Saints & Sebastian Stories

Konradsen, the duo of vocalist and pianist Jenny Marie Sabel and multi-instrumentalist Eirik Vildgren, trace their roots to the far north of Norway, where the black night of winter is backlit by the neon glow of the Northern Lights. It's a fitting metaphor for the music the pair crafts - tradition meets innovation, and the natural world expressing its astral filament. Inspired by the traditional songs and hymns Sabel sang with her family as a child, and the modern pop music she and Vildgren admire - the work of Sufjan Stevens, Frank Ocean and composer Christophe Chassol among many others,

Their debut album "Saints and Sebastian Stories" weaves Sabel's soulful and transportive vocals with field recordings and samples of ambient sounds. These voices of past and present dance over minimalist piano, atmospheric electronics, programmed beats and organic horns, forming a delicate sonic narrative centered on family and community that reflects the arc of their sincere and intimate musical journey. It's minimal and maximal music in all the right places.