Norway’s much loved creative announces the release of her upcoming album Not Even Air Can Come Btwn Us Now & shares the track We Collide from it as a taste of what’s to come.
– Release Date: Jan 22nd –
(album release date: March 7th )
Genre: Alt-Pop, indie-Pop
FFO: Gabrielle, Eliza Doolittle, Honne
Label / Imprint: Rikkileaks
Format: Digital Single
“Her music is a vessel for self-empowerment” The Indie Grid
“Playful, happy, invigorating pop music with that certain something” Soundmag
As we enter the New Year, Scandinavian singer-songwriter Rikke announces the release of her album Not Even Air Can Come Btwn Us Now on 7th March & shares the track We Collide from it – a song about misunderstandings that can happen when texting as opposed to communicating directly face to face.
Already a household name in Norway after performing with John Legend at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert plus her regular appearances on popular reality show Hver gang vi møtes (Every Time We Meet), Rikke uses her impressive vocal range to great effect on We Collide. From the exhilaratingly high falsetto line “I don’t know how, I don’t know when, know how you feel about things” to the crushingly low “we collide, we collide, we collide” on the outro, her vocals walk the listener through section by section of distinctive melodies over a tasteful alt-pop arrangement.
With lyrics that are close to Rikke’s heart she explains the inspiration behind the song… “some of us are shy of conflict & feel uneasy when talking about things in person, but when expressing yourself in text, people can easily misunderstand you, take things the wrong way & that’s when the blame game starts. In the long run we all need to take responsibility for our own actions, & if that means letting go of destructive relationships, no matter how hard that may be, in order to set realistic boundaries then so be it for the best”.
Born just outside Oslo, Rikke spent part of her early life also in Stockholm, but it was at the age of 6 when her family moved to London that a natural inclination towards expressing herself in English developed & followed on in her songwriting.
Rikke built a reputation as the ‘go-to backing vocalist’ for established Norwegian artists which led to her touring Europe & then being handpicked to sing with John Legend at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. However, it was when she joined the Norwegian Idol house band for 5 seasons & featured in national reality TV show Hver gang vi møtes (in which she still appears), that Rikke became a household name throughout Norway.
As for her own music, Rikke reached the semi-finals of the Norwegian Eurovision with her own song & then began releasing music on her own Rikkileaks label. She’s enjoyed exposure on Norway’s premiere digital station NRK P3 as well as being popular with audiences in Brazil Her musical influences range from Björk to Bon Iver & Rikke loves to compose songs in solitude on a 100-year-old grand piano in her Oslo apartment.
With performances at festivals like by:Larm (Norway), Live At Heart & Future Echoes (Sweden), plus the iconic Ronnie Scott’s (UK) Rikke has shown herself to be a truly accomplished musician & creative on all fronts. With the release of her intriguingly titled album Not Even Air Can Come Between Us Now this spring, 2025 looks to be a year of saying goodbye to past conflicts & on to pastures new for this highly individual artist.
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