"It was a CD I think, the first time I seen the cover. A dark, burnt orange background with a shirtless Al in the middle, half smiling staring straight through the barrel of the camera. Al Green’s Greatest Hits." Self-taught musician and singer Joesef sat down to muse on one of his favorite records. Following the release of his latest single "East End Coast" his love for Al Green explains the soulful touches on the single dedicated to the sense of belonging he experiences in his hometown Glasgow.
Patti Smith, the name comes with several images rushing into mind: the androgynous cheek-bony face with the fuzzy self-made Keith Richards hair cut, the raspy vocals, fierce punk rock tunes to gentle ballads, a rebel persona through and through.
So far Sweden has proved a rich ground for all kinds of new music. The great variety of styles creates a certain safe place for experimentation and unique musical progressions. Likewise, the duo Yalmar, present a special fusion of pop and electronica on their latest single ‘Stop Calling Me’.
Good news ahead at the wave-pop-front: favourite singer Nika Roza Danilova better known as ZOLA JESUS has just announced a new album called Taiga. The follow-up to her 2011 standout Conatus is set to be released in October and already teased with a little promising clip containing art und music that seems to be just the way we liked and missed it from ZOLA JESUS. It’s been directed by Kyle Hurley and can be watched below: