Astrid Engberg’s third album Cracks is out 
18th September 2026

What if paying attention has become a radical act? It's a question that runs through Cracks, the third album from Danish composer, producer and vocalist Astrid Engberg. 

Copenhagen-based, Astrid shuns the relentless pace and digitisation of modern life to celebrate moments most people pass without noticing: a woman blowing soap bubbles outside her daughter's kindergarten, teenagers skipping rope in a city square, sunlight catching the sparkle of her partner's earring, a young boy chasing pigeons, the stillness of a church in Assisi, Italy.These aren't simply observations. They're vital reminders that wonder still exists, and that not everything of value can be capitalised. Her need for more of time and space became the guiding principle behind Cracks. Written from a place of growing confidence and self-acceptance, the album embraces her sensitivity. "This album is about owning sensitivity. I’ve always been super sensitive and used to question this. It can feel like a burden, but it's also something beautiful because you see things, you know things, you see people for who they are.”

I proudly carry and share this sensitivity, and way of embracing an unhurried pace in my music.”

Astrid Engberg is a contemporary artist with roots in the past. Moving fluidly between genres and inviting listeners into a universe of pure presence and human curiosity - an enchanting voice expressing both sincere sensitivity and deep strength

While previous albums Tulpa and Trust spanned nu-jazz, modern soul and R&B, Astrid is now steering towards contemporary folk and acoustic jazz, playing electric and acoutic guitars, flutes, and polyphonic keyboard the Mellotron. It's built from fewer layers, no drums and little dramatic variation in instrumentation. Vocals often remain first takes, imperfections intact. Rather than chasing technical perfection, she wanted performances that sounded unmistakably human. 


Celebrated multi-instrumentalist and composer Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, renowned for his work with Ray Charles, Flying Lotus and Thundercat, returns as a collaborator on Cracks following his appearances across Astrid's sophomore album Trust (2023). Continuing a creative partnership rooted in a shared commitment to openness, generosity and human connection, Miguel features on three tracks across the new record. Trust earned support from Crack Magazine, Bandcamp Daily, The FADER, Groove, BBC Radio 6 Music, NTS, Rinse France and KEXP .

Other collaborators include UK jazz saxophonist Miles Spilsbury, whose expressive playing features on ‘Sharing a Pomegranate With You’, and Brazilian vocalist Nina Maia, whose collaboration on ‘O Céu’ grew from months of voice-note conversations between Copenhagen and São Paulo, evolving into a multilingual meditation on solitude, creativity and the women who came before them..

Over the past years, Engberg has performed live or as a DJ at SPOT Festival, Heartland Festival, STRØM Festival, Roskilde Festival, Danish Music Awards Jazz and P8 Jazz Alive, DR Koncerthuset, Vega, Radar, Fritz Hansen and SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst, O Days Festival as well as toured her own music with String Quartet Who Killed Bambi. 

Tulpa 2020 
Bandcamp Best Albums Summer 2020
Steppeulven “Producer of the Year 2021” by Danish Music Critics 
Vocal Jazz Release of the Year” at Danish Music Awards Jazz 2021
Nominated “Experimental Album of the Year” at Danish Music Awards Jazz 2021
Trust 2023
Nominated “Jazz Composer of the Year” at Danish Music Awards Jazz 2024