Sigrid holds onto summer with dreamlike new single "Two Years"

Norway's Sigrid's new single "Two Years", recently released, takes listeners to a place that is both intimate and cinematic. It's the third single to be released ahead of her third studio album, "There's Always More That I Could Say", and it is a terrific teaser for things to come.

Recorded in Tokyo with his longtime collaborator Askjell, "Two Years" is the sort of song that unfolds in layers. From its opening strains, Fredrik Svabø's guitar glistens like heat rising from the pavement, with Elise Solberg's flute providing an airy and distant memory of long-lost summer afternoons. James Ford, who co-produces, drives the heartbeat of the song with tight, flexible drumming that keeps Sigrid's ascending vocals anchored in something tangible and fleshly.

The intrigue in the track is its emotional tug and pull. It's dreamy but direct; it feels like holding on to the last hours of golden daylight as it fades into darkness. On "Two Years," Sigrid isn't bringing us just another single, but a moment to freeze in time. It's a song that remains on the lips long after it's heard, hinting at her next album not only being her most evocative but also daring to date. For fans, both old and new, this song is evidence that Sigrid just isn't ready to let go of summer yet, but we could even go so far as to say she wishes for the rest of us not to either.

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