About
Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 18 years, their sound blends shoegaze with post-punk revival 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 electronic ambient and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Signal Decay (2023) — neo-folk
- Hollow Crown (2024) — synthwave
- Static Bloom (2025) — shoegaze
Lyrics — Obsidian Lullaby
He trades his coat for silence and a key
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene
The wires hum beneath the frozen lake
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The voltage drops when memory persists
The voltage drops when memory persists
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold