{"id":2348090,"date":"2026-03-27T17:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2348090"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:07:18","slug":"album-review-forged-in-the-wildfire-loreen-rises-like-a-phoenix-from-the-ashes-with-her-latest-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/album-review-forged-in-the-wildfire-loreen-rises-like-a-phoenix-from-the-ashes-with-her-latest-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Forged in the \u2018Wildfire\u2019\u2026 Loreen rises like a phoenix from the ashes with her latest LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-head\">\n<p>        <!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-intro head-item\">&#13;<br \/>\n            Loreen is back and spreading like a &#8220;Wildfire&#8221;, there&#8217;s no hosing this one down.  She transforms personal darkness into transcendental music, guiding listeners through introspection, vulnerability, and self-discovery&#8230;.&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-share-mobile head-item\">\n<div class=\"article-date-mobile\">\n<p class=\"article-byline-mobile\">&#13;<br \/>\n                By <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.contactmusic.com\/author\/303\/louisa-eagle\">Louisa Eagle<\/a>&#13;\n            <\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 27, 2026\u00a04:00 PM    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share-desktop head-item\">\n<div class=\"article-date\">\n<p class=\"article-byline\">&#13;<br \/>\n                By <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.contactmusic.com\/author\/303\/louisa-eagle\">Louisa Eagle<\/a>&#13;\n            <\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 27, 2026\u00a04:00 PM    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-hero-article-image story-body-image head-item\">\n<figure class=\"article-figure\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<figcaption>&#13;<br \/>\n                        Wildfire marks the next chapter in Loreen\u2019s extraordinary journey&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/figcaption>&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <!-- Article End -->\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Easter Sunday may be just over a week away, but for someone whose true religion is music, I&#8217;m more attuned to the \u201csounds\u201d of salvation.<\/p>\n<p>Cue the hallelujah chorus\u2026 because Loreen\u2019s long-awaited album\u00a0<em>Wildfire<\/em>\u00a0has finally arrived. It&#8217;s about time, took just over, I don&#8217;t know, a decade! If patience is a virtue, then I must be a saint.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div data-custom-index=\"0\" data-show-caption=\"true\" data-show-short-caption=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bangpremier.com\/articleimage\/2026_03_27__bsalscplg_1774627146cropped5000x3250.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Loreen\/ \/ WildFire <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Loreen needs no introduction, but for anyone who\u2019s been living under a rock, here\u2019s a quick refresher:<\/p>\n<p>The Swedish-Moroccan powerhouse shot to stardom after winning the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the club banger\u00a0<em>Euphoria<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; a track that dominated charts across Europe and cemented its place in Eurovision history. Since then, her star power has only grown, culminating in her triumphant return to the stage in 2023 with the haunting single\u00a0<em>Tattoo<\/em><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With a comeback more greater than the resurrection of Jesus Christ (full disclosure: I was raised Christian before anyone shouts blasphemy),\u00a0Wildfire, arriving fourteen years after her debut album\u00a0Heal, marks the next chapter in Loreen\u2019s odyssey.<\/p>\n<p>Carl Jung once said, \u201cThe shadow is ninety percent pure gold.\u201d Few artists embody that truth like Loreen, who takes listeners on a profound voyage through the sonic landscapes of her soul.<\/p>\n<p>While most people are taught to suppress their darkness, Loreen alchemises it into light.\u00a0Wildfire\u00a0is an ode to her nomadic roots, a deeply personal and spiritual exploration of humanity in all its complexity.<\/p>\n<p>Listening to the album feels like performing a mental excavation &#8211; an invitation to slow down and confront harsh realities with unvarnished introspection.<\/p>\n<p>Reminding us that we all have a duty to continually reflect and consciously critique our past selves, without the comfort of externalising blame or internalising anything that might absolve us.<\/p>\n<p>There is no black or white &#8211; only infinite shades of grey.<\/p>\n<p>Wholeness doesn\u2019t come from taking the moral high ground, it comes from walking through the shadows.<\/p>\n<p>Forged in the &#8220;Wildfire&#8221;, Loreen emerges from the ashes like a phoenix, reborn through her latest project.<\/p>\n<p>The 13-track album features standout songs like the God-sent single\u00a0<em>Feels Like Heaven<\/em><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0co-written with Sia. Infused with both of their DNAs, it is authentic, raw, transcendental, and ethereal. Fan favorites like\u00a0<em>Is It Love<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Tattoo<\/em>\u00a0are also included, along with the monumental title track,\u00a0<em>Wildfire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Other gems include\u00a0<em>Where Do We Go From Here,\u00a0Can\u2019t Pull Me Down,\u00a0Melt<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Lose That Light<\/em>. Reflective, emotional, euphoric, and transformative, the album balances light and dark, intimacy and intensity, vulnerability and strength.<\/p>\n<p>Wildfire is a call to reclaim your self-sovereignty and a testament to the healing power of music.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the flame that refuses to die. This is the storm that purifies&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Order\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loreen.lnk.to\/WILDFIRE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Wildfire Album Tracklist:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FEELS LIKE HEAVEN\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WEAPONS\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>IS IT LOVE\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CAN\u2019T PULL ME DOWN\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MELT\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WILDFIRE\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>COMING CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SET ME FREE\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TATTOO<\/p>\n<p>LOSE THAT LIGHT FT.6LACK\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>KISS THE SKY\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TRUE LOVE\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-articles\">&#13;<\/p>\n<header class=\"feed-section-title feed-section-title__embedded\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"feed-section-title-text feed-section-title-text--small \">&#13;<br \/>\n                    Read more&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"feed-section-title-bar\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/header>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        <\/aside>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.contactmusic.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; Loreen is back and spreading like a &#8220;Wildfire&#8221;, there&#8217;s no hosing this one down. 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