Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Milan – Santeria Toscana 31

After the breakthrough success of her 2012 album Ceremony, von Hausswolff quickly established herself as an artist of vast and unpredictable creativity, capable of merging tradition and experimentation in surprising ways.
Her distinctive instrument, the pipe organ, lies at the heart of a sound that plays with the rhythm of breathing: inhale, hold, exhale. This approach translates into both monumental, dark rock tracks and intimate pieces for organ.

With ICONOCLASTS, her sound evolves further, introducing more vibrant, pop-inflected elements while maintaining the emotional power that defines her work. Produced by von Hausswolff together with long-time collaborator Filip Leyman, the album is a work of sweeping movement, epic ritualism, and maximalist composition, featuring remarkable guest appearances from Iggy Pop, Ethel Cain, Abul Mogard, and Maria von Hausswolff. The ensemble is enriched by virtuoso saxophonist Otis Sandsjö, whose trills envelop and intensify the music.

ICONOCLASTS explores universal themes such as love, freedom, and autonomy, while evoking symbolic figures like Atlas, bearing the weight of the world on his shoulders, and translating the fears and contradictions of contemporary life into sound. Between reverberating percussion, whispering organs, and pulsing guitars, von Hausswolff’s magnetic voice leads the listener through an emotional realm of secrets, desire, pain, and beauty. While venturing into new sonic territories, the album retains all the hallmarks of her work: monumental intensity, crystalline iridescence, and luminous dynamism.

The lead singles, Stardust / The Whole Woman (feat. Iggy Pop), offer a taste of the power and delicacy of this new chapter in her career.