Kirsten Hildegard is a singer-songwriter from New York, now living in Copenhagen. With a background in philosophical theology from Yale and a deep connection to Danish myth, her work pulls more from literature and memory than pop convention. Her debut single, Still the Waves, arrives as a quietly personal track, shaped as much by grief as it is by faith.
She recorded vocals alone at home near the sea. The song’s producer, Nick Honchar, worked remotely from Argentina, building out the atmosphere around her voice.
The track opens in a haze: filtered atmospheric pad, barely-there guitar, and a vocal that feels like it’s coming from inside a memory. It doesn’t try to pull you in. It waits. When the drums and fuller guitar arrive later, they don’t break the spell – they underline it. The whole track feels suspended in longing.
There’s a deep stillness in the pacing, but the emotion sits just under the surface. Inspired by Kierkegaard, Taizé melodies, and the death of her father, the track reads like a hymn made for no audience but one. It holds its silence without apology.
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