Hailing from southern Zambia and the small town of Ås in Norway, Nora Shikoswe Hougsnæs, better known as Shikoswe, has become one of the biggest indie hopes of Scandinavia in a few years only. After a series of bewitching singles and the release of an EP back in 2016, she has now unveiled her 10-track debut album, Back In The Tall Grass, as well as a video for the closing song “Swimming”.

The DIY visuals are a perfect fit for this dreamy indie pop single which comes with a very positive message. Singing “Don’t weigh yourself down” to someone who “did not ask to be born”, the singer-songwriter delivers a meditative mantra where she invites the listener – and probably herself – to put things in perspective in order to move on and avoid self-blame. Watch below.

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Hailing from Ås in Norway but now based in Bergen, Nora Shikoswe Hougsnæs crafts candid and vulnerable indie pop songs under the moniker Shikoswe. Back in 2016, she self-released her debut EP, The Hour of the Body, and she is now readying her new album Back in the Tall Grass, due out August 2019.

Following up on her poignant and dreamy single “Tiger Eyes,” she has now unveiled a brand new track off of the project. Produced by Shikoswe herself with assistance from Jørgen Træen and Kjetil Grimsby Haarr, “Secret Bower” is less volatile and more electric than her previous offering. As usual, her vocals are simply hypnotic and prove that she is one of Norway’s most exciting new indie acts. Listen below.