Sofia Talvik – Americana / Folk with Swedish Roots
Unmistakably Nordic in flavor, Sofia Talvik somehow still conforms to American interpretations of her own original music, a North Sea siren blending sparkle and melancholy, creating a special niche of folk music.
A big thank you to all that has competed for the collection of 13 albums by Swedish artists! It’s been a delight to read your motivations and we have chosen the winners. Congratulations to:
Jerry (US) – you have won the first prize, 13 wonderful albums (I’m really quite jealous myself!)
Niels (Germany) – you have won a signed copy of “Jonestown”
P (Austria) – you have won a signed copy of “Jonestown”
Win 13 Cd’s from great Swedish artists!
As you all know I’ve been doing all of the 12 tracks from my latest album “Jonestown” as small video duets with 12 of my favorite Swedish artists.
Now it’s time for all you guys and gals out there to compete for albums from all these wonderful artists. You have the chance to win 13 CD’s, one from each of the artists including a signed copy of my latest album “Jonestown”.
All you have to do is to answer one question and message me the answer with a short note about why YOU want to win this great collection of Swedish music.
This is how to do it:
1. List 5 artists and the name of the video/song they did with me from my latest album “Jonestown” (You can find the videos under my videos on myspace)
2. Message me the answer together with a small note of why YOU want to win this great collection of 13 CD’s.
3. Directlink to my mail. Click here to send your answer.
— MESSAGE ME THE ANSWER IN PRIVATE ON MY MYSPACE PROFILE —
http://www.myspace.com/sofiatalvik
The winners will be informed early next week by message on MySpace.
If you don’t want to rely on luck to get a signed copy of my new album you can order signed CD’s directly from me here:
http://www.sofiatalvik.com/shop
Good luck!
/Sofia Talvik
Be one of the first 50 customers in my new shop and get a €2 discount on any purchase! We sell all three albums signed and we ship world wide!
This is how you do it:
1. Go to http://www.sofiatalvik.com/shop
2. Add the items you want to your cart.
3. Go to your cart.
4. Enter JONESTOWN in the voucher code window.
4. Go to check out and enter the shipping details.
Some reasons to buy “Jonestown”:
“Sofia Talvik är helt underbar!” 4/5 SmÃ¥landsposten
“Sofia Talviks starkaste fullängdare hittills. Just go for it girl!” 4/5 Groove
“Jonestown” är Sofia Talviks genombrott.” 4/5 Nerikes allehanda
“With the release of Jonestown, Sofia Talvik easily gets over the idea of the difficult third album and turns out a collection that eclipses her first two.” Ninth space
“It sounds entirely original and, more importantly, rings true.” CD Baby, Editor’s pick
I just got this lovely review from Ninthspace! Thank you so much! 🙂
“I guess, by the time a musician gets to their third album they know whether it’s going to work out for them. Not writing, recording and touring as a hobby, but embracing their talents and working with something that’s turned out to be innate to their existence. There are perhaps a handful of musicians that I could categorise in such a way.
With the release of Jonestown, Sofia Talvik easily gets over the idea of the difficult third album (younger sibling of the difficult second album) and turns out a collection that eclipses her first two. Opening track and lead single As Summers Pass recalls the past with its acoustic progressions, but the subsequent song My James Dean is astonishing.
Because it’s not what you’re expecting. Sure it has these synth pads that appear to hang over from its predecessor, but the guitar loops lower, more geared towards grooving. The best way I can describe it is the merging of the droning synth-rock of Stereolab and the sub-Spektor inclinations of El Perro del Mar with piano too.
Over the top of this comes Sofia’s outstanding vocals and a plaintiff declaration that I’m not that special. But she is.
CDbaby writes me in their email: “We’re *really* picky about what we feature. We get about 200-250 new albums a DAY coming in here now, (about 200,000 total), and yours is one of the best we’ve ever heard.”
Read the full review here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/sofiatalvik3
SOFIA TALVIK: Jonestown
Fresh from a powerful performance at 2008’s Lollapalooza festival, Sweden’s Sofia Talvik is now poised to conquer the States with the release of her devastatingly beautiful third album. It’s a record of staggering elegance, with the faintest trace of Scandinavian twee and youthful exuberance. (Timpani, crisp castanets, tambourine, all the toys and tricks to put some bounce in your step.) But those forces are tempered by a subtle melancholy that slowly drips down the lonely walls while you listen until, by the last song, you’re drowning in a warm, welcome bath of sad sounds, syrupy string sections, and round, resonant horns. She combines modal chord changes and beautiful 60’s euro-pop production with the gentle singing of a 70’s folk songstress. Her voice shines through the dark tones of dramatic, lush orchestrations and the haze of reverb like a ray of liquid luminescence. “Jonestown” will remind you of Goldfrapp, Pulp, Nico, Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Belle & Sebastian, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, Burt Bacharach (I could go on and on!), and yet it sounds entirely original and, more importantly, rings true.
author: Chrisr at CD Baby