The singer is also hitting the road with Katy Perry
You know youre making great music when the biggest pop stars in the world want to take you on the road with them.
Thats the case with Swedish singer Tove Styrke, whos caught the attention of Lorde (whom shes currently on tour with in the U.S.) and Katy Perry (whom she joins for a European tour in May) thanks to her dynamic, minimalist brand of pop.
After wowing critics with her 2015 LPKiddo, which took on the patriarchy with songs likeBorderlineandEven If Im Loud It Doesnt Mean Im Talking to You,the 25-year-old is turning her focus inward on its follow-up.
Her new album,Sway, out May 4, features intimate, heart-fluttering tunes about new love and early-stages romance the kind of songs that arent just about crushes, theyfeellike them, too.
Even if its simple and minimal, [the production] still needs to be interesting, Styrke tells EW.
I want each song to have its own ID so if you hear it once, youll recognize it again like the ukelele riff onSay My Name.Its kind of out of place, but…A-ha!Itsthatsong!
Learn more about Styrkes unique songwriting process in The Upbeat, a new video series presented by Citi, above.