About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 13 years, their sound blends post-punk revival with electronic ambient 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 industrial techno and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Neon Cathedral (2022) — electronic ambient
- Obsidian Lullaby (2024) — electronic ambient
- Hollow Crown (2023) — synthwave
- Phantom Meridian (2025) — electronic ambient
- Iron Petals (2023) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Iron Petals
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
He trades his coat for silence and a key
A satellite receives but won't respond
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
She writes her will in disappearing ink
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The radio plays songs from someone else
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay