Marie Ulven ⦠âItâs good to make fun of stuff thatâs uncomfortable, owning your embarrassmentsâ Photograph: Jonathan Kise
Marie Ulven ⦠âItâs good to make fun of stuff thatâs uncomfortable, owning your embarrassmentsâ Photograph: Jonathan Kise
Whether her theme is desire or depression, Marie Ulvenâs honesty, wit and willingness to share her secrets have turned the Norwegian musician into a Gen Z queer icon
Thu 22 Apr 2021 09.00 EDT
Last modified on Thu 22 Apr 2021 13.36 EDT
âIâve never heard a song with people screaming they want to cut their hands off,â muses the Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven. Recently, she decided to rectify this with Serotonin, a joyfully effervescent pop-punk track about her long-standing battle with intrusive thoughts (produced by Finneas, Billie Eilishâs brother and collaborator). For Ulven, writing about her mental health is an act of both catharsis and public service.