Anna von Hausswolff
Swedish singer, composer, and pipe-organ specialist Anna von Hausswolff brings her evolving, transcendent sound to Union Stage on January 21, 2027. Known for music that moves between colossal, doom-laden rock and intimate organ meditations, von Hausswolff has spent her career exploring breath, ritual, and the sacred. Her latest album, *ICONOCLASTS*, marks a distinct new chapter: a warmer, poppier, and more vibrant record that still carries her signature intensity, iridescence, and dynamism. The album is her sixth LP and her debut on the Swedish label YEAR0001, produced alongside longtime collaborator Filip Leyman, and it features guest appearances from Ethel Cain, Abul Mogard, Iggy Pop, and Maria von Hausswolff. With saxophonist Otis Sandsjö adding swirling trills to the center of the music, *ICONOCLASTS* addresses themes of love, freedom, and autonomy, drawing on the myth of Atlas as a sympathetic figure and finding inspiration in the fears and contradictions of confronting monolithic power. Von Hausswolff sows her songs between the gargantuan and the intimate, offering glimpses into a world of heartbreak, desire, secrets, and beauty. This performance at Union Stage is presented by Songbyrd and is free to attend.
When: January 21, 2027.
Venue: Union Stage, 740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024.
Tickets: Free admission; presented by Songbyrd.
Background: Von Hausswolff gained breakthrough attention with her 2012 album *Ceremony*, and her subsequent releases have cemented her reputation as an unpredictable and vastly creative artist. She takes the pipe organ as her instrument of choice, playing with the ethereal qualities of breath and creating both colossal rock songs and intimate organ pieces.
Album guests: The *ICONOCLASTS* album features appearances from Ethel Cain, Abul Mogard, Iggy Pop, and Maria von Hausswolff.
Production: *ICONOCLASTS* was produced by von Hausswolff and Filip Leyman. The album incorporates brass, echoing drums, murmuring organs, and reverberating guitars, with saxophone work from Otis Sandsjö.
Note: No showtime, age restriction, or run time is listed in the source material.