Bonander unveils new single Clay — a restless anthem of unease and adaptation

Swedish art pop artist Bonander (Ellinor Sterner Bonander) follows the cinematic intensity of Apathy with a new single, clay — a song that embodies the gnawing sense of unease we try to suppress in everyday life, only to discover how it reshapes us over time.

“Clay is an embodiment of that pecking anxiety we push away in daily life. How long can we use that feeling as a survival strategy before it changes us as human beings?” Bonander explains. “‘We are clay,’ sings the choir — we can be reshaped. What once seemed impossible to let happen no longer feels impossible. And we adapt.”

Driven and unrelenting, Clay is built from a patchwork of broken drums, sampled choir (the collective Tusen Tungor), and a pulse that never stops moving forward. It channels unease into motion, tension into transformation.

The track features Elias Ortiz Venegas on drums, with the choir of Tusen Tungor sampled throughout. Everything else — arrangements, production, and vocals — is handled by Bonander herself.

Since signing with Icons Creating Evil Art in 2017, Bonander has carved out her own lane in the dark alt pop landscape. With a background in jazz vocals and music production from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, she brings drama, experimentation, and feminist critique to everything she touches — crafting songs that confront, provoke, and resonate.

LABEL CONTACT

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Head of the Snake
Icons Creating Evil Art
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Sweden
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