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Black and blue, bruised and battered, ladies and gentlemen - on their latest EP, Sweden’s finest - And the broken, brings their usual mix of irresistible melodies, soaring guitars and angelic harmonies, but this time around with a distinct touch of melancholy and nostalgia. The opener “Evening sun” started out as a meditation on a guitar riff being equal parts Blue Öyster Cult and The Cure; the first incarnations of the song were at least four times longer than the released version. “Say you will” follows, airy, dreamy and with an ambiance that would make Jason Pierce green of envy. Lastly, “My heart’s desire” the gorgeous closing track wouldn’t have been out of place on fellow swedes The Soundtrack of Our Lives classic debut from 1996. Timeless and with a chorus that will take your breath away. 

The Black and Blue EP is released in streaming format on May 18.

Sayyouwill

My Heart's Desires

Evening Sun

Jag har alltid haft stort förtroende för Mattias omdöme och tankar om min musik. Så man skulle kunna säga att det är hans fel att denna låt omarbetades och gjordes om. En annan version av låten kom ut 2007 med namnet Hiro. Nu är den omarrangerad, ommixad och ommastrad. Självklart fick namnet bytas till Om Du Vill.

Om Du Vill

In a state of covid boredom and post-surgery Tobias Borelius of Emerald Park decided resurrect Emerald Park but do it by himself, without the old members. Some new songs were written but the main focus were to re-used some songs originally in Swedish which deserved some new love.
One thing led to another and a collaboration had started with producer and musician Carl Granberg, also known as Hate The Boyfriend. During the process of recording and mixing they kept the old sound of Emerald Park in the back of their heads, but also tried to develop it into something else. The lead-vocals were shared between the two and various friends were invited sing and play. 
Little Things is released November 4th and is the first single from the upcoming album Lovers In Reverse by Emerald Park featuring Hate The Boyfriend which will be released February 2023.

Lovers In Reverse

Littlethings - feat. Hate the Boyfriend

The sixth and final release in the "panther"-series. The final chapter, if you will, in the first era of And The Broken.
The guitars and energy level is at its peak. You'll love it!

Puttin' Out Fires (HURT)

Back in 1982 a song about a walk in a summerrain was released by a popular Swedish band. Music life in Sweden was by then divided into two groups. It was almost like the race between Blur-Oasis or Beatles-Rolling Stones. I was a child at that time but grew up with that competition and tend to lean on what would be the Beatles or Blur side.
In July I heard this song the radio and came up with the idea for the lyrics to "We Wasted All Our Memories" which was by then already in the process of being recorded.  I can’t disguise that I’m bit attracted to the nostalic lyrics that the band tend to write. 

We Wasted All Our Memories is the the sophomore co-op single by Emerald Park, Danish Daycare and The Lonely Sasquatch. The tempo is higher this time and the song almost has a dance-feel to it. Stars or Arcade Fire might be something to refer to. The emotional mood though, follows the previous song with the Nordic melancholy, which is signified by a nostalgic hopefulness.

The song was recorded at A Place To Mourn by Mattias (The Lonely Sasquatch). The instruments were played by Mattias, Tobias, Daniel and our common friend Linus Lindvall. Daniel (Danish Daycare) did the mixing and Carl Granberg did the mastering.

We Wasted All Our Memories

Emerald Park have taken on a somewhat more divergent musical persona of creative expression on GO! GO! GO! . On the release the band joined forces with two different studio producers: Ola Frick of Moonbabies and Carl Granberg (Robyn, Danko Jones) to produce a sound filled with a collection of Moogs, electric guitars, and various synthesizers to go along with lyrics that strive for a more instinctive and meditative tone than on previous outings.

GO!GO!GO!

Polaroid & Cardboard Boxes started as one song. But after months of experimenting, they naturally evolved into two distinct tracks. A good decision? We think so.

Together, they tell a story of a relationship under pressure. Is it love that’s fading—or just two people growing in different directions? Do they break apart, or simply move on to a new chapter?

As always, And The Broken refuses to stay in one lane. While Running Out of Time leaned into folk/pop, Polaroid and Cardboard Boxes dive into a more alternative pop/rock sound. Different moods, same heart. And yes—everything will find its place on the upcoming album.

Polaroid

Emerald Park has more lives than a cat. Once again resurrected, this time as a project including two artist - Emerald Park (Tobias) feat. Hate the Boyfriend.