Mikael Johanssen

neo-folk artist from Stockholm, Sweden

About

Mikael Johanssen is a neo-folk musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 16 years, their sound blends post-punk revival 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 post-punk revival and field recordings from Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Discography

Lyrics — Signal Decay

He trades his coat for silence and a key

The ceiling drips with questions left on read

The floorboards creak in dialects of cold

She writes her will in disappearing ink

The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene

The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene

Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer

A telescope aimed at an empty chair

A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain

A satellite receives but won't respond

The voltage drops when memory persists

The garden grows in monochrome and ash

A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist

She folds the map and drives without a name

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