Some of the new music leans towards songs, while other pieces move more freely through improvisation and atmosphere. Throughout the album, intimacy and expansiveness coexist, as do vulnerability and strength, leaving space for presence, listening and transformation.
On the Album "The Other Language", Nuaia explores communication on both a micro and macro level – the invisible threads that connect us to one another and to the world around us. In symmetry with the surrounding world, we come into being – and can stretch out into the universe.
Line up:
Sofie Norling: vocals and live electronics
Mika Forsling: modular synths, pianette, electric guitar and cristal baschet
Michala Østergaard-Nielsen: drums and percussion
More info: www.nuaia.se
Contact: info@nuaia.se
Sofie Norling is an acclaimed Swedish vocalist and composer who has performed internationally and released eleven albums of her own music. Known for her intense stage presence and intimate connection with audiences, she has been compared to artists such as Joni Mitchell and Monica Zetterlund. Sofies latest release “Ching Ching Hej Hej”with Funky Loffe, has received frequent airplay on Swedish Radio P3 and was performed live on“TV4 Nyhetsmorgon”.
Mika Forsling is a highly regarded musician and composer working across music, sound art and performance. In 2024, he received Denmark’s prestigious Reumert Award together with theatre collective MØR for S.O.S. – Symphony of Solitude. As a musician, he is active in projects such as Uroish - which supported Fever Ray on a European tour in 2024 - Forsling & Hauch, LUR, Helt Off and Cirklen, and have collaborated with artists including Manuel Göttsching, Johanna Borchert and Lilliane Chlela.
Michala Østergaard-Nielsen is an award-winning Danish drummer, percussionist and composer, and the first Danish artist to receive Sweden’s prestigious Jazzkannan award. Her 2025 album The Cave, featuring piano legend Marilyn Crispell and bassist Thommy Andersson, received major international acclaim and was selected for Best of 2025 lists by All About Jazz and Salt Peanuts. All About Jazz has described Østergaard-Nielsen as a “21st Century free jazz innovator.”
Michala & Mika are based in Tisvilde & CPH, Denmark. Sofie lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
Nuaia was formed in 2007 in Malmö.