Meadow Music

Weibenfalk is a project led by Thomas Weibenfalk. In the Autumn he released the new album  “Sekunder”, which I’ve been listening to today. He moves in the domain of folk-inspired singer/songwriter-rock, an area where we often see artists like Springsteen, Winnerbäck and Lundell. And as an old Lundell-fan I soon find some paralells to “Den Vassa Eggen”, in the 80’s-sounding room, in the mood and in the grand choruses. With that said, the sound doesn’t really feel retro, it’s rather firmly set in our current decade, where I think Thomas has carved out his own personal space in the genre. It’s a very even album which alternates between the reflective, the soul-searching and the outbound, with comments about the world around us, and between light and darkness, in a music which simmers of lust for life.
The album was produced by Andreas Dahlbäck, who also produced Vindkraft, whom I wrote about yesterday, and well, a long row of other artists alsom, like Lundell, Anna Ternheim, Ola Salo among others. Here below are some of my favourites from “Sekunder”.
Thomas has released a number of albums where you can hear five of them on the streaming services.

Weibenfalk on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music

Akiine has released a new song as a follow-up to the last single “Paranormal Activity”. It’s called “Brixton”, a song that sounds more of dark electropop vibes than being jazzy this time, but she’s still in her very own whispering dream dimension.

Akiine on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music

It’s been a couple of years since I wrote about Joachim Dahlberg and his Vindkraft, but fortunately his back now with new recordings. His debut album is underway and he recently released the first single, “Återvändsgränd”. I recognize his intensity and his emotional expression from last time, and the song feels like it was part of the soundtrack to a TV drama. And maybe the TV drama is not that far away, as he describes the upcoming album as a concept album where he chronologically tells the story of a father and his son. Here’s “Återvändsgränd”:

Joachim Dahlbergs Vindkraft’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music

Today Sophia Somajo is giving us a first taste of her new EP “Freudian Slip Vol 1”, which will be released in February next year. On her song “The Last Summer” she’s being nostalgic together with Seinabo Sey in a beautiful 80’s-vibing electropop production, signed Per Eklund.

Sophia Somajo on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music

The German band Griswold, hailing from Augsburg in Bavaria, released the EP “Glue” in September. They have played together for more than 14 years, but this is their first official release. The write that they get their inspiration from David Bowie, Daniel Johnston, Neutral Milk Hotel and Wayne Shorter among others. It ends up in a varied, warm and close folkindie, which they season with shifts between a low-key, acoustic sound and a bigger, more dramatic expression. They like to experiment with dynamics, rhythms and various sounds, but without leaving the popmelodic road and the Autumn-like, melancholic ambience. A quite pleasant new acquaintance which you can taste here below in two tracks.

Griswold’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music – on Bandcamp