Wildhorse, by Malin Pettersen

Wildhorse

by Malin Pettersen

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1.	California 04:52	buy track
2.	Hometown 02:43	buy track
3.	Particles 04:10	buy track
4.	Holding Lonely 05:11	buy track
5.	Let's Go Out 03:55	buy track
6.	Arkansas 03:31	buy track
7.	I Don't Care 03:09	buy track
8.	Weightless 04:15	buy track
9.	Mr. Memory 04:53	buy track
10.	Wildhorse Dream 02:37	buy track
11.	Queen of the Meadow 03:42	buy track

about

Malin Pettersen’s new album Wildhorse is a collection of traveling songs, and her career has definitely been acting like a wild horse lately. It is constantly taking her in new and different directions, delivering unknown opportunities and placing her in front of unfamiliar audiences. Her solo debut album landed her a Spellemann award (Norwegian Grammy) and widespread praise back home. But it was the mini-album Alonesome that catapulted her into many music lovers’ consciousness internationally.

“Pause”, the first single off of Alonesome was coined “an absolute stunner” by Paste Magazine, while Rolling Stone Country praised the releases' title track. Pettersen wowed audiences at AmericanaFest 2019 in Nashville, which was followed by an album stream from Billboard Magazine in October. In January 2020, she turned heads at London’s Americana UK and her SXSW calendar was chock full until a worldwide crisis emerged. But these unforeseen obstacles will not stop Malin Pettersen.

In between all of this, she’s found time to record her second full-length album in Nashville, her home away from home. Recorded with seasoned musicians who have performed alongside Kacey Musgraves, Nikki Lane, Colter Wall and the house band at the Grand Ole Opry, there is no shortage of musical chops on display.

"You know, I just got on a plane to go record with these four guys I had barely met before," Pettersen said of the experience. "And I really do feel like we made something special."

For everyone who’s heard Pettersen before, it’s her showstopping voice that reins the listener in – and her songwriting that keeps them there. While her previous album was a collection of sparsely recorded solo songs, this a full-fledged band record that contains breezy west coast pop, groovy country, ballroom ballads, rowdy honkytonk and modern Americana – all obvious sounds from an artist reaching her – thus far – creative peak.

The songs are written in the tumultuous times we are living in – in Pettersen’s own career, but also in a broader sense. They’re about travel, movement, longing, discovery and wonder. About leaving your “Hometown” to go chasing a "Wildhorse Dream," about living and getting to know yourself better along the way. And finally, it's about wanting flowers on your grave. These songs are travel songs in more ways than one. “I always seek to understand the world I am in, and the journey we are all on, a little better,” Pettersen says.

Wildhorse was recorded in the Nashville studio Music City U.S.A. with Aaron Goodrich, Ryan A. Keith, Misa Arriaga and Eddy Dunlap with contributions by Dennis Crouch, Logan Ledger, Ben Sanders, Mike Eli and Emily Keith.

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released October 16, 2020

Artist: Malin Pettersen
Title: Wildhorse
Produced by: Aaron Goodrich, Ryan A. Keith and Misa Arriaga
Mixed by: Ryan A. Keith
Master: Christian Obermayer
Cover art: Simen Skari
All songs, written and composed by: Malin Pettersen
Except: “Mr. Memory” lyrics/melody: Ryan A. Keith & Logan Ledger and “Holding Lonely” lyrics/melody: Misa Arriaga

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Malin Pettersen Oslo, Norway

For everyone who’s heard Pettersen before, it’s her showstopping voice that reins the listener in – and her songwriting that keeps them there. Her career has been a whirlwind since the release of her debut solo album in 2018. With «Wildhorse» (2020) Pettersen’s immensely promising solo career does not seem to be slowing down. ... more

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discography

Santa - Orions Belte Remix

Dec 2023
Santa

Nov 2023
Trouble Finding Words

Oct 2023
Who I Am

Apr 2023
Acoustic Session - Live in Oslo

Mar 2022
Wildhorse

Oct 2020
Wildhorse Dream

Sep 2020
Hometown

May 2020
Alonesome

Oct 2019
Alonesome

Aug 2019
Pause

Jun 2019
References Pt. 1

May 2018

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