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 industrial techno and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Hollow Crown (2021) — neo-folk
- Neon Cathedral (2020) — synthwave
- Lunar Debt (2026) — electronic ambient
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The radio plays songs from someone else
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
The radio plays songs from someone else
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The voltage drops when memory persists
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
The radio plays songs from someone else
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer