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Things We Don't Talk About

by Bonander

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    This offer include the album "Things We Don't Talk About" from Bonander on 12" black virgin vinyl in glossy gatefold and on CD in Digisleeve, as well as 2x A3 posters on offset paper (Ltd. ed. 50).

    Includes:
    - 12" Vinyl in glossy gatefold
    - CD in glossy Digisleeve
    - 2 x A3 poster on offset paper (Ltd. ed. 50)

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1.
Never Ask 01:00
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2.
Gone in the Wind 04:30
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Martha 04:29
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Statue 01:28
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Ms Mitchell 04:09
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Backseat 03:51
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Slumber Love 03:21
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Annie 03:35
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Then I'm Dead 04:02
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Mother 02:10
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Silent Lights 04:00
12.
Ode 04:03

about

Bonander unpicks female identity in monumental synth pop debut album

Enigmatic and alluring, Bonander is set to release her visionary debut album, 'Things We Don’t Talk About' through Icons Creating Evil Art on 20th August 2021. The full-length follows leading tracks ‘Backseat’, ‘Martha’ and ‘Gone In The Wind’.

Bonander is the shorthand for Ellinor Sterner Bonander. Sporting the role of musician, arranger and producer, the native Swede is a woman unchained. Injecting darkness into the candied vein of pop, her upcoming LP demonstrates her sheer femme-power, unpicking existentialist tropes through a feminist lens.

'Things We Don’t Talk About' is a monumental debut in summation; where cinematic strings meet playful synth melodies and dense bass lines caress vocals that catch on the wind.

In addition to the daydream, analogue warmth of forerunners ‘Backseat’ and ‘Martha’, Bonander’s penchant for darkness erupts in tracks such as ‘Silent Lights’ and ‘Ms. Mitchell’. The album is broken up by softer ditties such as ‘Statue’, ‘Slumber Love’ and ‘Ode', which unlock her more vulnerable side.

Traversing her perspective of the world and relationships through music, 'Things We Don’t Talk About', Bonander encourages the listener to join her discourse of uncomfortable topics. Meanwhile, the album brings noise to those who have fallen custom to silence such as her homage to the first female sniper in ‘Annie’ and all-consuming, explosive number ‘Ms. Mitchell’ for one of the first acknowledged astronomers Maria Mitchell. “All tracks touch the same topic: the complexity of the female identity, an identity we simplify, harass, abuse and forget in our everyday life," she says.

‘Things We Don't Talk About’ is released everywhere on August 20th, 2021 via Icons Creating Evil Art.

credits

released August 20, 2021

All songs written, arranged, engineered and produced by Ellinor Sterner Bonander
Co-produced and engineered by Elias Ortiz
Track 7 arranged by Elias Ortiz and Ellinor Sterner Bonander
Track 12 arranged by Ellinor Sterner Bonander and Sara Hermansson
Additional production on track 11 by Johan Johansson
Additional record engineering on track 9 by Johan Johansson and Julia Nilsson
Mixed by Gabriel Lundh @ the dome.
Mastered by Håkan Åkesson @ NutidStudio
Photos by Elvira Glänte
Cover design by Daniel DePierre
Album released by Icons Creating Evil Art

Musicians:
Ellinor Sterner Bonander - Vocals on all tracks, keys/synthesizer on track 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11, pump organ on track 9.
Elias Ortiz - Drums and percussion on track 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11, bass on track 11, synthesizers on track 5 and 7
Ylva Ratjen - Backing vocals on track 2, 6, 10 and 11
Mira Aasma - Backing vocals on track 3, 5, and 8
Amanda Hjertman - Backing vocals on track 10
Sara Hermansson - Grand piano on track 12 and backing vocals on track 11
Agnes Scherwin - Violin on track 2, 5 and 6
Johan Johansson - Guitar on track 2, 4 and 11
Viktor Sandström - Synthesizers on track 6
Kerstin Baldwin Sterner - Pipe organ on track 2
Olov Domeij - Bass on track 5
Linnéa Svedmyr - Piano on track 3
Astrid le Clercq - Bass Clarinet on track 8
Hillevi Rasmusson Klingberg - Cello on track 8
String quartet with Daniel Migdal - violin, Ylva Larsdotter - violin, Riikka Repo - viola and Sabina Sandri-Olsson - cello on track 9

Special thanks to everyone involved for making this happen, no music without you. Extra shout-out to Bea and Elias for putting your hearts into this. Thanks to Annie, Martha, Maria Mitchell and all the other stories we should talk about out there.

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Bonander Stockholm, Sweden

Dream away in a feministic witchland, where you can find drama, darkness and a hint of quirkiness. Ellinor Sterner Bonander has a sound that pushes boundaries while remaining accessible. With a vocal style reminiscent of Björk and Kate Bush she combines dark and dramatic pop with just the right amount of experimental, electronic sounds and always keeps the listener on her toes. ... more

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