STACK #140 Jun 2016

INTERVIEW

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happens far away and couldn’t affect me in any way,” she explains. “It was something real.” This sense of world being and existence is again reflected within the musician’s reference to the famous poem Det Er Ingen Hverdag Mer “I want everyone to put their own meaning into the songs. And that’s why I always try not to over- explain my lyrics.”

W ith prevalent political

( There’s No More Every Day ) by Gunvor Hofmo, a piece of writing that is quoted frequently during Norwegian national occasions. “This is a poem that is often used in events in Norway. Events like the national day, but also funerals and stuff like that,” Håvik says. It was often referred to in the weeks after the 2011 ‘lone wolf’ terrorist attacks, in which one man bombed a tower block containing the office of the Norwegian Prime Minister, and two hours later opened fire on visitors to a summer camp on the island of Utøya. The single from the upcoming album, titled Someone Who’ll Get It , features pole dancing in the film clip. Ingrid was adamant not to empower it as a means of stripping or sexual exploitation. “I didn’t want to empower the stripper- stigma of pole dancing. I wanted to empower pole dancing. I like both. Both stripping and pole-dancing. They are just not always connected. “

undertones, the new album presents listeners with a subtle

look at Highasakite’s civil views. “I don’t want it to be obvious, I never do,” offers Håvik. “I want everyone to put their own meaning into the songs. And that’s why I always try not to over-explain my lyrics.” “I think the songs and lyrics are just what they turn out to be”, she continues. “I write what I feel and I’m often surprised when I take a step back and listen to what I have made.” The 9/11 attacks in America had a profound impact on the world as a whole; how we viewed national security, personal freedoms, and how important it was to reduce the stigma that things like this only happen in third world countries. Following the attacks, Håvik found her perspective on the world had changed too. “It was the first time that I felt like war wasn’t just something that

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