In a sound that evokes neon reflections on wet asphalt and the static hum of a tape machine, Josef Love finds his true self. Open Wide is the sound of him scraping the polish off his old grooves, where neo-soul collides with old-school hip-hop, driven by live, dusty instrumentation that breathes, bleeds, and sometimes limps.

Recorded at Bagarstudion in Luleå with producer Frithiof Stenvall, Open Wide feels like something that could have leaked from a late-night basement session. It’s raw, magnetic, and just unhinged enough to feel dangerous, chasing groove and imperfection instead of symmetry.

“I wanted it to feel alive, rather than perfect,” Josef says. “That’s where it stops being sound and starts being music.”

The lyrics urge honesty: open your heart, your mind, show your wounds, and be present.

You may have seen him on TV, on tour, or on stage with brass bands and choirs. But this is different — looser, dirtier, more human. The true Josef Love, stripped of gloss and other people’s expectations.

Open Wide

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