Keychange welcomes 2 hafnarhaus artists

One of the biggest equality movements in music Keychange welcomes hafnarhaus artists MSEA and Jelena Ciric to their roster.

MSEA is the solo project of Maria-Carmela Raso. Her music has been described as nightmare pop, ethereal and moody with hints of Julee Cruise and a more demented Anohni. Using electronics, voice, and various instruments, she creates a sound world of her own - exploring the boundaries between beauty and discomfort. Sometimes unsettling or melancholic, always genre-bending, this solo project shifts and grows along with the living organism behind it. With three EPs released, her first full-length record ‘Our daily apocalypse walk’ will come out in 2023.

Jelena Ciric’s expressive voice and incisive songwriting have prompted comparisons to the likes of Laura Marling and Joni Mitchell. Alone at the piano or accompanied by lush strings and accordion, Jelena beckons the listener into her musical hideaways, where well-crafted lyrics offer more questions than answers.

Born in Serbia and raised in Canada, Jelena’s songs are nourished by Balkan folk and the songwriting tradition of North America. Jelena’s debut EP ‘Shelters one’ was awarded Folk Album of the Year at the 2021 Icelandic Music Awards, where she was also nominated as Female Vocalist of the Year.