Elmer will release his long-awaited debut album platland on 18 October. The album was once again created with producer Steven Ivo. This album marks a new phase in Elmer’s musical journey, exploring her conflicted feelings about Holland. On platland, Elmer shares the inside of her head with humour and honest lyrics. Whereas her previous work was characterised by chaotic stylistic changes, platland offers a deeper, introspective look at themes such as national identity and social division. As a result, ‘platland’ is both an album for listeners to stomp on in raging frustration with the Netherlands, and an album that searches for introspection, for an answer to the question: why am I so angry with my fellow man?
‘With Platland, I want to highlight both the beautiful and the ugly sides of the Netherlands and explore my personal relationship with this country to the depths. Platland is a journey through my love for the idyllic village I come from, my amazement at neighbourly squabbles and my feeling of being trapped in an algorithm that prevents me from connecting with my differently minded compatriots. The music sounds – besides some cheerfully chaotic songs as people have come to expect from me – more subdued, more inward. The little screamer will always be a part of me, but a certain calmness has fallen over me: a step towards becoming a musical adult.’ says Elmer.
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