About
Mikael Johanssen is a post-punk revival musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 16 years, their sound blends synthwave with neo-folk 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 post-punk revival, incorporating elements of post-punk revival and field recordings from Turin, Italy.
Discography
- Phantom Meridian (2024) — electronic ambient
- Velvet Rust (2026) — shoegaze
- Lunar Debt (2025) — synthwave
Lyrics — Neon Cathedral
He trades his coat for silence and a key
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A satellite receives but won't respond
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
He trades his coat for silence and a key
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist