Earlier Fredrik Johansson was songwriter and guitarist in the hard rock band Link and later in Laguna Stardust. After a life crisis in 2005 he decided to step forward and grab the microphone, first as a singer in the band Exil, then in Riket and now as a solo artist under the name Karl Fredrik. Last month he released the solo debut album “Ingenstans Man” (“Nowhere Man”).

It’s an even and good album, but rather varying, especially in the verses where he moves from americana-influenced songs to eighties retro to Kent-vibing ambiences, while the refrains often ends up in a grand rock crescendos. Interesting self-revealing lyrics carried by a voice with just the right blackness.

You can find Karl Fredrik on his site and on Facebook. Listen more on Spotify.

Säg Ingenting
En Gång