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August 5, 2010August 6, 2010

Florida Acoustic #1 on Amie Street top 25

Florida Acoustic by Sofia Talvik tops Amie Street

My new album ‘Florida Acoustic’ is #1 on Amie Streets top 25 download shop! On Amie Street, the community determines the price of music. Every song starts cheap (or even free!) and increases in price up to 98 cents as more and more people purchase it. The people who use Amie Street are what keep it exciting. To encourage you to share and talk about the music you love, they give you money back when you recommend your favorite songs to friends. You will find both super famous artists like Dolly Parton and The National on Amie street as well as new and upcoming acts. The site also learns your taste and recommend music to you based on what you purchased earlier.

“Great find. I’ve always loved stripped down versions of albums.
You really get a feel for the songs. A guitar and a voice – gets no better.
Sofia’s unplugged – cool…”

Jimm73 reviewed Florida Acoustic on Amie Street. Come on and write a review you too!

July 16, 2010August 6, 2010

‘Florida’ gets an 8 out of 10!

Wears the Trousers Magazine (in English) and music blog With music in my mind (in French) has posted a great review of my new album ‘Florida’ and scores it 8 out of 10.

“Talvik’s versatility as a vocalist is at the core of the song, her voice sweet and clear when delicate and, when raised, capable of making the pulse race. (…) In the end, it’s only as the bucolic finale ‘You Bring Me Back’ elapses into silence that Talvik’s spell is finally broken, leaving an impulse to live through the heady, ravishing experience all over again. (…) A sumptuous set of songs to listen to with eyes shut tight and ears wide open.”

Read it in full here

July 12, 2010August 2, 2017

Florida Acoustic Tour

My “Florida Acoustic” Tour is over and it’s been great! I did 7 gigs in 7 days all of them outside. Going from one side of Sweden to the other I was so happy to be travelling with a Bose L1 system. Not only was it a dream to travel with as it’s so light and easy to demount but the comfort of knowing how your sound is going to be no matter where you perform is priceless. One of the biggest challenges you meet as a performer is coming to different venues and having to play with different sound systems of different quality so it was really relaxing to know that my music would sound the same no matter where I was. I met a great deal of lovely people and also had a steady audience online that followed my live stream.

A big thanks to all of you that listened live and online, to all the venues and of course Bose for making my tour a great deal easier! Here’s some videos and photos from the tour:

Sofia Talvik Live at Flyt, Stockholm Sweden

Sofia Talvik Live in Visby	Flying home from Visby
Sofia Talvik live at Fettmules Sommarfestival, Gnesta	People hanging out at Fettmules Sommarfestival
With Lena, the lovely founder of Fettmules Sommarfestival	Waiting for the gig
Hector the pug was visiting my gig at Landet	Jonas is setting up the Bose L1 system at Katalin, Uppsala
Ready to play at Flyt in Stockholm	Sofia Talvik live at Flyt, Stockholm
Sofia Talvik live on the roof at Flyt, Stockholm	In a hot car on our way to Båstad
After the gig at Riviera in Båstad	Buy the Acoustic album here (click the pic)

July 7, 2010August 4, 2017

What’s your favorite movie quote?

I love John Malkovich and one of my favorite movies are Dangerous Liaisons.

“Now, yes or no? It’s up to you, of course. I will merely confine myself to remarking that a “no” will be regarded as a declaration of war. A single word is all that’s required.” – Dangerous Liaisons

Ask me anything

June 27, 2010

“Florida” gets 7/10 from Dagens skiva

Dagens skiva has written a nice review of my new album “Florida” and given it a 7 out of 10.

Lou Reed–introt på King Of The Willow Tree är grymt. Det lätta sättet Talvik sjunger på. Osäker i stämband men bestämd i gärning. Det tar 30 sekunder att fånga mig. (…) Dessutom är The Light är det vackraste i musikväg som 2010 fått fram hitintills.

Läs hela recensionen här

“The Lou Reed intro of “King of the Willow Tree” is awesome. The lighthearted way Talvik sings. Unsure in vocal chords but firm in determination. It takes 30 seconds and I’m caught. Not to mention that “The Light” is the most beautiful 2010 has presented so far.”