AP Track Review
The evocative track Windowsill from the Swedish alt folk / pop outfit Smiling moves so enchantedly on heavy acoustic patterns and vocal melodies. Smiling is Johan Hansson Liljeberg's solo project that started as a diversionary tactic of sorts in 2018. A way to forget about a break up. Armed with a cassette recorder and a rehearsal space in Malmo, the idea is to keep a musical diary of sorts. Johan now collabs with Arvid Ingvarsson who also is part of the live performances.
-Windowsill is Smiling’s follow-up single to the debut album “Swimming”-
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Robb Donker
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Johan Hansson Liljeberg’s solo project Smiling started late 2018 as a recording project with the cliché purpose of keeping Johan distracted after a breakup. A cassette recorder, a rehearsal space in Malmö and a bunch of emotions became the foundation for the project and Smiling started to take shape. Nowadays Johan takes help from Arvid Ingvarsson, who is also part of Smiling’s live setup, to record as often as possible. “The goal is basically to have the project as some kind of diary where I can record stuff based on what I experience or feel as honest as I can”. Johan explains.
The music draws inspiration from alternative rock and indie folk from the 90’s with delicate guitar playing which is perfectly complemented by with Johan’s sincere, fragile vocals and lyrics that doesn’t hide behind production or metaphors. Smiling’s music is unpretentious, tasteful and brilliant, kind of like healthy fast food.
Windowsill is Smiling’s follow-up single to the debut album “Swimming” and offers a glimpse of Johan’s life - a page from his diary. It is a sincere waltz with a 90’s vibe that Johan wrote after moving to Oslo. The song is about missing Malmö and the friends he has there.
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