Twelve years after releasing their award-winning and critically acclaimed album Karin Boye sånger, singer Benedicte Torget and pianist Øystein Sevåg return with a new collaborative project. The music, composed by Torget, was recorded largely in live studio sessions during april – june 2026, capturing the subtle musical dialogue and attentive interplay that define their collaboration.
No Sad Songs is based on poems by 19th-century English-language writers, including Emily Brontë, Christina Rossetti, Louisa S. Guggenberger, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The album artwork features cyanotypes by Anna Atkins (1799-1871), one of the pioneers of photography.
No Sad Songs was released digitally and on CD on September 4, 2026.
The album release concert in Oslo will take place on September 26 at Kulturkirken Jakob.