Since the album’s new material was announced, the upcoming release has already sired great reviews. Mojo Magazine has given the following rave review; “Kate Havnevik has always been good at inventing intimate dreamscapes… Lightship shows her returning to a more personal, experimental approach, with collaborator Guy Sigsworth enhancing and accentuating her choral delivery, quirky textures and shimmering skittering melodies”. Havnevik also took to her Instagram to share another rave review of her upcoming release.

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The press release provides the following description for Havnevik’s forthcoming album, “Kate Havnevik is bursting with creativity that holds no bounds and the forthcoming album Lightship is a beautiful body of work pulling from the outer reaches of the electronic sphere, centralised under a fascinating pop scope and proving to be her most mesmerising album yet.” The press release continues to convey the album’s musicality and discusses the album’s origins, “The record is full of rare instrumentation and glorious songwriting, which delivers Kate Havnevik’s most progressive and beautiful record to date. It has been named after London’s most unique floating recording studio on the River Thames, Lightship 95, where the pair recorded the album.”

The hotly anticipated album has already sired four singles, “Taking Flight” was the first single to be released. With an intro laced with harpsichord piano, the single exhibits a strong Baroque influence. The second single to be released “Into Dark” presents a much different sound, fuelled by a pulsating electro bass the single cascades into a dark synthesised audio world. The album’s third single entitled “Starlight Fires” portrays a much lighter electronic space, along with atmospheric lines the track launches the listener to a dreamy celestial soundscape.

The album’s fourth single “Dream Her To Life” is the LP’s recent release. The track is also the topic for the singer’s first episode of ‘The Lightship Conversations’, a new series in which the singer and Sigsworth discuss particular tracks from the upcoming album. The first episode breaks down “Dream Her To Life” and is available to watch on Havnevik’s YouTube channel with new episodes posted until 9th February 2022.

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Havnevik first rose to popularity with her self-released debut album Melankton; the release included many singles which found success within popular TV shows. The tracks “Unlike Me” and “Nowhere Warm” were both featured on the hit TV show Grey’s Anatomy, further success with TV musical placement soon followed. The 46-year-old artist has become a celebrated figure within electronic music and has worked with some of the genres biggest names including Röyksopp and famed producer Marius De Vries.

In celebration of the album’s release, Havnevik will host and perform a special event entitled ‘An Evening With Katee Havnevik’. The show is scheduled to take place on the album’s release date and is set to take place at London St. Pancras’ Old Church. The special release show will include two acts and an interval, and ticketholders will be treated to performances from the singer’s back catalogue as well as new material from Lightship. The artist will also be joined on stage by long term collaborator Sigsworth and musician Burdge.

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Alongside the album announcement, she is soon to unveil a new single, a bouncy and emphatic track titled “Dream Her to Life”. Maintaining the same emphasis on pronounced drums and driving beats, the track takes a more somber turn compared to the sound on her previous release, &i, which upheld a glossy, pop-oriented sound. “Dream Her To Life” by comparison is much more stripped back; while still dominated by boom-clap drums, its instrumentation is much more sparse than her previous. Pop sensibilities are maintained without sounding over-produced. The track is expected the be released alongside the announcement for the album.

Her upcoming album Lightship is in essence a collaborative album with long-time associate Guy Sigsworth, who has worked with many prominent artists including Björk, Madonna and Alanis Morisette. The album is named after the record studio Lightship 95, a floating record studio in London, where the pair recorded the album.

Lightship is expected to employ an immense, expansive, and experimental sound, much like her previous releases. “Dream Her to Life” offers a new direction for Havnevik, experimenting with unconventional beats and using sparcity to her advantage. The release is to be announced on the 5th of November.

Kate Kavnevik came to prominence with her classic Melankton album in 2006, recieving critical acclaim. From the album, ‘Nowhere Warm’ was features on hit TV show Grey’s Anatomy, raising her profile enormously. Her most recent release Mariana’s World also became the de facto soundtrack of Norwegian film Alle Utlendinger Har Lukka Gardiner. Her music has also featured on West Wing and The O.C.