Søren is an Italian dark folk/new wave collective formed in 2013 by Matteo Gagliardi[12][13] that employs musicians from all over the world.

[18] Their second album Bedtime Rituals was compared to the gothic rock sound of The Sisters of Mercy,[19] with epic and symphonic influences,[20] almost fantasy-like.

[21] Stargazing and Bedtime Rituals, Søren's first two albums, are very collaborative works with more than ten musicians across the world working on them coming from different backgrounds and musical genres, from the singer-songwriter world of Joni Fuller and Mike Wyatt to the punk attitude of guitarist Matt LeFevers and the metal background of drummer Siros Vaziri.

The same cover was edited by filmmaker Antonio La Camera, also director of the Houses music video and award winner with his short Flesh and Dust, to be used for Stargazing Live!.

Bedtime Rituals, Søren second studio album, features a cover painted by Martyna "Outstar" Zych, animator on The Witcher 3, lead designer of Cold Hearts and twitch streamer.