DESCRIPTION In 2024, 30-year old Jesper Lindell took his band The Brunnsvik Sounds on a pilgrimage across the Atlantic to better understand where his favorite music comes from. The destinations were two truly classic studios in particular: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama and Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Two days were booked in each studio and they managed to record two albums worth of material in four days. The first album was the life-affirming and powerful declaration of love 3614 Jackson Highway, a tasteful collection of songs originally recorded at Muscle Shoals.
Born and raised in the small lakeside town of Ludvika, Sweden, Jesper Lindell first came up through the local scene playing soulful rock, roots, and R&B in modest bars and rehearsal rooms, developing a reverence for classic American songwriting and the warm, analog textures of the ’60s and ’70s. His breakout EP, Little Less Blue, recorded with members of First Aid Kit, revealed a strikingly emotive voice and a natural instinct for blending retro soul with contemporary Americana. Lindell’s subsequent albums, including the lush, hornstreaked Twilights and the expansive Before the Sun, cemented his reputation as a craftsman capable of turning personal stories into widescreen, roots-steeped soundscapes. Now a staple of the Scandinavian soulrock resurgence, he continues to refine a style that feels both vintage and vividly present, echoing influences from Van Morrison to The Band while carving out a world unmistakably his own. Tracks: CD
If Love Was Money
She Aint Gonna Do Right
Respect Yourself
Rainy Night in Georgia
Pretend I Never Happened
Rainbow Road
Heavy Makes You Happy
Ive Got a Thing About You Baby
Drift Away

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