Sidechild is the story about the songs that disappeared in a computer crash, but was born again, reconstructed from sketches and memories. It’s also the tale about the songs that turned out to be the real love children, and that made Pontus go for his side project, his own music. Hence the name Sidechild.

Even though he got a fantastic start in 2007, as an opener for The Magic Numbers on their Swedish tour, it has taken a long time to finish the debut album. But after failed record deals, discontent over productions and songs, he started all over again and finally found his way home again. And like he did it!

“Music For Children” is the name of the debut album that came out of all this, and it will be released in the end of January. And I can really hear that it is a love child; there is a warmth and a feeling right through the record that makes it’s way quite bit into my soul. It’s often about pop and and melodies that really gets to you, and I walk away with a number of new hooks spinning around in my head.

There is a liberating, minimalistic style in the album that I like. It feels like that they have carefully added exactly those instruments that is needed in each track. And yet they succeed to combine classic soul and pop arrangements with more modern vibes, and with variation.

In the end it is Sidechild’s voice that is the strongest part of it all. And it’s very special. The closest I can think of is how Bowie sounded in some songs during the seventies. It’s dramatic, naked, fragile and what makes maybe the most naked songs the best ones. Like “Come On Come On” you can listen to below.

Follow Sidechild on his site and listen to more tracks there.

Nothing Like Love:

Come On Come On
Rescue U