Meet Alma Owren: Norway’s brightest new voice dives under the surface.
At just 19, Norwegian artist, songwriter, and actress Alma Owren has already cracked the code on something most of us spend decades fumbling around for — how to turn life’s messiest feelings into something achingly beautiful. Her debut EP, Under The Surface, has just dropped and trust us, it’s more than just a collection of songs — it’s a handwritten diary sealed with wax, cracked open for the world to hear.
The four-track offering floats somewhere between modern folk serenity and crisp electronic undercurrents, with Alma’s crystalline vocals slipping effortlessly between confessional whispers and commanding swells. Think: Bon Iver took a detour through Oslo and handed her the aux cord.
The title track is a game-changer. Alma describes it as the moment the fog cleared — the “aha” that stitched the whole project together. It’s an awakening, a sonic mirror reflecting everything she’s weathered beneath her surface:
“Through working on this EP, I have let go of the fear of being judged or misunderstood. Instead, I’ve found a new kind of peace—the ability to trust myself for who I truly am.”
And how well it shines through here. Under The Surface feels like a quiet revolution: four gorgeously-crafted songs charting Alma’s evolution not just as an artist, but as a human figuring it all out in real time. It’s soft, introspective, and subtly defiant — like leaving your journal out on the kitchen table and daring someone to read it.
If you’re in the market for music that’ll make you want to text your therapist and dance barefoot in your living room — Alma Owren’s just served you the perfect EP.
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High pressure
To low
I can’t speak
It’s way to cold
No secrets told
Am I safe with me
I’ve tried to hold in
The sharpening breathing
Under my chest
I feel it bleeding
The sunlight touches my skin
And burns me dry
I’m tearing up wounds again
Just to feel alive
Slowly watching the trees grow then die
Becoming soil by the water
Running faster than ever
Under the surface
Put on your face
Smile today
But every detail hurts
It’s like a curse
And Il see you fall
They don’t care
They’ll blame in silence
They’ll hide away
They just close each door
Say I’m faking colors
They don’t care if I stay
The sunlight touches my skin
And burns me dry
I’m tearing up wounds again
Just to feel alive
Slowly watching the trees grow then die
Becoming soil by the water
Running faster than ever
Under the surface
Il repeat
Il do it again
A never ending
Chronic disease
And I’m slowly fading
With a permanent mark
And I can’t even hide the scars
When I’m with you
It’s in my face
And I see it in yours
Avoiding eyes
And making songs
That describes my “something”
You call it “just a phase”
I’m not sick enough
But I haven’t slept for days
Clouds never leave
Every muscle aces
I’m stepping on nails
On purpose
Just to feel it all
Under the surface
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