Wildflower Malin Pettersen

• 1 Carolina 03:20
• 2 Blue 03:01
• 3 Break Things 03:22
• 4 Cargo 02:35
• 5 Wildflower 03:06
• 6 Free 03:29
• 7 Baptize Me 02:50
• 8 Fool 02:26
• 9 Number and a Street (Studio Version) 02:43
• 10 Fold Out Chair 03:18
• 11 Death by Space 03:13
• Total Runtime 33:23

Info for Wildflower

Malin Pettersen's creative drive is an inexhaustible source. In recent years, it’s been overflowing with frequent musical releases – without the quantity compromising the quality. On the contrary: Pettersen demonstrates how durable her music is, and that her songs fit multiple formats and expressions.

Wildflower can be seen as a summary of Pettersen's solo career so far – here, all the knowledge, experience, not to mention all the musical authority she has gained, has gone into the final product. The album title suggests a connection to Wildhorse, Pettersen’s 2020 album, which solidified her status as Norway’s leading Americana artist. Pettersen herself says:

"After having been on musical adventures both geographically – in Nashville with Wildhorse – and metaphorically – with the genre-crossing Trouble Finding Words – we end up in a 'full circle' moment where everything I’ve learned, from the early days in the studio as a solo artist until today, comes into play. This album is about creating something intuitively, in the moment, in the room. With all the musical baggage you bring into the studio. Without overthinking or analyzing."

In the past couple of years, Pettersen has released a pop/R&B album, a fully acoustic, stripped-down album, and a new album with her band Lucky Lips. Her songwriting is her trademark: Strong melodies that stick, along with punchy and heartfelt lyrics. Pettersen shows a strong commitment to political issues, while the more introspective and personal songs feel universal and easy to relate to.

On Wildflower, Malin Pettersen is joined by musicians she has played with for a long time. The band consists of: Øyvind Blomstrøm on bass, Nikolai Grasaasen on guitar/piano, Stian Jørgen Sveen on pedal steel, and Sigmund Vestrheim on drums. Pettersen produced the album herself, and it’s clear that the group had a great time in the studio. The energy and joy of playing shines through in all of the tracks, ensuring that the music engages everyone from start to finish.

Malin Pettersen says of the song: “I’ve always been fascinated by the way some of the songs I remember from being a kid in the 90s describe the everyday lives of people and their stories. It’s almost like the song itself keeps the key of the plot hidden and just show you a peek of a situation that’s a part of the bigger story. I remember songs like “Luka”, “Torn”, “If It Makes You Happy”, as well as almost any Lucinda song, always had me thinking way beyond the end of the song. I found myself inspired by this way of writing, and with an idea I had sat with for a long time – about the strange concept of someone who was once your closest turning into a stranger – the song almost wrote itself. It’s really just a few minutes of someone’s day we enter into, a moment, and all the thoughts and memories that have time to fly through the persons head in that short moment. The quite frank soundscape of the guitar based pop in the 90s also found it’s way very natually to this song when we went in to do this band version of it. This is the way I pictured it sounding when I wrote it, and I am so happy we were able to do it for this album.”

Malin Pettersen

Recorded and engineered by Bård Ingebrigtsen and Tomas Pettersen at Amper Tone
Mixed by Bård Ingebrigtsen
Mastered by Christian Obermayer, Strype Audio
Produced by Malin Pettersen

Malin Pettersen
is a force to be reckoned with in the world of music. With her EP "Alonesome" (2019) and full-length album "Wildhorse" (2020), the Norwegian singer-songwriter has been gaining international attention and acclaim from magazines like Forbes, Billboard, and Rolling Stone. Paste Magazine called her the "Norwegian country sensation".

Currently working on her third full-length album, Pettersen's music continues to evolve as she explores new sounds and influences, including 90s/00s R&B, pop, and jazz. Her new album promises to be a challenge for those already familiar with her music, and a chance for new listeners to fall in love with the new universe she has created.

One of Pettersen's greatest assets is her powerful, emotive voice that draws listeners in and keeps them hooked. As a songwriter, she draws from a wide range of influences, from classic songwriting heroes to jazz and country, as well as the music she grew up with in the 90s.

In 2018, Pettersen released her first solo album and has since received a Spellemann award (Norwegian Grammy) and an Ameripolitan award nomination. She has also toured extensively, both in Norway and internationally, and has enjoyed support slots for artists such as Sam Outlaw, Whitney Rose, and Joshua Hedley.

Her 2020 album "Wildhorse" was released to critical acclaim and showcases Pettersen's unique blend of folk, country, and Americana music. With a band that performs beautifully crafted songs, Pettersen is eagerly awaiting the chance to take her music to the live stage.

Paste Magazine - «Country music sensation»

No Depression - «Malin Pettersen has more than her share of wisdom, as well as luminous songs, and this lovely album is proof»

Rolling Stone Country - «The spaces between the notes are as wide-open as the narrator’s future»

Forbes - «Wildhorse embraces Pettersen’s love of American country music»

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