Lovers Forgive Me – “400 slag”
Tobias Bergholm’s solo project, Lovers Forgive Me, is back with a new EP, “400 slag” (“400 Beats”). This EP differs quite a bit from the debut EP I wrote about earlier. The lyrics are now entirely in Swedish and the album feels more coherent. It’s also a different kind of darkness in these songs that have vibes partly from eighties’ new wave and partly from Swedish pop melancholy with a strong expression. And the songs have quite strong hooks too, especially the title song “400 slag” and the song you can listen to here below, “Kärleksdöden” (“The Death of Love”).
I also took the opportunity to ask Tobias about the artist name, and he told me that the name came up 6 years ago when a band he had joined was going to be baptised. One of the suggestions was “Lovers Forgive Me”, but in the end another name was chosen. He got the idea when he was working in a clothes shop, where they were contantly playing music. He heard a song from the band Her Majesty with the line “Forgive me, Lovers Forgive Me for I am weak”. Right then, after he had just ended a relationship the words got to him. And when he was going to name his solo project 2 years ago, the line popped up again and just like Her Majesty named their band after a Beatles song, he named his project after one of their songs.
You can follow Lovers Forgive Me on Facebook. The EP is available on Bandcamp or on Spotify.
Lovers Forgive Me is the name of Tobias Bergholm’s solo project and the debut album was released recently. It’s an album with a lot of variety and I find it hard to describe in words how it sounds in general terms. From mellow ballads sounding of the sixties, to seventies’ pop to the big expressions in “Blöd för mig”. The emotional variation gives me the feeling that this could have been a soundtrack to a rock musical with “Blöd för mig” as the dramatic final scene.
