Sóley - Ask the Deep (2015)

Referring to the silence that returns when last year's "Krómantík" EP fades out, Sóley said, "… your closed eyes slowly start seeing something much deeper and darker," and now that something is here, it's right in front of us: "Ask The Deep" is a stunningly dark and deeply personal departure after the minimalist and bleak piano compositions of said EP: Relying on guts, ghost ships, and a sonic map that doesn't show the same piano coordinates as before, her soft-sounding voice leads us deeper and deeper into the shadowy fairytale worlds only hinted at on previous releases such as her "Theater Island" EP and 2011's much-praised "We Sink" debut album. Changing tactics to fight her inner demon with every track, "Ask The Deep" sees the bespectacled songwriter open Pandora's box – and close it eventually. At least for now.