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Known for her soulful voice and introspective songwriting style, she has cultivated a dedicated fan-base over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar to artists like Anna Ternheim, Sophie Zelmani, and Frida Hyvönen among others, Ane Brun's music evokes emotion and showcases her artistic talent. Whether performing solo or collaborating with other musicians, she continues to create beautiful melodies that leave a lasting impression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"after-the-great-storm","title":"After The Great Storm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst album of new original material since 2015 from the Norwegian songstress. That album the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWhen I’m Free\u003c\/i\u003e, took her to the top of the charts both in her native Norway and her adopted homeland of Sweden. Since then Brun has only released her covers album \u003ci\u003eLeave Me Breathless\u003c\/i\u003e in 2017. 2020 sees Brun return with not only \u003ci\u003eAfter The Great Storm\u003c\/i\u003e but a second album titled \u003ci\u003eHow Beauty Holds The Hand Of Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e. With eighteen songs united by common themes, Brun’s original intention was for a double album, but, as lockdown kicked in, spare time imposed by the pandemic led her to reassess this concept. So, while she and her team administered final touches remotely, she added one last song, before separating the recordings into two collections, distinguished by contrasting moods. Both, of course, are quintessentially Brun, but the more upbeat \u003ci\u003eAfter the Great Storm\u003c\/i\u003e – which finds her in questing mode, drawing upon her experiences both in performance and in collaboration, her crystal-clear, affecting voice haunted by electronic and analogue textures – will delight those who’ve tracked her constant stylistic reinventions. \u003ci\u003eHow Beauty Holds The Hand Of Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, meanwhile – though it, too, explores fresh techniques and styles – will be more familiar to those who recall Brun as the emotional, guitar-picking singer-songwriter who emerged at the turn of the century. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balloon Ranger Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50434484568395,"sku":"1103042","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50434484928843,"sku":"1103043","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/25c2bc1a-bf43-45a9-b5a7-a9b6dd56ef9d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726890096"},{"product_id":"how-beauty-holds-the-hand-of-sorrow","title":"How Beauty Holds the Hand of Sorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e2020 sees Norwegian songstress Ane Brun return with her first albums of new material since 2015. 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Both, of course, are quintessentially Brun, but after the more upbeat \u003ci\u003eAfter the Great Storm\u003c\/i\u003e – which finds her in questing mode, drawing upon her experiences both in performance and in collaboration, her crystal-clear, affecting voice haunted by electronic and analogue textures – \u003ci\u003eHow Beauty Holds the Hand of Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e finds Brun returning to her early works intimate poignancy and will be more familiar to those who recall Brun as the emotional, guitar-picking singer-songwriter who emerged at the turn of the century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balloon Ranger Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50496474251595,"sku":"1105586","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6df296de-bea9-43ce-a52b-7f0161c5e6b8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727721265"},{"product_id":"portrayals","title":"Portrayals","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo decades into her career, Norway’s Ane Brun has come a long way from busking other people’s songs on the streets of Barcelona. And yet, in some respects, not that far after all. Now a much-loved singer-songwriter in her own right, with ten studio albums and multiple awards to her name, Brun continues to lend her singularly expressive voice and intuitive feel for melody to the fine art of the cover version. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Brun’s hands, even songs that feel untouchable are brought close and revealed in a new and intimate light. Whether reimagining Beyoncé’s all-conquering ‘Halo’ with a cello quartet arrangement by Linnea Olsson, or bringing a ghostly fragility to Radiohead’s ‘How To Disappear Completely’, she dives in undaunted, seeking out the emotional core of each song and working outwards from there. \u003ci\u003ePortrayals\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together for the first time twelve of Brun’s most popular covers, plus a previously unreleased version of the Rodgers \u0026amp; Hart standard ‘Blue Moon’. Collectively streamed over 250 million times on Spotify and featured on film soundtracks, adverts, and landmark TV series such as ‘Normal People’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’, Brun’s reworkings move in tender, unforgettable, and often startling ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortrayals\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in a series of planned 2023 releases to mark the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Spending Time With Morgan. “Covers have been such a big part of my career,” says Brun. “It’s almost a career in itself. It has its own dynamic. 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Now, with her international reputation flourishing, \u003ci\u003eSongs 2013-23 \u003c\/i\u003eallows the distinguished, platinum-selling Norwegian singer songwriter to celebrate her second decade in the business – not to mention her multiple Norwegian and Swedish Grammy awards – while also illustrating the ongoing, fascinating evolution of her singular, compelling talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balloon Ranger Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50506559127883,"sku":"2022114","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50506559390027,"sku":"2022117","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Ane_Brun_Songs-2013-2023_d6454ba1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727825056"},{"product_id":"rarities-5","title":"Rarities","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouble vinyl reissue of Ane Brun’s 2013 album of rarities. Comprised of previously unreleased material of original songs, covers andalternate versions. 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