ASTRID CORDES COMPLETES EP-TRILOGY WITH THE RELEASE OF 'BABY'S STILL ASLEEP'

The Danish singer and songwriter is ready with the third part of her critically acclaimed EP-trilogy and on 'Baby's Still Asleep', Astrid Cordes breaks away from the glossy image of motherhood. It’s a bittersweet story but also the acceptance and total surrender to to one of the most life altering events.

'Baby's Still Asleep' will be released on Celebration Records on Wednesday, September 13th

“I've never experienced anything that activated all my emotions at once before I had a kid. Suddenly, everything seems impossible and still completely obvious, beautiful and terrifying. It empowers you, gives strength and makes you more vulnerable than ever – it’s everything and nothing at the same time. Nothing's what it used to be, however, everything's the same.”

This is how Astrid Cordes describes her experience of becoming a mother. It was an experience so life changing and inspiring to the Danish singer and songwriter that she bravely wrote songs that embrace both the beauty, misery and change of the torn time Astrid was going through. The result is an honest and complex portrait – a coherent body of work collected as an ambitious EP-trilogy.

It's elegant but becomes brutal on a song like 'Stop Dreaming', where Astrid Cordes literally gives up on her own personal and artistic dreams. She says:

“’Stop Dreaming’ is a mental and artistic state of emergency. It’s also kind of a paradox because I’ve never been more creative than I am right now. Inspired by the frustrating emotions I was going through, I sat down by the piano and wrote the song in less than 30 minutes. ‘Stop Dreaming’ is a bittersweet salute to anyone who has felt like giving up on their dreams and goals in life.”

There’s a liberating honesty to a song like ‘Stop Dreaming’ and if there was any doubt about Astrid’s talent, just listen to her flawless vocals on the stunning chorus! Also, her most recent singles have claimed radio support from national alternative radio station, P6 BEAT and both of the previously released EP’s of the trilogy have been praised with 5-star reviews by leading music media, GAFFA.

DARK DISCO, KRAUT-ROCK & THE HUMAN FALLIBILITY
On 'Baby's Still Asleep', which Cordes created in close collaboration with producer, Jacob Brøndlund, she explores new musical paths. This can be heard on 'Stop Dreaming' where the familiar alternative pop universe is counterbalanced by a darker, organic disco drive. Or when the classic harp transforms into a dynamic and vibrant synth theme on 'Surrender' and an unstoppable kraut-rock beat with horns and keys dance towards the euphoric climax.

"’Surrender’ is about living your life instead of longing for another. If you lose yourself to dreaming, you won’t go anywhere in reality. On the other hand, I believe that if you surrender to reality, no matter how unfair or chaotic it may seem, you’ll find, that there’s an actual possibility to grow, play and live - and for dreams to come true," Astrid Cordes says.

With the release of 'Baby's Still Asleep', Astrid Cordes completes a trilogy that tells a universal story about becoming a mother and parent for the first time. It is a life experience of defeats and victories but most of all the acceptance of the human fallibility and surrendering to the greatest thing in life and all the chaos and love it brings.

The entire trilogy will be collected on a vinyl release titled 'Hurry Up and Kiss Me While the Baby's Still Asleep', out October 27th. Astrid Cordes will also embark on a nationwide tour of Denmark later this Fall.