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"Swedish indie-pop outlet Stars in Coma makes a comeback nearly two years after its latest release with the acoustic and low key-sounding mini-album 'Artificial Consensus'. The debut single, 'Repeat the Narrative', partly lends its rhythm and sonic setting from what you would expect from a Western theme song, while still keeping its bittersweet pop melody nerve intact. Lyrically, the song tries to make sense of all the craziness we've endured over the past two years."

-TJPL NEWS

Artificial Consensus

Repeat The Narrative

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Stars in Coma’s sixth album Confessional Sun deals with emotional conflict and fragmented childhood memories following the death of André Brorsson’s father in 2012. ”After my dad passed away, I was quite naturally in shock, but soon I began to write all these songs with different takes on the subject,” Brorsson, the singer, songwriter and producer of the Swedish indie pop band, recalls. Working on the album, Brorsson was largely inspired by the vinyl listening sessions he shared with his dad in his youth. ”He used to play me all this different kinds of music, everything from old progressive music to cheesy 80′s pop collections. I kind of wanted that to be reflected in the music on this album,” Brorsson says.

The album kicks off with the yearning ”On the Hill,” a mental postcard from Sacré-Coeur in Paris, France. ”Tricks” combines super-groovy rhythms with surreal lyrics and pop melodies, while a song like ”By the Memorial Urn” sounds like a modern distillate between the best Swedish schlager hits and old forgotten disco songs from the 70′s. The sweet folk pop sound of ”Borders,” on the other hand, provides a counterweight to the rest of the album’s intense soundscape.

Confessional Sun is out April 30, 2014 on Moonport Recordings.

On The Hill

www.moonportrecordings.com/news/confessionalsun/

Stars in Coma’s sixth album Confessional Sun deals with emotional conflict and fragmented childhood memories following the death of André Brorsson’s father in 2012. ”After my dad passed away, I was quite naturally in shock, but soon I began to write all these songs with different takes on the subject,” Brorsson, the singer, songwriter and producer of the Swedish indie pop band, recalls. Working on the album, Brorsson was largely inspired by the vinyl listening sessions he shared with his dad in his youth. ”He used to play me all this different kinds of music, everything from old progressive music to cheesy 80′s pop collections. I kind of wanted that to be reflected in the music on this album,” Brorsson says.

The album kicks off with the yearning ”On the Hill,” a mental postcard from Sacré-Coeur in Paris, France. ”Tricks” combines super-groovy rhythms with surreal lyrics and pop melodies, while a song like ”By the Memorial Urn” sounds like a modern distillate between the best Swedish schlager hits and old forgotten disco songs from the 70′s. The sweet folk pop sound of ”Borders,” on the other hand, provides a counterweight to the rest of the album’s intense soundscape.

Confessional Sun is out April 30, 2014 on Moonport Recordings.

Borders

Watch the video to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCM17iFoicI

There's nothing wrong with being insecure
but then they really don't pay you a premium
For a second there, the fog in my head disappeared
until the next time I water my flowers with tears

And I need to show that I'm not a well of despair
And I need to show that I'm not a concept of pitiful youthfulness

In hiding every fall, until they haven't heard of you
The snow's been piling up
and you're nearly out of reach from the life cycle

And I need to show that I'm not a well of despair
And I need to show that I'm not a concept of laughable youthfulness

And I need to show that I'm not a well of restlessness
And I need to show that I'm not a wizard of loneliness
And I need to show that I'm not the king of hopelessness
And I need to convince you that I am still valuable

The Value Of Young André

Produced in Moonport Studios, Malmö, Sweden, in the summer of 2015. Violins by Marisa.

Your Kindness

Pieces of a Lonely Night

Music specifically composed for K Svensson's audio short story series Harmony Studies 9 -12. The audio books (in Swedish) can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/johannes-nilsson-955873286

Philipsburg Pop

Surf Life

A single from 2017 album Escapist Partisans. Music and production by André Brorsson, drums by Nicolas Bonneyrat.

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As André Brorsson releases two new Stars in Coma albums in the fall of 2017, he does so in an era when music is seldom experienced more than one or two tracks at a time. Playlists have given way to track-lists, and rarely is there time to take part of an artist’s holistic vision.

With Escapist Partisans and Defunct Summer, however, Stars in Coma has managed to create an all-encompassing framework that is bigger than the sum of its parts. We are invited to join in on a tumultuous journey from the realms of introspection and stream of consciousness (Escapist Partisans), to a place of outward outrage at the prevailing societal climate (Defunct Summer).

Musically, as well as lyrically, Escapist Partisans is a strikingly introspective project. People who are already familiar with André’s music know that his sense for melody never dwindles – few songwriters are as talented when it comes to composing dark hooks in the key of minor (take a listen to ”Subtraction Exercises” for example) – but on this album, the atmospheric soundscapes, the impulsive chord sequences, and the sharp twists and turns are explored at an even deeper level than ever before.

It’s like stepping aboard a meandering tour of the protagonist’s subliminal house of mirrors, in which a new, often times distorted, reflection of the mind appears behind every corner. Daniel Örtegren’s strong saxophone efforts, such as in "Ten Years", create associations to the musical theme of Taxi Driver, during which the audience follows Travis Bickle’s slow mental demise against the backdrop of a New York City in atrophy.

"I do not know what I'm writing about, but it seems to be about my selfish struggle," Andre laments in "The Victorian Sinkhole." It's about irrepressible inner voices, a narcissistic game that more often than not escalates into claustrophobia inside the subject’s head. As we approach the last track on the album, "Chalet Saudade", there’s a sudden turn, however: "I woke up to a harsh reality, not to all those stories you told me a long time ago." An awakening from the mental chaos takes place, as our hero’s gaze suddenly turns away from the psychotic – towards a society that can no longer be ignored.

Enter Defunct Summer. There is a harsh reality to come to terms with, as André observes in "This Damn Reminder," a commentary on the border controls introduced over the Öresund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark. Unlike the dreamy haze of Escapist Partisans, resignation is no more. Confusion and anxiety are no longer the prevalent moods, but rather determination and the desire to act. A recharged fighting spirit and a newfound sense of hope blossoms, often accompanied (and contrasted) by the romantic and calming soundscape of cellos, violins and flutes. And though the rosiness might not be anchored in reality, "the illusion of hope is good enough for now," André sings on the final track, "Libertate Unanimus."

With these twin albums, Stars in Coma has achieved more than just a playlist of indie pop songs. It's a musical journey from dark to light, from minor to major, where the twists are abrupt, the nuances plenty – and the end result magnificent!

Escapist Partisans

Subtraction Exercises

First single from new album "Every Evening, Sunset Crooks its Thumb Across the River", out March 29, 2019.

ABOUT THE ALBUM

"A lot of stuff was going on in my life during the writing process of Every Evening, the Sunset Crooks its Thumb Across the River. In the midst of the tropical Swedish summer of 2018, my wife and I decided to take a break in our relationship after 9 years. Simultaneously, we were busy planning a move to another country, so things weren’t exactly stable in our lives.

However, the creative process surrounding this album was relatively easy as the project served as a safe haven from my otherwise tumultuous life at the time. That’s often the tradeoff you’re doing when you’re facing hardships in your life: your personal issues might be weighing you down, but it always comes with an immense charge of creative energy, at least for me. The songs were written fast and chronological as they happened in my life, from the middle of July to October 2018.

Eventually, my wife and I reached some common ground and decided to stick together. Given that turn of events, the album starts off pretty grim but eventually ends up in a more positive and redeeming place. The album, which was recorded in Malmö, Sweden, and Lisbon, Portugal, in a short period of time, is very personal, but the overall theme could universally serve as a document for when a person’s life turns upside down for a period of time.

Musically, I didn’t even think of artistic inspirations this time, I just let the songs come to me and used whatever piano, guitar, organ or string sounds I found beautiful and moving at the time of recording. I guess the end result became a digitalized version of 70’s chamber pop.  My new adapted town of Lisbon also served as a major source of inspiration in terms of being someplace new, providing me with a fresh perspective on life in the end."

Tracklist:
1. Destroying the Love
2. The Break
3. A Vessel State to Your Matriarchy
4. Cheers
5. Portela 1540
6. Deep Talk at Time Out Market
7. True Angel
8. Stability
9. For the Oblique Minds
10. Alcantara After Party

Destroying the Love

Stars in Coma is the brainchild of songwriter and producer André Brorsson. Since its formation in 2005, this Swedish band has released a prolific stream of albums and EPs, and toured Europe and the US. Brorsson’s idiosyncratic productions draw inspiration from a variety of genres, including guitar rock, disco, funk and semi-electronic pop. The band shares kinship with weirdo-poppers such as of Montreal and Ariel Pink, but it is also possible to pick up melodious echoes from British bands Belle & Sebastian and The Smiths.

US indie music site Obscure Sound called the band’s sound a mixture between “ABBA’s orchestra-laden and punchy pop to the idiosyncrasies of contemporary Swedish songwriters, like Jens Lekman and Eric Berglund,” while the She Turns the Tables music blog described them as a combination of “surf rock era Beatles, low fi bedroom ballad of Montreal, extraterrestrial psych rock Flaming Lips, and at times dropping a synth line you’d expect from the likes of MGMT”.

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