“Water Prayer” is the first single from Djuphjärtad (deep-hearted), the upcoming collaborative EP from Swedish singer Emma Lucia and ambient project Ship Says Om, arriving July 17, 2026 through Native Cat Recordings.

Friends through the Berkeley, California music community, Emma Lucia and Ship Says Om’s Jenny Gillespie Mason began collaborating after Lucia invited Mason to help reshape several of her songs into something more spacious, atmospheric, and exploratory. The result is a body of work that sits somewhere between intimate songwriting and immersive sound art.

As the EP’s opening single, “Water Prayer” introduces listeners to the project’s more elemental side. Unlike the vocal-driven songs on the record, the piece unfolds as a wordless meditation built from layers of found sound, ambient textures, and organic instrumentation. Birdsong, wind, thunder, rustling trees, owls, and the rhythm of oars cutting through water become part of the composition itself, blurring the line between environment and music.

Mason’s production combines these natural recordings with ambient synthesizers, acoustic guitar, piano, and percussion to create a soundscape that feels both cinematic and deeply personal. The result evokes lakes, forests, open skies, and moments of quiet reflection.

Across Djuphjärtad, these meditative pieces sit alongside songs exploring romantic anticipation and emotional vulnerability, creating a balance between human connection and the natural world. Emma Lucia’s luminous vocal presence and Ship Says Om’s immersive production work together to capture those moments of transition where emotion feels both fragile and expansive.

Drawing inspiration from experimental ambient music and contemporary composition, the project carries echoes of artists such as Stina Nordenstam, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Philip Glass, and The Books while maintaining a distinct identity of its own.