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Sounds Like
what Gary Numan would sound like if he made folk music.
“Blessed with the voices of plaid-clad angels” The Guardian
The Swedish duo First Aid Kit comprises sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg (born 1990 and 1993, respectively), hailing from Enskede, a suburb south of Stockholm. Yes, they are very young, but the pure music they create speaks of bygone times and old souls. The emphasis is on narrative lyrics accompanying playful melodies with intense, dense harmonies.
The musical journey of Klara and Johanna began with singing along to the pop songs that leaked into their childhood home, radio hits by Britney, Christina and so on. However, it was not until happening upon the music of such venerable artists as Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan, that the sisters discovered how music that could touch them in a way that those radio songs could not.
Klara describes her first encounter with the song ‘First Day of My Life’ by Bright Eyes as a revelation. With authenticity and honesty having struck a deep chord within, this is what came to characterize the music of First Aid Kit. It has the feel of forest folk songs, full of enchanting storytelling, and as on EP highlight ‘Jagadamba, You Might’ a sense of compelling, ancient mystery. Their music has much in common with artists like Vashti Bunyan, Devendra Banhart, Bright Eyes, Joanna Newsom, Karen Dalton or The Carter Family.
At 13, Klara was given her first guitar, and the sisters started playing music and composing songs together in the spring of 2007. The first lyrics, melodies and harmonies came quite quickly. Then came another song. And another. And another.
The warm ember glow of ‘Tangerine’ was recorded at home and sent it to a Swedish radio hoping it would get attention. It immediately went on air and was listed as one of the best songs of the summer 2007. In April 2008, First Aid Kit’s 7 track debut EP ‘Drunken Trees’ was first released in Sweden on The Knife’s label, Rabid Records.
Wichita Recordings re-released ‘Drunken Trees’ in February 2009 with a bonus track, the sensational and much You-Tubed cover of Fleet Foxes’ ‘Tiger Mountain Peasant Song’ http://youtube.com/watch?v=HMrqBldlqzA, along with a DVD with 3 songs performed and recorded live in the Swedish forest.
Added keyboard and an autoharp to their live set up, First Aid Kit has already performed at high-profile gigs and festivals in Sweden. A full album is set for release in January 2010. The confidence, wide range of obvious natural talent and exceptional promise of these songs is undeniable.
You can hear First Aid Kit on the latest episode of Our Beat Is Correct. Download from iTunes or the link on my Myspace blog
Tracklistings
Bombay Bicycle Club - Dust on the Ground In Case of Fire - The Cleansing. The Low Anthem - Charlie Darwin Bright Light Bright Light - The Blueprint Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart General Fiasco - Rebel Get By First Aid Kit - Tiger Mountain Peseant Song
Det kommer bli magiskt på lördag när ni spelar på arvika! Och att ni får spela på samma festival som fleet foxes, helt grymt ju :) Kommer ihåg att jag såg er längst fram på deras spelning på Way Out West i höstas.
i stream them on youtube everyday :) im sure eventually i will get around to buying them properly :P i absolutely love the song summer rain that you guys are a part of... it makes me ball like a baby :) we need more music like yours thats raw and heartfelt. Thanks for fillin up the world with good sounds.
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