12 Nov

20:00

AFAS Live

Johan Cruijff Boulevard 590, Amsterdam

On ESTRUS, Lo draws a finer line across the opposites that have always existed in her work: happiness and sadness, melancholy as content, euphoria as form.

Tove Lo

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Few artists have redefined the emotional possibilities of modern pop as completely as Tove Lo. Emerging from Stockholm with a diaristic style and a defiant openness around sex, addiction, and vulnerability, she quickly became both a pop outlier and a generational touchstone, earning global hits, critical acclaim, and a devoted audience drawn to her unfiltered perspective. Beyond her own catalog, she has shaped the sound of contemporary pop as a sought-after songwriter, bringing that same emotional complexity to artists across the pop spectrum. Here is a singular artist who has never flinched from the uncomfortable, and who has continually evolved her sound to match the emotional stakes of her writing.

After years of locating truth somewhere between hedonism and vulnerability, her sixth album ESTRUS (meaning female mammal in heat, of course) dives into an even deeper, uncharted level of honesty. It is a record full of thrashy emo chic rooted in instinct that feels like both a reinvention and a return to the core of Tove Lo’s mission statement: making people feel everything all at once.

She has spoken openly about her sexuality, describing it as fluid and on a spectrum. Even though she is married to a man, she has emphasized that her marriage does not change or erase her queer identity. She is a strong supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and frequently incorporates queer themes into her music and performances