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| WEDDINGS OR FUNERALS - The new album from LA based troubadour, Jim Hanft is out now. The album is produced and mixed at Decibel Studios in Stockholm by Lasse Mårtén (Johnossi, Lykke Li, Shout Out Louds, Peter Bjorn & John and others). Featured on the album are the Swedish musicians Richard Lidhamn and Magnus Olsson (Oh Laura), Anders Pettersson (Deportees, Melissa Horn), Surjo Benigh (The Boppers, Ulf Lundell) and the american singer Samantha Yonack. The alternative production of Mårtén, the honesty of Hanft's lyrics and the purity of Yonack's harmonies create a modern musical landscape rooted in honest storytelling & raw unaltered performances. Recensioner (SWE & NOR) |
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| HIGH RESOLUTION PRESS PICTURES (click pick to enlarge) |
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| photo by: Patrick M Gookin | album cover |
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| photo by: Sam Molleur | photo by: Petra Mårtén |
| LADDA NER FAKTABLAD/DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET: - pdf (svensk/swedish) - pdf (engelsk/english) |
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| BUY THE MUSIC: | |
| - iTunes | |
| - CDON | |
| - Ginza | |
| - Deaf&Dumb (world wide shipping) | |
| - Bengans (world wide shipping) | |
| - Megastore | |
| - Amazon | |
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| PRESS ABOUT WEDDINGS OR FUNERALS: "This is good, Really good!" IKON Magazine “In his Swedish costume Jim Hanft is American folk rock when it at its best” Kulturbloggen "A honest music package that mixes a little country, some of what we remember with The Band and sometimes even a little Beatles. I truly enjoy it and remember the 60's” Jönköpingsposten "Anyway, I like Jim Hanft. A lot. Perhaps it's because the lyrics preserves the folk rock, but still are in the present? Perhaps it's the balance between melancholy and strength in the musical expression?" LIRA Music Magazine "A year ago, the young American folk rocker Jim Hanft and the Swedish producer Lasse Mårtén ran in to each other in New York. What Hanft and Mårtén accomplished is a small miracle in it's simplicity. Great folk rock, beautiful and moving alternative country. Purely innovative, in between, and Jim Hanft's clear sounding, nice voice." by Torsten Braf, Eskilstunakuriren LIVE PRESS: "The concert feels like getting a hug from your best friend and only seconds later get a kiss from your lover. I simply feel sorry for you who were not there. And when the, too short, 40 minutes are over, I walk out in the autumn evening. It's raining and it's windy, but I do not care. Warm in my body and soul and with a silly smile on my face, I think: "Damn good". Jonathan Bjorklund, Menu (Review from Live At Heart Festival, Örebro in Sweden) "You think folk rock died when Bob Dylan passed his prime? Folk rock is still alive, take Jim Hanft for example, he is the real deal.” Ryan Wood, GateHouse Media "Hela konserten är som att få en kram av din bäste vän och bara sekunder senare få en kyss av din älskade. Jag tycker synd om er som inte var där helt enkelt. Och när dessa, alltför korta, 40 minuter är över så vandrar jag ut i höstkvällen. Det regnar och blåser, men jag orkar inte bry mig. Varm i kropp och själ med ett fånigt leende på läpparna tänker jag: ”Fan vad bra”." Jonathan Björklund, Meny från Live At Heart |
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