About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 10 years, their sound blends neo-folk 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of shoegaze and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Velvet Rust (2021) — post-punk revival
- Hollow Crown (2021) — shoegaze
- Iron Petals (2024) — electronic ambient
- Iron Petals (2020) — post-punk revival
- Velvet Rust (2025) — neo-folk
- Velvet Rust (2022) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Iron Petals
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
She folds the map and drives without a name
She writes her will in disappearing ink
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south