The 24th

很早就得知Tiger Lou的主音Rasmus Kellerman即将发行自己的个人Solo,当然很多人也许更为熟知来自瑞典的另类摇滚乐队Tiger Lou，与Tiger Lou的热情烈焰相比，褪去乐队光环的Rasmus Kellerman所展现出的音乐则更显得温柔动人。柔软淡雅的音乐所点缀出的是一种迷人的北欧风情，而慵懒随性的嗓音以及略得灰暗的感情色彩依然没有从乐队的影子中脱离出来。细腻真挚的情感表现力或许是北欧艺人所特有的迷人气质，而音乐氛围的独到感染力或许只能细细聆听才能感受到。 At last – peace and quiet. A moment to gather my thoughts. A minute to contemplate just what the hell happened last week. And the week before that. It’s Tuesday, that I know, and today I received the mastered and final version of my new album, The 24th. Eleven songs strong, and clocking in at 38.2 minutes according to iTunes. Eleven songs featuring the most honest and heartfelt music and lyrics I have ever written. I turn 30 this year, and I’ve been writing music for the past 20 years. I’ve played in a vast amount of bands. I’ve released three albums with Tiger Lou, one with Araki, one with Las Puertas, an EP and a never-released album with Music By Em, several demos and collaborations with other artists. I’ve written hundreds of songs. I’ve played between 300-400 shows. I’ve always wanted to make music. But never have I felt more at ease, more proud and – for a lack of a better word – happier, about a project – than I feel about The 24th. I can, in all honesty, tell you that it took me these 20 years of living and experiencing and failing and learning to be able to write these songs. To finally dare to do something extremely personal. To let my voice and my lyrics speak for themselves. If things go according to plan, come end of April, The 24th gets released, and then you can judge for yourselves. Maybe you like it, maybe you don’t. What matters to me only, is the fact that I made these songs come alive. And had fun doing so.