Klas

Add Date: January 27

Artist: Klas

Album: To Sleep and Love

Label: Series II Records

Genre: Indiepop

Comments: The vocals on Klas’s release To Sleep and Love has that warped Swedish inflection that is probably only valued in the pop world. That said, songs like “Birds” would be welcomed by anyone who appreciates pure pop music or pretty folk. A tiny 2 minute package of winter weather and warm coats suggests that its simple “this winter sure has been tough” is quite an understatement. Such is the rest of the album: Klas is able to say only a little in their clean lyrics while pointing at love and loss. Nightswimmer is the outlier on the cd, featuring distorted vocals and replacing the acoustic guitar with jarring synths, but somehow this works for Klas too. Baby Blue is a lovely take on a ooh-la-la-la 60’s song. Each song is short and almost silly in their sincerity.