The otherworldly take on pop, jazz and art rock has given Hukkelberg two nominations for the Norwegian Grammy, mulitple tours and a wide audience internationally and a tour with Wilco in 2010. This was also the year she travelled to New York to write new material.
The result is Featherbrain – Hukkelberg’s fourth album – the last part of the circle, to be released world wide February 2012.
Combining the noisy guitars and heavy rhythms of Blood From A Stone, the stripped-down, lyrical lightness from Rykestrasse 68, and the weired and quirky sound picture from Little Things, Featherbrain creates a kind of antique pop music, at the same time brittle and soft, powerful and fragile. Hukkelberg explains:”This album feels like the missing link. Now these four album are one”.
Featherbrain is a risky album. Both dissonant and lyrical, it is music for headphones and notebooks. Its intimate, eccentric sounds demand your intimacy and your eccentricity, but the effort is rewarded: a personal and honest sonic world opens up, in fact, so sincere Hukkelberg had to toughen up to record it. Listen carefully!
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Balloon
Hanne Hukkelberg Lyrics
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His head filled with helium
Pulled me up so I couldn't walk
But look at things from a different angle
To hang on to my balloon
And to be shown a glimpse of the truth
Made my cheek flush and my mouth smile
It tickled and I laugh:
”such a rare, rare joy”
Suddenly the balloon loosened itself, he said:
“I have to move further on, I'll keep on flying
Keep on showing the truth from my point of view,”
I fell down on a cottonpavement painted blue
And I lost the sight, lost the moment and my view
The only thing that I knew:
Moments will swiftly disappear
The lyrics of Hanne Hukkelberg's "Balloon" narrate a story about a temporary companionship between two individuals. The first verse describes how the singer's hand was held by her companion, who seemed to have a head full of helium. In the second line, the singer is lifted, causing her to lose her balance. Yet, instead of panicking, the singer is in awe, as her companion showed her a different perspective. This shift in perspective is metaphorically depicted through the balloon, which is used as a symbol for the singer's liberation and willingness to explore new horizons.
The chorus articulates how the singer wanted to hang on to the balloon, as it provided a glimpse of an objective truth. This experience made her feel giddy with a rush of emotions, from the rush of adrenaline when the singer was pulled up, to the warmth of intimacy when she shared the experience with her companion. The singer's chest is described as being "full of butterflies," signifying the extraordinary joy that the experience has brought her.
In the second verse, the balloon suddenly loosens, and the singer's companion declares that he must move on, continuing to show new perspectives from his point of view. The final lines of the song depict the singer falling down on a cotton pavement painted blue, losing sight of the moment and reassuring herself that times will swiftly disappear. The song illustrates a fleeting yet transformative moment that the singer will remember and cherish even after her companion has gone.
Line by Line Meaning
He still held my hand in his thread
I was still linked to him by the invisible bond connecting us
His head filled with helium
He was so high and lofty in his thoughts that it felt like he was filled with helium
Pulled me up so I couldn't walk
He pulled me up with such force that I couldn't move my feet from the ground
But look at things from a different angle
He encouraged me to view things from a different perspective and see them in a new light
To hang on to my balloon
To hold on to what brought me joy and happiness
And to be shown a glimpse of the truth
To be shown a small piece of reality that I had been missing before
Made my cheek flush and my mouth smile
The experience made me feel warm and engulfed in happiness
My chest's like a cage full of butterflies
I felt a fluttering feeling in my chest, like a cage full of butterflies
It tickled and I laugh: ”such a rare, rare joy”
It made me laugh with pure joy at the feeling of something so rare
Suddenly the balloon loosened itself, he said:
Suddenly, the thing that brought me joy seemed to let go on its own accord, and he said
“I have to move further on, I'll keep on flying
He was moving on to bigger and greater things that were just out of his reach
Keep on showing the truth from my point of view,”
But he would continue to seek out the truths he saw from his own perspective
I fell down on a cottonpavement painted blue
I stumbled and fell down onto a soft and fluffy surface that was painted blue
And I lost the sight, lost the moment and my view
I lost track of what I had been focused on and lost my perspective
The only thing that I knew:
The only thing that felt certain in that moment was
Moments will swiftly disappear
That our moments together will pass by quickly and become memories of the past.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HANNE HUKKELBERG, KARE VESTRHEIM
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Christopher Morales
i like this song out of the rest of their songs (surprisingly)