“Anna von Hausswolff’s sixth studio album is being trailed as the 39-year-old Swede’s pivot towards pop, which you could say is all relative. For the last decade, Von Hauswolff has dealt in music that is solemn, echo-laden, heavy on the drone of her beloved pipe organ and fully deserving of the adjective gothic. Her work has elicited comparisons to Nico and Diamanda Galás; 40 years ago, it might h”
“Anna Von Hausswolff becomes openly invigorated on ICONOCLASTS”
“The Swedish musician’s cathartic, scorched-earth sixth album is a conversation between her pipe organ and Otis Sandsjö’s saxophone, bolstered by epic orchestral arrangements, clattering floor toms, and distorted guitars.”
“The Swedish composer and organist makes imposing, monolithic music, but the themes she addresses in her singing—love, heartache, renewal—are resolutely human in scale.”
“Anna von Hausswolff's most ambitious album so far.”
