About
Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Stockholm, Sweden.
Discography
- Ghost Protocol (2023) — shoegaze
- Phantom Meridian (2026) — electronic ambient
- Neon Cathedral (2026) — neo-folk
- Iron Petals (2025) — post-punk revival
- Iron Petals (2026) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
He trades his coat for silence and a key
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A compass spins inside a locked museum
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
She writes her will in disappearing ink