"Trading Happiness for Songs" - by Lars Bygden - Imported from Sweden by Listening-Post.com
After eight years as bandleader and songwriter in Sweden's most successful
alt-country band The Thousand Dollar Playboys, the stress of being in
charge over five equally stressed persons began to take its toll. As a
way to get his lust for music back Lars sought refuge in the punkband
The Bukks. But it was not long before he felt the urge to try his wings
on his own.
Linus Larsson, producer of TTDP:s first album was contacted. Together with the drummer Jimi Harlevi and bass player Valdemar Asp they went out deep into the Swedish forests, to record the ground material for this record. The work then proceeded in Stockholm, where guests popped in the make their contribution to the record. Among others Martin Hederos (The Soundtrack of Our Lives) and Ane Brun.
The result is a fantastic album. On Trading Happiness for Songs Lars
Bygdén is showing an impressing diversity as a songwriter. From
fast moving pop-songs as "Thinking 'bout You" and "Dream
On" to beautiful ballads like the first single from the album "This
Road" and "For the Old Folks". "This Road" a
duet with Norwegian supersinger Ane Brun, has gotten a lot of airplay
on Swedish radio and the video has been the most requested video on Swedish
music-channel ZTV.
Lars Bygdén says that the work with Trading Happiness for Songs
has meant that he finally got the chance to concentrate on the music dearest
to his heart; the sad and the beautiful.
Includes the video for This Road
Trading Happiness for Songs - by Lars Brgden - Imported from Sweden by Listening-post.com
Price - $17.00
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