After a five-year hiatus, Swedish indie-pop artist Suvi emerges from creative stillness with a soul-baring new single: “Undress My Heart.” Set for release on May 23rd 2025, the track marks a deeply personal and long-awaited return for the artist behind the acclaimed 2019 album Mad At Heart and singles like “Bleeding For Your Love” and “Avion.”
Written in part as early as 2014, “Undress My Heart” has been quietly evolving in Suvi’s creative vault — a testament to her belief in divine timing and emotional authenticity. “Some songs just won’t let go,” Suvi explains. “This one stayed with me for over a decade, quietly waiting for the right moment to be born.”
The single draws listeners into a sparse, cinematic atmosphere, where Suvi’s haunting voice weaves through wuthering sounds and production. Lyrically intimate and sonically spacious, “Undress My Heart” explores the sacred act of emotional vulnerability — the shedding of defenses in pursuit of real connection.
Lyrically, “Undress My Heart” is a quiet storm. Lines like “I’m a slave to words you whisper, when you bring me stormy weather” and “hidden knives beneath the violets” speak to the seductive danger of intimacy — how love can soothe and shatter all at once. Paired with minimalist production and a cinematic atmosphere, the single invites listeners to wade into emotional depths where beauty and pain coexist.

After a five-year hiatus, “Undress My Heart” feels like a deeply intentional return. What was the emotional turning point that told you now was the right time to release this song?

I think the turning point was becoming a mother. After the madness of the newborn phase I got some free time to reflect on where I had been and all of a sudden the future seemed very open again. I thought about wanting to return to creating and music again. That’s when I felt that Undress My Heart would be important to get out there to close a chapter and begin a new one fresh.

You started writing “Undress My Heart” as early as 2014. What kept the song with you all these years, and how has it evolved since its inception?

The idea came to me and Edward Karlsson Juracka and we worked with Jonathan Hansson on the first draft. Lyrically and mood wise everything was already there from the beginning. The first verse, bridge and chorus are lyrically exactly the same still. We hit a wall whenever we tried to write a second verse. Lyrically I felt it couldn’t be all suspense and nature metaphors- we needed something raw and a little rougher in a way so I finished a second verse on my own. Sonically I then moved on to expand the soundscape to match the lyrical content and emphasize the haunting quality that was there to an even more etherial and cinematic direction. Stefano Ritteri provided a much needed synths and pads element that helped the production along. Karl Frid and Ludvig Klint were the perfect match for creating the final production with their experience from both pop and film music. Finally the decision to use Cuttingroom studios with Björn Engelmann for the mastering was something that somehow gave me courage to let go and release.

The lyrics are incredibly poetic — “hidden knives beneath the violets” and “a slave to words you whisper” really stand out. Can you share what those lines mean to you?

Hmm I’ve promised myself to not try and explain lyrics. I think it can ruin the experience- kind of like if one tries to explain a joke. No one laughs and the magics gone. I hope everyone finds their own meaning on the lyrics and essence of the song. 

You describe the song as a “quiet storm.” How did you and your collaborators approach the sonic atmosphere to reflect that emotional tension?

Well I think we were guided by a storm and water theme. A feeling of suspense. Restless. Something unresolved. I always said that you should never get closure or a final release or a feeling that one “arrives” or “comes home”.

You’ve said this isn’t just a release — it’s a reclamation. What parts of yourself do you feel you’re reclaiming through this song and this moment?

I think I’m reclaiming myself as a woman, an artist but also taking ownership and accountability as an artistic leader. The release has been very empowering.

Becoming a mother in 2023 seems to have played a role in reigniting your creative spark. How did that experience shape your perspective as an artist?

I feel becoming a parent forces one to prioritize. It’s become easier to let the he dead leaves fall and cherish whatever is alive, growing and worth nurturing. Sticking to my guns from now on.

In an industry often driven by speed and visibility, your story honors stillness and slow creation. What have you learned about patience and process during your hiatus?

Yes I have definitely become less anxious. I trust the process. There’s no rush. I believe I have a small audience that appreciates the quality work with all the heart that’s gone into creating the music. I think it’s also my responsibility to work and I way that is sustainable and give more to the world of what I believe to be a right way of conducting business and creative work.

Many artists returned to creating during the pandemic, but you described it as a “dark period.” What helped you eventually find your way back to music?

What helped was letting go of any plans to ever create anything ever again. Letting go of memories. And my own expectations that follow the two. Focusing on health worked also. 

There’s a cinematic quality to your work, both sonically and lyrically. Are there visual or narrative influences—films, poems, or even dreams—that helped inspire “Undress My Heart”?

Dream definitely. But those are very private. Still, I hope they shine through.

For longtime fans and new listeners alike, what do you hope they feel when they hear “Undress My Heart” for the first time?

I hope they feel unsettled and euphoric.