About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 12 years, their sound blends post-punk revival with post-punk revival influences, creating a distinctive sonic palette that has been described as "deeply atmospheric and emotionally resonant."
Their latest work continues to push the boundaries of neo-folk, incorporating elements of neo-folk and field recordings from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Discography
- Lunar Debt (2022) — neo-folk
- Obsidian Lullaby (2026) — shoegaze
- Static Bloom (2020) — post-punk revival
- Signal Decay (2025) — post-punk revival
- Signal Decay (2021) — neo-folk
Lyrics — Hollow Crown
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She folds the map and drives without a name
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She folds the map and drives without a name
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
A satellite receives but won't respond
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist