Molly Nilsson

Molly Lilly Maria Nilsson (born 14 December 1984)

Early life Nilsson is from Stockholm; she was born in Gröndal and grew up in Södermalm, in a non-musical family. She has described her father, a graphic designer, as her "biggest fan".

In school, Nilsson had some piano lessons and a punk rock band with friends, where they "played a little bit", but mostly "just hung out". As a teenager, she sometimes worked as a DJ. She released her first album in 2008 titled These Things Take Time, which she released on CD-R with just 500 copies. In 2009, she released another self-produced album, Europa. Nilsson gained more visibility in 2011 when her song "Hey Moon" from These Things Take Time, was covered by John Maus for his album We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves. After releasing another album, Zenith, in 2015, Nilsson began a world tour. In early 2021, after Maus appeared in the crowd at the Donald Trump rally prior to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, Nilsson would re-release "Hey Moon" along with the song "Silver" as a double-sided single to benefit Black Lives Matter.

Nilsson produces and performs her music on her own, though she co-releases much of her music on Dark Skies Association and Glasgow's Night School Records. Nilsson's style features minimalist arrangements of synthesizers and drum beats and is often categorized as dark pop or lo-fi synth-pop. She cites solitude as a necessary and important part of her creative process.

Discography Studio albums These Things Take Time (2008) Europa (2009) Follow the Light (2010) History (2011) The Travels (2013) Zenith (2015) Imaginations (2017) 2020 (2018) Extreme (2022) Un-American Activities (2024) Amateur (2025)

Extended plays Sólo Paraíso (2014)

Singles "Ugly Girl" / "Wrong Boy" (2016) "About Somebody" / "Quit (In Time)" (2017) "Hey Moon" / "Silver" (2021 – charity re-release for Black Lives Matter)