ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF – The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra (2018)

Anna von Hausswolff (born 6 September 1986) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and pipe organist. She is known for her gothic-styled music, usually accompanied by the pipe organ. Von Hausswolff’s music has received praise from music critics, though it also caused controversy from Catholic groups. “The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra” is taken from her album Dead Magic (2018).

Von Hausswolff’s gothic-style music is described as “art pop, drone, and post-metal”, with “a juxtaposition of dark and bright”. The Guardian has described it as “funeral pop”. Her 2015 release, The Miraculous, is noted for its “gothic splendour”. Dead Magic shows a “brighter, poppier beat”. Her vocals are similar to Nico, Diamanda Galás, Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac, and are compared to Kate Bush and A Kiss In The Dreamhouse-era Siouxsie Sioux. Her music is associated with the Krautrock genre with odes to Einstürzende Neubauten and Swans.

My feet are not enough My feet are not enough My feet are not enough My feet are not enough Oh, to save me

Oh, to save me

His search is not enough His search is not enough Oh, to find me

Oh, to find me

My love is not enough Oh, my love is not enough-ough To save me

Oh, to save me

You search through the forest and the bottomless sea And you cry Push the trees, push the sky, push the air aside You look at their faces and their meaningless loss And you cry Who is she, who is she, who is she who is she to say goodbye?