Israeli Singer Nuno Releases Long-Delayed Album 'The Shelved' Reflecting Personal Loss and National Trauma

Israeli singer and songwriter Nuno released her new album titled "The Shelved" last week after four years of delay. In a Sunday interview on Kan News Radio's "At Midday" program, she explained that the album was put on hold due to the outbreak of war on October 7, which dramatically changed the national mood and made the album's themes feel inappropriate at the time. "It was definitely a shelved album," Nuno said, noting that the songs were completed years ago but remained in a drawer until now.

Nuno and collaborator Ilai Ashdot had originally planned to release the album a year after finishing the songs, but the war forced them to postpone. She described the decision to shelve the album as painful, saying, "Putting an album aside is very hard," especially one she had worked on extensively. During the interim, she released another album, "What Else," which dealt with pain and loss, reflecting her changed artistic direction amid the country's turmoil.

The new album includes the single "Night," a deeply personal and previously unheard song about her late father, who passed away seven years ago shortly after her military service. Nuno recounted how a dream about her father inspired the song's opening line about crying so much that her phone's facial recognition failed. She said this was the first time she addressed her father's death directly in her music, marking a new emotional depth in her work.

Nuno emphasized that "The Shelved" represents a window into a different time and mindset, contrasting with her earlier albums focused on breakups and relationships. The album's release signals a return to sharing more intimate and varied aspects of her life through her music.