At 25 years old, Sigrid Raabe is already a Scandipop stalwart. The Norwegian singer-songwriter, who goes by her first name, makes buoyant songs with lyrics that bite back at the fickle pop machine. Take her first international single, 2017’s “Don’t Kill My Vibe, ” which was a takedown of a songwriting session where collaborators had undermined her, or her 2022 collaboration with rising British star Griff, “Head On Fire, ” which explores their experiences as young women in the music This story is from Kinfolk Issue Forty-Four Buy Now Related Stories Music Issue 50 Caroline Polachek “The thing that eats at me a little bit is how subjective my music is.... You can’t get away from ‘Caroline Polachek.’” Music Issue 50 Odd Jobs Molly Lewis, professional whistler. Music Issue 50 Behind the Scenes Film composer Emile Mosseri on the art of setting music to film. Music Issue 49 Tove Lo The pop star reflects on the big feelings behind her biggest hits. Music Issue 49 Róisín Murphy Five questions for an art-pop icon. Music Issue 46 Hun Choi DJ Hunee outlines his dance floor philosophy.
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