Hoped For