The album Closeness II is a continuation of the album Closeness (released 2020 at Ropeadope). Closeness II is about interplay and to make the music breathe. It is an album about relationships between people and places. The music is an natural extension of life it self, in a comforting, calming and etheral way. The album was recorded in Wang's pink house and it includes 7 original songs written by Ellen Andrea Wang and two songs inspired by traditional folk songs from Søndre Land, the village where Wang grew up. The album also has a cover song "I Like London in the rain" by Blossom Dearie. If Ellen Andrea Wang is new to you, her music has been likened to Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Blossom Dearie, Tord Gustavsens trio, and Norah Jones Ellen write this about the album: "The album is about relationships to places and people that I love. Closeness, in collaboration with Rob and Jon, has always been about the intimate things in life, both the good and the difficult, and finding a resting heart rate in both the music and in everyday life. Closeness zooms in even more than the previous album and is about seeing what's right in front of your own nose. It was therefore natural to record the entire album at home in my house in familiar surroundings with relaxed shoulders, creaking old floors, a little noise from the refrigerator, and with an attitude of 'it's not so bad, it's just fun'. I stood in the kitchen and played while Rob and Jon were in the living room, Marcus set up