Deservedly rated “Utterly stunning” by Amazing Radio, Scandinavia musician, Siv Jakobsen, recently released the Autumn 2020 album, ‘A Temporary Soothing’, which has been three years in the making. New single, ‘Island’, is perfectly vocalled, cloud high pop. Kelly Munro of End Of The Trail Creative interviewed her recently and there is a European and British tour in 2021.
Kelly: “Tell us, how long have you been making music?”
Siv: "I've been singing since I was very young, but didn't start writing until my early 20's, when I took a songwriting class in college. It was like a light-bulb moment for me in the class, feeling like I'd found the thing I wanted to do in life."
“What’s been some of the highlights (so far) on your musical journey?”
“There have been many - some that come to mind at the moment are working with Chris Bond, who produced my latest record. Him and his brother Bear (who engineered the album) make an incredible team, and with me they played almost every instrument on the album, apart from the fiddles. It was incredible to work with them both, they're so creative and brilliant at what they do.
I'd also want to mention working with Matt Ingram, who produced The Nordic Mellow. Making that record was really magical, and since then, we've also written some great songs together, one of which are on the new album. Matt is someone I love working with - he's a great producer, drummer and writer. It never gets boring working together.
Another big highlight for me was supporting Bear's Den on tour. They are some of the nicest guys I've ever had the chance to play with. We had a magical moment at the end of each gig, where everyone on the tour sang So Long Marianne by Leonard Cohen together, all crowded around one mic. Singing together like that and feeling the energy of the crowds responding to us was pure magic.”
“Your latest single is called ‘Island'. Who would be your top three people to be trapped on a desert island with?”
“Hehe. For creative purposes I would probably say Chris and Bear Bond, and for general happy vibes, I would say my dear dog Ludo.”
