Sweden's Electro/EBM Queen EMMON, following her success on the award-winning comeback album RECON from 2022 with the new album “EMMON - ICON”
On October 17th, EMMON once again steps into the spotlight with her highly anticipated album ICON – a natural yet powerful follow-up to the multi-award-winning RECON. The melodic EBM and electronic signature that has defined her music has now taken on a harder drive, shaped into a sound built to dominate the live stage.
Emma: “Since the latest release 2022, I’ve basically been on tour, and the stage has become my obvious habitat. Together with my co-producer and partner Jimmy Monell (producer for, among others, KITE on Ice), we’ve developed the music to be more energy-driven – something that gives both us and the audience a serious kick on stage”
ICON offers exciting collaborations with other artists such as Majestoluxe, Jukka Rintamäki (Silverbullit, The Northern East), Person:A and once again Emanuel Åström (Agent Side Grinder).
Emma: “This album is like a kaleidoscope of all our musical influences spanning decades, but presented in a more modern suit. We draw freely from the heritage of electronic music and then shape our own personal sound”.
Where RECON was a journey of building and reshaping both the person Emma and the artist EMMON, ICON stands as a confident manifesto – a foundation of strength, creativity, and unyielding presence.
Emma: “The period before RECON came alive was not a good one for me. A serious infection and a long period of intense work led to exhaustion and several surgeries. In the end, the doctors literally had to drill a hole in my head – a decisive measure that made recovery possible. But what truly became my salvation was finding my way back to creativity – and the pure joy of making music again”.
With ICON, EMMON stands grounded. She knows her abilities, she knows exactly what she wants to express – and that certainty is pure power. On stage, when she fully steps into her live persona, all that energy accumulates, transforming her into a mutated hybrid of Annie Lennox, Trent Reznor, and Elvis Presley – uncompromising, magnetic, and impossible to ignore.
Upcoming Shows:
In celebration of the release of ICON, EMMON will host two special release parties:
October 17 – Skeppet, Gothenburg – with special guests, the French darkwave duo Denuit
October 18 – Klubb Död, Stockholm – alongside Denuit and British electro artist Nights in Athens
This autumn, EMMON will also headline a series of shows in Germany before continuing her club and festival tour across Scandinavia and Europe throughout 2026/2027.
Watch EMMON - Speak to Me (Official Visualizer) on Youtube: https://youtu.be/yrQ4SFvQJPM
About EMMON:
Sweden's Electro Queen EMMON continues to claim recognition with her electrifying presence on the European music scene. Most recently with a remix collaboration by Terence Fixmer on her anthem Machines and the single Speak to Me.
EMMON, also known as Emma Nylén, has been riding high on the success of her latest album, RECON (2022), and the follow up EP XCEPTION from 2024, both of which received glowing reviews. The album was nominated for best album from esteemed publications such as GAFFA, HYMN, and DN. Notably, the album was awarded Synth Release of the Year at the 2023’s Manifest Gala, the prestigious Release of the Year by the highly appraised Synthsläggan Awards, as well as Electro of the Year by GAFFA Awards.
After her widely celebrated comeback in 2022 EMMON has been gracing stages and festivals across Europe. Highlights include NCN Festival in Leipzig (DE), Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, Prague Gotik Treffen, Infest in Bradford (UK) , BIMFEST (BE) and Eastside festival in Germany. She's also the radio host and DJ of Skivhyllan i P3/ P3mix on Swedish National Radio.