“Elska”: Old Norse: /ˈɛlska/ - It means to hold something dear, or to fiercely love something or someone. It also has an oddly political meaning as a call to action, in the way that love, like justice, is something worth working for. This intersection between the personal and political is what prompted a young singer from northern Minnesota to adopt the name ELSKA. The Sound is piano. It’s pop. But it’s also an enthusiastic marriage of organic and synthetic sounds. Sometimes