The long awaited and highly anticipated first album from Swedish folk band
Solblot has finally seen the light of day. Despite working at a glacial pace, having been formed in 2003 and until now having only released one single in 2007,
Solblot is a band with a dedicated cult following, thanks to a few select and spectacular live performances.
Solblot's unique brand of neofolk is based on traditional Scandinavian folk and Swedish progressive rock, with a slight touch of the experimental. The songs are simple, melodic and catchy, with a punky edge and an organic, rough production. Their lyrics, sung in Swedish, are appropriated from the Nobel laureate and idealistic national romanticist Verner von Heidenstam (1859-1940). Nostalgic, romantic hymns of an idealised Sweden, which never existed except as a dream.
Featuring:
Kim Larsen (
Of the Wand and the Moon,
Solanaceae),
Niels Rønne (
Of the Wand and the Moon),
Stefan Otto (
Nebelung),
Anne Eltard (
Of the Wand and the Moon,
Solanaceae) and
Petter Lindgård (
The Mopeds).
