My Swedish Discoveries (1) - Johnossi
- Category: Artists
- Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 09:07
- Written by Mario
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Actually not really independent music but absolutely worth mentioning here are these two guys hailing from Stockholm. About two years ago I listened to their "18 Karat Gold" during my summer holidays near Gothenburg when SR P3 played this song every day. After I (re)discovered Johnossi on PSL (talked about it on Friday) I browsed the site a little bit and found two new songs from their new album "Mavericks" that are definitely worth a listen.
And here are some facts about Johnossi:
John Engelbert (vocals, guitar) and Oskar Bonde (drums) began playing together in 2004. A year later the self-titled debut was released by small indie Rekord. In the summer of 2005 their mind-blowing performance at the Hultsfred festival gained them a minor breakthrough. They were signed to V2 and the debut was re-released with some additional tracks in 2006. The follow up "All They Ever Wanted" was produced by Jari Haapalainen (known for his work with The Concretes, Ed Harcourt, Camera Obscura to name a few) came in 2008. Audience favourites like "Man Must Dance", "Execution Song", "Santa Monica Bay", "18 Karat Gold" and "Bobby" can be found on these two first albums.
Besides these basic facts, Johnossi is furthermore one of those bands that is brilliant on stage. With every concert the rumour has spread. John and Oskar can deliver in a way live that few others can.
"Mavericks" is the next stage for Johnossi. According to John Engelbert it has been a difficult but important step. 2009 was a dark year to put it mildly. He had a crisis and had bad insomnia, something that is reflected in some of the tracks on "Mavericks".
Listen to "What's the Point" from "Mavericks" in a PSL Musik Med unplugged version:
