Speaking of First Aid Kit, did you hear the Fever Ray cover the sister has recorded [B-side of the Ghost Town single]? It's a mellow acoustic version of one of 2009's most interesting tracks, When I Grow Up. Karin Dreijers electronica works this way too.
The sisters Klara Söderberg, 15, and Johanna Söderberg, 17 is the duo First Aid Kit. And what a duo! Despite the fact that they hate being called sweet - that's just what they are. They are singing sweet folk-pop and you wouldn't guess their early age from their lyrics. They were discovered by Karin Dreijer from The Knife and Fever Ray and that's why their debut EP Drunken Trees is released on her label Rabid Records. The EP was named Drunken Trees after watching Al Gore'sAn Inconvenient Truth that mentions how trees lean and look drunken when the permafrost is melting. Insightful title!
The story of First Aid Kit gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. I feel proud when two young girls with a lot of creative joy can put together such a great debut EP on their own. It can only go one way from here and that's forward! This is two young women that takes their music seriously, so don't let their sweetness fool you ;-)
As you might tell, Im already a fan of First Aid Kit, and i think you should be too. So check out their music at Spotify, and the videos below, the Fleet Foxes cover is wonderful! And if you like it, buy it!
Pssst! They are doing a UK tour at the moment, make sure to check out the tour dates on their official website.
First Aid Kit - Hard Believer
First Aid Kit - Summer Session no 1: Universal Soldier [Buffy Saint-Marie]
First Aid Kit - Summer Session no 2: Simple Man [Graham Nash]
First Aid Kit - Cover: Fleet Foxes Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
Earlier this year, Karin Dreijer released her solo project Fever Ray and has since then been hyped all over the world. This summer she is taking her new music on the road to the festivals of Europe, with impressive visual effects by Andreas Nilsson.
Despite her mystical aura, she is a person who gives interviews from time to time... and here is a good one from Pitchfork ---> Fever Ray feature
Fever Ray - Triangle Walks
Fever Ray - When I grow Up
PS. I'm sorry about the fact that i can't make the videos fit, Bloggers templates are too narrow and my editing skills are limited.
--- Check out FeverRay.com for more information about the tour. ---
Swedish music is so much more than ABBA, Roxette and Ace of Base! I started this blog when my friends asked me to educated them and write about Swedish music. Im a music nerd living in Gothenburg, Sweden. I listen to music most of my awake hours [and some of the non-awake] and is always intrested in knowing more about it.
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