Prince of Sweden and the magnetic romantic resonance of "The Electric Blue"

 

"there's nowhere like here / underneath the sheets / in the light of a movie / the electric blue / swallows up the hours  / as November rolls through / as November rolls through..."

Set against a moody wash of sounds that made me think of blues soaked 70's American garden rock, Irish folk strata and maybe even what might be described as Euro post punk Gospel, UK's Prince of Sweden give romantic declarations, even consolations on the cinematic "The Electric Blue". The passionate stripped down musical bed, the compelling breath and scope of the poetry, on the face feels like a simple formula but the thing is this, the more times you listen the more subtle musical shapes you hear, the more you feel the actual sinew, flesh and bones of the vocal performance and the more you read between the lines as those lines wrap around your own memories, your own stories. 

While vastly different in tone and style, Prince of Sweden as a vocalist, in terms of emotional impact had me thinking of Sam Herring from Future Islands. 

"The Electric Blue" stands as a song that might just make women swoon and men cry. It is the first single off Prince of Sweden's forthcoming album "Beneath the Big Top", which will be released on 30th March. 

-Robb Donker Curtius

THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM 

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https://www.instagram.com/princeofswedenmusic/

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After his last EP, “Kicking out Time”, was released, Prince of Sweden was featured in Clash magazine and, according to one reviewer, his lyrics and songwriting are “second to none in terms of the UK scene right now.”

Brought up in the country, he learned guitar from the guy with the farm opposite his house. In his early twenties, he moved to South London and has been consistently playing shows and releasing music ever since.

"With a voice capable of speaking directly to the soul", Prince of Sweden deals in timeless-songwriting and poetic lyricism, over an experimental, post rock sound.

2024 sees the release of his first full-length album, “Beneath the Big Top.”

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