Sigrid - 'It Gets Dark'
Sigrid’s ‘It Gets Dark’ sees the singer conquering the final frontier with an empowering pop-anthem from her upcoming album, How to Let it Go.
‘It Gets Dark’ starts with dramatic piano chords before unfolding, layer by layer, into a gloriously anthemic chorus. Sigrid’s vocals run the melody. They’re strong; located, it seems, right in that sweet spot of her range packs a punch into every syllable. Granted, nothing else would do for a song that finds its singer conquering the universe.
The new track, the third release from her newly announced sophomore album How to Let it Go (due for release on May 6), feels like a mission statement. It’s doing precisely what the new album’s title suggests – letting go. ‘Gravity won’t hold me down’, she sings, ‘‘cause I came out here to see the universe inside.’ It’s a classic pop-empowerment anthem and it really works. The confidence of the track is exciting, giving an impression of an artist at her best.
It's a genuinely cinematic experience. The music is all enveloping, getting right to your core and lifting you off your feet. The music video, directed by Femke Huurdeman and produced by CANADA, is campy. It finds Sigrid making her way through space. With a set that harkens back to classic sci-fi cheese, a sense of comfortable nostalgia gives this fantasy its legs.
The space theme is pretty fitting for ‘It Gets Dark.’ As Sigrid boldly goes where she hasn’t gone before, we’re more than happy to go along for the ride.
Words by Izzy Rowley
