Anything with a good melody and a pure expression.
Sounds Like
DISCOGRAPHY
Wedlock (2007)
Buttercup (2007)
Hey Princess (2006)
Throwaway Moments (2004)
This Could Be Our Time (2003)
Boy Extracting Thorn (2002)
REVIEWS
"Who is Johan Bergqvist? He is a guy who has an insane knack for writing timeless, classic tunes in the vein of early 70..s Elton John, lots of Owsley, Ron Sexsmith, fellow Swedes Popsicle or Beagle and a bit of Elliot Smith and Micheal Penn. Also, lots of Ben Folds before he started to suck wind and take himself too seriously. ("Wedlock" is the best example of this) Bergqvist is able to absorb all these influences and still manage not to sound like anyone else. "Throwaway Moments" combines traditional singer/songwriter classicism with influences from modern British pop. Johan Bergqvist offers both upbeat, uptempo pop and engaging, suggestive ballads. A couple of songs are straight-up solo numbers with vocals accompanied only by piano or guitar but it meshes and balances itself out perfectly. While the big labels trip all over themselves spewing about such musical blight like Sufjan Stevens or the latest Elliot Smith inspired singer/songwriter, Bergqvist offers the real thing and another example of how out of touch the music industry is with finding simply great music built upon *songs*. This was released in 2004, otherwise it would have made my Top 10 or 20 for 2005." - Notlame.com
"It lulls you with piano/voice opener "A Silent Cry For Help" before exploding into the powerpop single "Bliss" which isn't 100 miles away from Ben Folds when he takes himself seriously. Bergqvist also delivers a disarmingly mellow interpretation of Popsicle's powerpop classic "Hey Princess" which has been highly praised by its composers. -IndieSpinZone.
Johan is the only solo artist of his kind in Sweden, using the piano as the main driving tool to convey his music through its pop and rock style. In short, Johan isn't just another singer/songwriter with a broken heart and a guitar, but rather a musician who contributes something unique and different with keyboards as the communicating tool.
He is currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden, but the road there was long! Johan grew up in the industrial town of Grycksbo, a couple of hours drive north of the capital. For many years he played in different bands, trying out a wide variety of genres along the way. Eventually the family moved overseas and after three years in an American high school and a great number of gigs as a blues guitarist it was time to move back to native Sweden and pursue a career in the flourishing Swedish music business. Johan decided to start fresh and moved to the rock city of Hultsfred in the southern part of Sweden to study economics and music management. It was during this time that the solo project started to take shape, and he decided to focus on the mellower and more piano based part of his repertoire that had not found a proper place in earlier band constellations.
During the 21st century Johan has continuously toured around Sweden and showed his talents as an artist and a songwriter. He's played gigs alongside Ron Sexsmith and Jon Auer (The Posies) as well as many of the big Swedish acts such as Kristofer Åström, Stefan Sundström, Jose Gonzalez and Elin Sigvardsson. In 2003 he performed at the prestigious Hultsfred Festival alongside many international acts.
Johan is currently in the process of writing and recording songs for the next full length album. At the same time he's fronting powerpop band THE GENUINE FAKES., and playing with other bands and artists such as Friska Viljor, nutmeg and Karl Martindahl.
Johan, thanks for the friendship. I wish I had been able to get all your songs to play but I am so glad to have heard the ones I did!!!! If "Change on a dime" is the first mix I can't wait to hear the finished product. Great song. But, my favorite had to be "This could be our time". First, the playing was absolutley great, the vocals . . . ahhhhhhh, wonderful. and I loved the lyrics as well as the entire feel of the song. thanks for sharing them. hopefullt I will be in Sweden soon and will be able to catch you live. Be well
Tack för att du vill vara vän med oss! Rockstad: Falun kommer att äga rum 28-29/5 2010 & alltså utökas till en 2-dagars festival & just nu har vi massor med kul band på G! Sabaton kommer att göra en rejäl show, det är allt som är bekräftat just nu, men mycket mer tillkommer! Massor med nyheter finns redan nu på www.rockstadfalun.se om du vill läsa mera. :) Hoppas Du kommer, det blir en höjdare...
Hi Johan.. Thanks for taking the time to listen! Great stuff you have, especially "Buttercup" and "This could be our time" You have an amazing voice!!! I hope you're having a great week!! Have fun, Josh
Som sagt, om ni vill satsa på kvalitet gällande backdrops, baskaggetryck, rollups och affischer m.m. till mycket bra priser och snabba leveranser . . . . ja då är det bara att höra av er till oss !
Johan es uno de los favoritos en SensoRama Radio Online.
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Johan is one of the favourites of SensoRama Radio Online.
Listen to SensoRama Radio on http://radionomy.com/sensorama 24 hours of music. A new choice for lovers of rock and all their descendants ... pop, indie. alternative, noise, punk, electro and more ...
Det var ett tag sen vi hördes av, alldeles för länge sen! :-) Hur är läget, flyter allt på som det ska!? Vad gör du nuförtiden, ska du göra något kul nu i sommar!? Keep in touch!
Gatumusiken i Göteborg har belagts med förbud, så får det naturligtvis inte gå till! Jag lämnar därför in min protest i form av en visa som finns att lyssna på min sida, den heter "Göteborg Göteborg". In och lyssna...ut och spela!
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