Mikael Johanssen

shoegaze artist from Stockholm, Sweden

About

Mikael Johanssen is a shoegaze musician based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a career spanning over 7 years, their sound blends industrial techno with shoegaze 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 post-punk revival and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.

Discography

Lyrics — Iron Petals

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer

She writes her will in disappearing ink

A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist

The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene

The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay

The floorboards creak in dialects of cold

A satellite receives but won't respond

The wires hum beneath the frozen lake

A compass spins inside a locked museum

A telescope aimed at an empty chair

The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene

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