NIVE AND THE DEER CHILDREN Release Sophomore Album FEET FIRST Today

Today, we and Nive and The Deer Children are beyond proud to release the band's sophomore album Feet First in the US. This is the band's first release in the US. Streaming and purchase links are at the top of this press release; the album is available now in the US to precede frontwoman Nive Nielsen's starring role in AMC's upcoming new series The Terror.

Fronted by native Greenlander Nive Nielsen, the group debuted in 2009 with it's self-released album Nive Sings!, which would go on to achieve gold status in the band's home country, where one in 10 people there own it. After the release of sophomore album Feet First in 2016, Nive and the Deer Children went on major tours throughout Europe, North America, Japan, and South Korea.

"Feet First draws on my experiences from travelling the world, including the US," said Nielsen. "I am thrilled to have this opportunity to connect and share Feet First with more people.

"Everything about this project is magical," said Marauder's Managing Partner Rev. Moose." The music, the story, the people behind it all have a specialness to them. It's flattering to help a project like this reach a new audience, and it gives Marauder a new and unique way of working with an artist that might not otherwise reach a North American audience."

The band's origins trace back to Nielsen's time in Ottawa, where she bumped into future bandmate Jan de Vroede, who encouraged Nielsen to assuage her boredom by playing the ukulele and writing some songs. Despite never having written or sung before, Nielsen took it as a challenge and came back to Jan after a few weeks to play the song "Room," which later became one of the first songs produced by Nive and The Deer Children.

Since their debut, Nive and The Deer Children have toured extensively around the world, performing for dignitaries in the Selvstyre-Greenland's self-government-and the Queen of Denmark while also being the first Greenlandic band to participate at SXSW, Iceland Airwaves, Eurosonic, and Green Man. Nive and The Deer Children's music has also been included in several films, most notably Nuummioq, which was featured at Sundance International Film Festival.

Nive and The Deer Children will soon return to the studio to begin work on the follow-up album to Feet First.

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