REMEMBER THE FUTURE is the second full-length album under the moniker ionnalee released May 31, 2019 on To whom it may concern. It is produced by ionnalee and features a collaboration with Claes Björklund (iamamiwhoami) and mix by Johannes Berglund (Fever Ray).
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Background[]
Talking about its conception and its vision, she remarks that "As the EVERYONE AFRAID TO BE FORGOTTEN tour finally happened, the audience response knocked me off my feet. It became a real game-changer for me. After my last album was made, there was no plan to go back into the studio. I was exhausted and have struggled with health and motivation to even continue working as an artist. But in between touring I found myself alone in my studio at every given chance, so inspired from that whole synergy I experienced with the audience on stage, that this natural flow happened, and I wanted to give back to them.
It’s a hopeful visionary story of daring to dream, and shooting for the stars, despite the paradoxical underlying chafing dystopia that we are destroying our planet.
To me, the album has a kinetic energy. I felt much more confident and free when producing it, both as an artist and a producer."
On May 30, 2019, the album exclusively digitally premiered on NYLON.com ahead of its release.
Some of the songs were part of ionnalee's 2010 scrapped solo album, mouth of a river, recorded after iamamiwhoami's bounty, but were reworked with "a completely different shape, lyrics and sounds".[1]
Tracklist[]
- OPEN SEA — 4:29
- WIPE IT OFF — 3:42
- SOME BODY — 4:20
- MATTERS (with Zola Jesus) — 6:40
- ISLANDER — 4:28
- REMEMBER THE FUTURE — 5:13
- CRYSTAL (with Jennie Abrahamson) — 5:54
- RACE AGAINST — 2:41
- SILENCE MY DRUM — 3:46
- MYSTERIES OF LOVE — 4:40
- i KEEP — 4:14
Credits[]
- Produced by ionnalee
- Produced by (1, 3, 6) Claes Björklund & ionnalee
- Produced by (10) ionnalee & Röyksopp
- Mixed by Johannes Berglund
- Mastered by Sören von Malmborg
- Photography by John Strandh
- Graphic Design by Jacob Hulmston
Trivia[]
- The album cover was photographed at a Stenbrottet in Stenhamra, Stockholm.
Singles[]
Videos[]
Release history[]
REMEMBER THE FUTURE
| Format | Distributor/Label | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Digital download
CD LP |
To whom it may concern. | 2019-05-31 |
Singles
| Release | Video | Single |
|---|---|---|
| OPEN SEA | 2019-02-07 | 2019-02-08 |
| OPEN SEA (ASCEND edit) | 2019-02-22 | 2019-02-22 |
| SOME BODY | 2019-04-26 | 2019-04-26 |
| REMEMBER THE FUTURE | 2019-06-02 | 2019-05-24 |
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