Be Here Soon (iamamiwhoami album)

The visual album was announced by Lee through social media on 31 March 2022.{{Cite tweet|number=1509485667671318534|user=ionnalee|title=overjoyed to announce our latest project: iamamiwhoami; Be Here Soon (audiovisual album) due june 3.|author=Jonna Lee|author-link=Jonna Lee (singer)|date=31 March 2022|access-date=28 April 2022}} The album's first chapter and lead single "Don't Wait for Me" was released on the same day, with each subsequent chapter being released weekly. The announcement was largely a surprise, with no previous information from any of the crew hinting towards another iamamiwhoami album.

The release date of the album was chosen before Lee knew she was pregnant, and the release date coincidentally aligned with her due date. Lee's baby was born on 25 May 2022; Be Here Soon came out in digital format on June 3.{{Cite news |last=Sawdey |first=Evan |date=8 June 2022 |title=Time is Iamamiwhoami's Worst Enemy and Best Friend on Be Here Soon |work=PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/jonna-lee-iamamiwhoami-2022-interview |access-date=December 15, 2022}}

Physical editions of Be Here Soon were released in limited CD+DVD and 12-inch vinyl LP formats, as well as a CD, DVD and LP collectors bundle with exclusive items available exclusively on To whom it may concern.'s website, originally slated for a September 2022 release.{{Cite web|url=https://twimc.se/format/1021421 |title=iamamiwhoami - Be Here Soon |website=To whom it may concern. |access-date=30 September 2022}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = GAFFA.dk

| rev1score = {{Rating|6|6}}{{cite web|url=https://gaffa.dk/anmeldelser/2022/anmeldelser_juni/album/folktronisk-mestervaerk-fra-svensk-pops-skjulte-stjerner/|title=iamamiwhoami: ANMELDELSE: Folktronisk mesterværk fra svensk pops skjulte stjerner|first=Simon|last=Heggum|website=Gaffa.dk|date=June 15, 2022|access-date=September 30, 2022}}

| rev2 = GAFFA.se

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|6}}{{cite web|url=https://gaffa.se/recensioner/2022/juni/album/iamamiwhoami-be-here-soon-ett-hyperintimt-sjalvutlamnande/|title=Be Here Soon: "Ett hyperintimt självutlämnande"|first=Frederik|last=Ankersen|website=Gaffa.se|date=August 31, 2022|access-date=September 30, 2022}}

| rev3 = Higher Plain Music

| rev3score = 8.5/10{{cite web |url=https://higherplainmusic.com/2022/09/01/iamamiwhoami-be-here-soon-review/ |title=iamamiwhoami – Be Here Soon Review |last=Smith |first=Simon |publisher=Higher Plain Music |date=1 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022}}

| rev4 = Jenesaispop

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://jenesaispop.com/2022/06/24/436282/iamamiwhoami-be-here-soon/

|title=Critica de Be Here Soon, 4° album de iamamiwhoami |last=Bardají |first=Jordi |publisher=Jenesaispop |date=24 June 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022}}

| rev5 = Mojo

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite news |date=July 2022 |title=Iamamiwhoami - Be Here Soon |work=Mojo |url=https://archive.org/details/mojo-july-2022/page/96/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=December 15, 2022}}

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Be Here Soon received generally positive reviews. Simon Heggum of Gaffa Denmark was particularly enthusiastic, naming the album a "folktronic masterpiece" containing Lee's "strongest vocal performance to date".

Following the album's release, Lee announced the first leg of a world tour on her social media; the tour started in Amsterdam on 26 February 2023 and continued on in the United States and Canada throughout April and May 2023.{{Cite tweet|number=1532704820439678976|user=ionnalee|title=announcing the first dates of the Be Here Soon 2023 world tour. calling at Europe, the US, and Canada. tickets on sale june 10 at http://iamamiwhoami.se can't wait to come out to play again and to see you after all this time 🤍 more dates to come. let me know where you are at|author=Jonna Lee|author-link=Jonna Lee (singer)|date=3 June 2022|access-date=17 March 2023}} iamamiwhoami performed with a full band for the first time in ten years and a few special guests such as Imogen Heap joined Lee on stage on specific dates.{{Cite tweet|number=1634209140372381696|user=imogenheap|title=Loved meeting you in person finally @ionnalee. Was magic to be both on and off stage with you and also as a new mum, giving your all to everyone, fan, friends and family alike. Inspiring brilliant woman. Thanks for having it so close to my home too at EartH Hackney!|author=Imogen Heap|author-link=Imogen Heap|date=10 March 2023|access-date=17 March 2023}}

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Jonna Lee and Claes Björklund

| title1 = Don't Wait for Me

| length1 = 3:17

| title2 = Canyon

| note2 = featuring Lars Winnerbäck

| length2 = 4:05

| title3 = Zeven

| length3 = 3:36

| title4 = I Tenacious

| length4 = 3:09

| title5 = Changes

| length5 = 4:18

| title6 = Flying or Falling

| length6 = 3:44

| title7 = A Thousand Years

| length7 = 5:09

| title8 = Thunder Lightning

| length8 = 5:04

| title9 = Call My Name

| length9 = 3:49

| title10 = Walking on Air

| length10 = 4:50

| total_length = 41:01}}

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