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# Tove Styrke is back! Her brand new single, Prayer drops today
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/tove-styrke-is-back-her-brand-new-single-prayer-drops-today/
- Published: 2026-01-15T08:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-15T22:13:17.000Z
- Description: 🔥AND THERE’S MORE🔥 Tove has announced her new album The Afterparty, coming this Autumn....
- Author: Dale Melita
- Tags: Culture

After almost a four-year hiatus, Swedish international pop star **Tove Styrke** returns with her new single *Prayer* (out now via **Sony Music**) - a hopeful, defiant opening to her new chapter. During her time away she became a mother, a garden witch and quietly built her most ambitious project yet; *The Afterparty*, a full length album due out this autumn. 

*Prayer* though, is exactly what the title suggests-a prayer, an affirmation,” says Tove. "It carries a sense of hope and anticipation, like sundown in a city full of possibilities. It’s the opening track of the forthcoming album, and the only logical place to begin telling this story,” she continues.

With *Prayer* Tove embarks on an overall more leftfield pop journey; a 5 minutes and 26 seconds alternative dance odyssey. The track features a distinct sonic palette of analogue synthesisers from the 1970s and 1980s, live drums, and electric bass. Every sound on the single, as well as on the upcoming album *The Afterparty*, was recorded live in the room or created using analogue machines. No samples were used.

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On this new chapter Tove has worked with a tight, local Swedish crew throughout the entire album which is also co produced by Tove herself. All collaborators are artists in their own right: producer and co-writer **Magnus Larsson**, **Joel Kiviaho** (drummer and producer of rising act **Boko Yout**), and songwriter **Linnéa Martinsson** (**Lune**).

Of the forthcoming album *The Afterparty*, Tove reveals: “It feels like we’re living in the afterparty phase of our time. The album reflects on what that does to a person, told through the lens of an actual afterparty”.

Reconnection with nature and parenthood have played a major role in shaping this next chapter of Tove Styrke’s artistry. “Becoming a mother has also meant a really powerful shift in my life,” she says. “I honestly don’t care what anybody but my daughter thinks about me anymore. It’s freeing.” Tove adds: "I’ve also spent the past few years studying to become a biodynamic gardener. What’s funny is I honestly feel like gardening, my reconnection with nature and parenthood have all influenced this music as much as any piece of art or music ever did."

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Critically acclaimed and internationally respected artist Tove Styrke has released four albums to date (most recently 2022’s *HARD*) and has amassed over 1 billion streams of her songs including *Say My Name*, *Borderline* and *Show Me Love*. Her collaborations span artists like **Clean Bandit**, **Ritual**, **ALMA** and **Cosmo’s Midnight**. Most recently she expanded her creative world by appearing in a leading role in **David Bowie**’s *Lazarus* musical in **Stockholm** in spring 2024\. With a new album on the horizon, the stage is set for her to usher in an exciting new era of music.

**Prayer* is on all streaming platforms now. **The Afterparty*, Tove's fifth studio album will be out this autumn.

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