We seem to have developed a bit of an obsession with Danish artists lately, and Brimheim is giving us another reason to keep it going. After introducing herself with the EP Myself Misspelled in 2020, Danish and Faroese singer-songwriter Helena Heinesen Rebensdorff released her debut album can’t hate myself into a different shape in 2022, followed by RATKING in 2024. Since then, she’s toured extensively, hosted radio shows, and even made her acting debut. Somehow, she’s also found the time to explore a completely different musical direction.
Her new single, “My Collection,” released via Tambourhinoceros, is quite a departure from the alternative rock of her previous records. Inspired by her recent obsession with 1970s songwriters like Judee Sill, Dory Previn, and Scott Walker, the timeless and elegant track starts as a slightly woozy piano ballad before gradually introducing organ, trumpet, and Mellotron. The result is a curious mix of jazz, cabaret, and chamber pop, with Brimheim‘s warm vocals holding everything together. Interestingly, this change of direction came after months of struggling to write new material. As she puts it, “It felt like receiving a gift from the universe.”
“My Collection” follows a mysterious woman who collects things that other people have thrown away, from forgotten objects found in the street to treasures washed up on the beach. These discarded items are actually a metaphor for the parts of ourselves we tend to hide because others don’t appreciate them. It’s a rather sweet idea, although there’s a darker twist: the collector is very protective of her treasures, and anyone who disrespects them might not make it out alive.
The accompanying video, directed by Stine Emil, who previously worked with Brimheim on “Brand New Woman” and “Normies,” was filmed on an old horse farm. With its deliberately timeless atmosphere, it’s hard to tell whether we’re watching something from the present or a century ago. But it is a fitting visual companion for a song that feels nostalgic and wonderfully peculiar.
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