Marit Bergman makes heart-wrenching pop on "Här kommer vargen"
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- 23 Feb 2023
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In Marit Bergman's capri-folk sound world, it is usually the lyrics that poke holes in the cheerful production. Alexandra Sundqvist thinks the album "Här kommer vargen" is best when she puts her familiar expression on the line.
For decades, Marit Bergman has colored Swedish pop music. A lot has happened since she introduced the world to her charming, scrappy and slightly rushed indie pop on her solo debut "3 am serenades" from 2002.
Nowadays, she sings in Swedish and the new album continues on the narrow-edged path she started on with the seven-year-old predecessor "Molnfabriken" . It's pop carried by straight melodies adorned with sunny Bruce Springsteen guitars, rhythmic drums and sonorous, sometimes hymn-scented, keyboards. The music, often airy and slightly pastel-toned, lulls the listener into a sense of security. As if it were late summer, when everything is so saturated green and perfect.
At the same time, there is a strong contrast between words and tone. In Marit Bergman's whimsical sound world, it is often the lyrics that puncture the cheerful production. So also on "Här kommer vargen", where the orchestral pop songs and ballads above all become depictions of the living conditions of secular contemporary people in a world where the ice is melting. Read More…
