Photo: Kristine Boel
Who is it?
It’s Maja Barløse, a New York-based Danish singer-songwriter who operates under the name FJER. She released EPs in 2013 and 2014, and has been putting out singles consistently since then (we featured her guest spot on a METSÄ track last year). Her new song is called Wrong Time.
Why should you listen to it?
Wrong Time is pop music written on an epic scale. A lot of that is down to Barløse’s voice, distinctive, cut crystal clear and powerful, it gives the track a sense of grandeur that most electro-pop can’t reach, as she laments a relationship gone wrong. Then there’s the musical side of things: Wrong Time hits hard, with beats that are loaded with whallop and force. Pair that power and emotional weight together, and you’ve got a track you can’t ignore. FJER has succeeded in making a dramatically compelling pop song.
What’s next?
A debut full-length is due out at some point this year.
Everyday we’re adding NOTHING BUT HOPE AND PASSION‘s Daily Tune to our ongoing Spotify playlist, packed with all the hidden treasures by those talented newcomers you need to know. Listen and follow right here.
—