With First Aid Kit, I found Idiot Wind. How? I looked up their tour. Obviously. Unfortunately they're not coming anywhere near me, but the concerts they DO play in the UK are accompanied by an artist called Idiot Wind. So, me being me, I looked into it.
Amanda Bergman, the piano singer-songwriter from Sweden who is Idiot Wind, has also been previously known as Jaw Lesson and Hajen. She has worked on a soundtrack for a feature film with The Tallest Man On Earth, another Swedish artist who I'm not going to do as we have to move on from Sweden, or I'll be blogging about them forever! The two of them live a quiet life together in the countryside, and support each other in the music industry.
'Canary Bird' - Idiot Wind
I love this song - it's beautiful. Slow, meaningful and shiver-inducing. Here's one from her past work as Jaw Lesson: 'Scapegoat':
I really like Idiot Wind actually... despite her slightly obscure name...
As said before, I won't be doing The Tallest Man On Earth, though-I'd-love-to-and-might-do-later-but-not-now, because I need to move on to some indie-rock as we haven't had that in ages! But before we do, let's take a look at Taken By Trees, our final Swedish artist.
Taken By Trees is artist Victoria Bergsman's latest project, after leaving as singer of The Concretes in 2006. I first came across them when a friend showed me their cover of Guns 'n' Roses 'Sweet Child O' Mine'. The simplistic piano accompaniment gives the song a whole new feel. Have a listen:
'Sweet Child O' Mine' - Taken By Trees (Guns 'n' Roses)
Next is another one of her songs, in her sad, soft style, but this time with guitar replacing the role of the piano in Sweet Child O' Mine. It's quite short, but beautiful.
'Only Yesterday' - Taken By Trees
...and that wraps up Sounds From Sweden. Enjoyed it? Maybe I'll do Iceland next... ---HT---
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| Amanda (Idiot Wind) and Khristian Matsson (Tallest Man) |
Amanda Bergman, the piano singer-songwriter from Sweden who is Idiot Wind, has also been previously known as Jaw Lesson and Hajen. She has worked on a soundtrack for a feature film with The Tallest Man On Earth, another Swedish artist who I'm not going to do as we have to move on from Sweden, or I'll be blogging about them forever! The two of them live a quiet life together in the countryside, and support each other in the music industry.
'Canary Bird' - Idiot Wind
I love this song - it's beautiful. Slow, meaningful and shiver-inducing. Here's one from her past work as Jaw Lesson: 'Scapegoat':
I really like Idiot Wind actually... despite her slightly obscure name...
As said before, I won't be doing The Tallest Man On Earth, though-I'd-love-to-and-might-do-later-but-not-now, because I need to move on to some indie-rock as we haven't had that in ages! But before we do, let's take a look at Taken By Trees, our final Swedish artist.
Taken By Trees is artist Victoria Bergsman's latest project, after leaving as singer of The Concretes in 2006. I first came across them when a friend showed me their cover of Guns 'n' Roses 'Sweet Child O' Mine'. The simplistic piano accompaniment gives the song a whole new feel. Have a listen:
'Sweet Child O' Mine' - Taken By Trees (Guns 'n' Roses)
Next is another one of her songs, in her sad, soft style, but this time with guitar replacing the role of the piano in Sweet Child O' Mine. It's quite short, but beautiful.
'Only Yesterday' - Taken By Trees
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