LJUSET - Same - CD

"Ljuset" is a genre-defying and spiritually contemplative rock album, steeped in Swedish musical heritage. The lyrical tradition of Carl Michael Bellman, the introspective currents of post-punk, the melodic sensibility of Swedish indie, and the ferocity of Scandinavian metal converge here. Gentle passages give way to intensity, melody dissolves into texture, and the vocals move freely between clarity and abstraction. Session drums by Dennis Skoglund lend physical weight to songs centred on kinship, mutiny, mysticism, and perseverance - carried as much by feeling as by form.