5 things lists!

Have you seen the movie High Fidelity? Well if you haven’t – do! It’s a great movie about music and even though it has some years to kick back it does capture the music nerd very well. You do remember the mix tapes and the top 5 lists you used to make right?!

So I was equally happy to read this little blog about 5 things you should listen to, and even happier to discover one of my songs was on it.

Check it out here: www.yourwishcake.com

Florida Acoustic #1 on Amie Street top 25

My new album ‘Florida Acoustic’ is #1 on Amie Streets top 25 download shop! On Amie Street, the community determines the price of music. Every song starts cheap (or even free!) and increases in price up to 98 cents as more and more people purchase it. The people who use Amie Street are what keep it exciting. To encourage you to share and talk about the music you love, they give you money back when you recommend your favorite songs to friends. You will find both super famous artists like Dolly Parton and The National on Amie street as well as new and upcoming acts. The site also learns your taste and recommend music to you based on what you purchased earlier.

“Great find. I’ve always loved stripped down versions of albums.
You really get a feel for the songs. A guitar and a voice – gets no better.
Sofia’s unplugged – cool…”

Jimm73 reviewed Florida Acoustic on Amie Street. Come on and write a review you too!

‘Florida’ gets an 8 out of 10!

Wears the Trousers Magazine (in English) and music blog With music in my mind (in French) has posted a great review of my new album ‘Florida’ and scores it 8 out of 10.

“Talvik’s versatility as a vocalist is at the core of the song, her voice sweet and clear when delicate and, when raised, capable of making the pulse race. (…) In the end, it’s only as the bucolic finale ‘You Bring Me Back’ elapses into silence that Talvik’s spell is finally broken, leaving an impulse to live through the heady, ravishing experience all over again. (…) A sumptuous set of songs to listen to with eyes shut tight and ears wide open.”

Read it in full here

New acoustic album

I hope you all enjoyed my latest album”Florida”! Now it will also be available in a acoustic version “Florida Acoustic”, where all the songs is recorded live with just me and the guitar (and piano on one song).

To celebrate the release of “Florida Acoustic” I’m doing a mini tour in Sweden, playing 7 acoustic gigs in 7 days. But don’t worry if you’re not in Sweden next week. All the concerts will be streamed online so you’ll be able to see them anyway! If you are in Sweden however you can catch me here:

Sunday 4/7 Effes, Gotland
Monday 5/7 TBA
Tuesday 6/7 Fettmules sommarfestival, Gnesta
Wednesday 7/7 Restaurang Landet, Stockholm
Thursday 8/7 Katalin, Uppsala
Friday 9/7 Flyt, Stockholm
Saturday 10/7 Papas, Båstad

check www.sofiatalvik.com/gigs for more specific info. All concerts are held at 8pm (kl 20) Swedish time.

Here’s a video from when we recorded “Florida Acoustic”:

Featured on Ourstage.com

Ourstage.com’s Kathryn Oh has featured me in the blog section on ourstage.

We all know the Swedes can write a mean pop songs—but what about folk songs?  Well, one artist is nonchalantly transferring the charm and fun found in most pop songs into sweet, acoustic twang.  Sofia Talvik, brings bubbly blonde ambition to this raw and often quiet genre with a captivating breath of fresh air.  After her 2008 Lollapalooza performance, Sofia became a force in the States and went back into the studio to record her fourth album and latest release, Florida.

With a focus on drums and electronic beats, Florida brings a sense of pop fun to an otherwise sensual and introspective album.  Says Sophia, “Some songs are dark some are sunny, but all of them have a groove.  I actually wanted the album to sound like what the intro to HBO’s True Blood looks like. I think the songs have the same kind of weirdness to them as those pictures, and that’s the American south to me.”

On top of bringing this interesting take to folk, Sophia manages her fan base using pop artist strategies.  Fans can tweet at her to get her new single, she offers an acoustic version of her entire album for free with purchase of the full one and she even live streamed the recording the new album online.  The new album is currently streaming on her Web site, but until it’s released, check out some tracks from her last album Jonestown below!  Do you dig the pop/folk style?

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