After nearly four years away, Sweden’s Tove Styrke returns with “Prayer,” a luminous, defiant comeback that signals the start of a bold new era. Both intimate and expansive, the track unfolds as a five-minute alternative-dance odyssey, part affirmation, part invocation, glowing with anticipation and quiet power. It is the opening statement from her forthcoming album The Afterparty, due later this year, and an unmistakably confident re-introduction from one of pop’s most respected voices. Built entirely from live-recorded performances and analogue machines, “Prayer” leans into a richly tactile sound world of vintage synthesizers, live drums, and electric bass. The result is left-field pop at its most immersive: patient, hypnotic, and emotionally charged. Co-produced by Styrke alongside longtime Swedish collaborators Magnus Larsson, Joel Kiviaho, and Linnéa Martinsson, the track reflects a renewed creative freedom shaped by time away, motherhood, and a deep reconnection with nature. The response has been immediate. “Prayer” debuted as one of the most-added tracks globally on Spotify‘s New Music Friday, landed extensive playlist support across Spotify and Apple Music, and picked up early radio champions including BBC Radio 2, Sweden‘s P3, Passport Approved (globally syndicated radio show) KCRW in Los Angeles, and key tastemaker stations across Europe and Australia. Press support from FADER, NYLON, CLASH, The Line of Best Fit, and more has only amplified the sense that this is a major return. Listen to “Prayer” HERE.