Eydís Evensen – Eternal
Icelandic pianist and post-classical composer Eydís Evensen has released her second single from her upcoming album, Oceanic Mirror to be released October 10th on XXIM Records.
Written in the depths of Iceland‘s winter, “Eternal” unfolds as the second chapter of the new album – a sonic elegy for light and warmth in a season where daylight barely lingers.
Brass sighs into slow, spiraling piano lines, capturing the weight and beauty of darkness. “There was a heaviness and melancholia behind this piece, so I love that it’s coming out in the summertime – a sense of positivity even when it’s so dark,” shares Evensen.
Turbulent and beyond prediction; serene and spiritually transformative – Oceanic Mirror captures the ocean in all its power, movement and contradictions to speak to truths which transcend language. Listening to this album reawakens you what you knew all along; the things that the pace of our lives can lead us to forget. Loss, reincarnation, the cycles of life and nature: Evensen’s compositions share elemental lessons which we can bring on our own voyages across troubled waters.
Another powerful aspect of Oceanic Mirror is the inclusion of compelling artistic collaborators, whose contributions expand Evensen’s sound world in unexpected and resonant ways.
It follows on from her 2021 debut Bylur and its 2023 successor The Light – each an excavation of elemental truths told through nature. As an Icelandic artist, Evensen has spent her life awed and humbled by its lessons; her music teaches these to us without having to speak a word.
She has also announced a series of international tour dates, inviting audiences to experience the music live.
2025 NORTH AMERICA & EU TOUR DATES
7/8 – Gent Jazz Festival
10/17 – Berlin – Silent Green
10/20 – Brussels – Royal Circus, The Club
10/22 – Hamburg – Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal
10/24 – Paris – Les Trois Baudets
10/28 – Tivoli, Cloud 9
11/13 – NYC – Le Poisson Rouge
11/15 – Montreal – Gesu
11/16 – Toronto – Great Hall
11/18 – Evanston (nr. Chicago) – SPACE
11/20 – Seattle – Woodlawn Hall
11/23 – LA – Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever
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