Today, Montreal-based artist Marthe Halvorsen has released her new single, Change—a quietly resolute folk track that navigates personal and collective reckoning with a world in flux. Written several years ago, the song has taken on renewed urgency in light of ongoing global unrest, environmental crises, and a deepening sense of societal fragmentation.
“Call out the spirits from the gutter / And feed all those left out to die,” she sings—lines that resist passive reflection in favour of active remembrance. Halvorsen calls it a “rebellion song,” though the delivery is far from incendiary. Instead, Change offers a restrained, melancholic protest, shaped by sparse instrumentation and unadorned vocals that resist melodrama.
Watch the lyric video below:
The track is the latest from Feed the Fire, Breathe the Night, Halvorsen’s forthcoming sophomore album. The project sees her taking on a greater role as producer, continuing her move toward a more self-directed artistic process. The sound remains rooted in indie folk, but the arrangements are pared down—intimate without being insular.
Halvorsen, who grew up in Northern Norway, often draws from the natural world to frame human experience. Her previous work has leaned into ambient textures and elemental imagery, but Change feels more grounded—less abstract. It’s a song that acknowledges the weight of the moment without claiming to resolve it.
There’s no chorus designed to stick. No soaring climax. Just a steady unraveling of thought, delivered with quiet resolve. That restraint is deliberate, and it lends the song its potency.
Halvorsen’s work has always operated at the intersection of solitude and solidarity. With Change, she underscores how both can coexist—and how music can act not as a balm, but as a mirror.
About the Artist:
Marthe Halvorsen is a Norwegian-born, Montreal-based musician whose work blends indie folk with ambient and minimalist influences. Her 2018 debut album All is in the Seed introduced her introspective style to Canadian audiences, and she has continued to carve out a space in the independent scene through her production work and immersive live performances.
Photos – Fredrik Siggerud
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