
Tuva Hellum Marschhäuser, the singular force behind Tuvaband, has never been one for rigid structures or predictable sonic landscapes. With “Seven Ways of Floating,” the title track from her upcoming fifth album, she once again trades gravity for weightlessness, crafting a song that feels like it’s suspended between worlds—somewhere between waking and dreaming, past and future, melancholy and transcendence.
From the first note, “Seven Ways of Floating” pulls the listener into its ethereal orbit. Lo-fi beats pulse like distant heartbeats beneath airy synths, while Tuva’s voice—delicate yet commanding—drifts above in impressionistic wisps of melody. Her lyrics, abstract yet deeply evocative, embody the liminality of transition, where the old dissolves and the new is yet to take shape. “I’ve always liked the idea of starting fresh,” Tuva shares. And this track embodies that sentiment with quiet urgency, each sound swelling and receding like waves against an unseen shore.
If Tuvaband’s past work was haunting, “Seven Ways of Floating” is haunted—not by ghosts, but by possibility. There’s an openness in its arrangement, a looseness that invites the listener to breathe within it, to float alongside Tuva into whatever comes next. The song is a masterclass in subtlety, proving once again that she doesn’t need bombast to make a statement. The depth is in the details: a barely-there guitar, a synth that flickers like candlelight, an unspoken emotion that lingers long after the song fades out.
Tuvaband has always walked the fine line between fragility and power, but “Seven Ways of Floating” suggests she’s not just drifting—she’s charting new territories. And if this is the sound of transition, then we’d do well to follow wherever she leads.
Listen to “Seven Ways of Floating” here.
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