ionnalee brings a 15-year project out of hiding with a new three-part album series ‘MOUTH OF A RIVER’

Swedish artist ionnalee made dreams come true for many of her longtime fans this week with the announcement of a new three-part interconnected album series, ionnalee's MOUTH OF A RIVER, a project that had reached almost mythical status in the 15 years since it was first conceived.

The first instalment arrives April 1. Listen to the first single "i built this house" below:

At the time the songs were written, in 2011, ionnalee had made a worldwide splash with her collaborators in iamamiwhoami and their debut album bounty, but, with no concrete plans to make another iamamiwhoami record, MOUTH OF A RIVER was born – originally registered under the artist name Mouth of a River, but now brought under the banner of ionnalee.

Speaking about the album in an announcement video, she reveals:

"I was then newly separated and broken hearted, living in a temporary sublet. I had limited gear to work with, a SM58 mic and a small AKAI midi keyboard, my ears, imagination and voice. I tried to reimagine my solo career. After years of working anonymously with iamamiwhoami I felt isolated, but rebooting gave me this burst of creative flow.

I envisioned myself stranded on an island, unreachable but also untouchable and began writing what would become a massive body of work. My confidence in my solo production skills was quite low then as I was still a beginner at electronic music. But also, I had no rules to follow.

As I moved forward, parts of it shaped my other works, like ’BLUE’, which is built on the conceptual world of MOAR, like a 2.0 version. I thought then I would never return to MOAR. But it stayed with me and I’ve kept working on it between projects since. It grew into three albums that I’ve written, played all instruments on, produced, mixed and mastered."

Fans won't have to wait long for parts 2 and 3 either, as all three will be released over the coming few months.

Watch the full announcement below: