Freddie Nystrom Band - Pa vag igen (2020)

                                                                   Freddie Nystrom
 Freddie is a prolific gentleman. The editor is sitting with his new album in hand: it can be heard on Spotify, but it is actually also available on physical CD. Which is quickly pressed on the player and "Bluesman" starts scrolling. A song with Spencer Davis vibes - and hey, we hear a woman's voice alongside Fredrik! Incka Ullén, once in the William band, helps out by singing in the choir here and there. And another innovation: Bosse Hansson, perhaps best known as the Hammond organist in Mr Bo & The Voodooers, sits confidently at the keys. Also, as always, Gunnar Kungur tall. Rolf Svensson bass and Ulf Jansson drums. Producer Tomas Gabrielsson.

Next track: Twelve fast, Fredrik and Bosse sunbathe (they often do) and Incka drives again. Then a slow blues, "Min turn". Some of the songs have been recorded before, this is one of them. A little “As the years go by” feeling. Beautiful Bossesolo and then the next track: "When the wind blows cold". Cheeky riff opening into a heavy number. Yes, the entire song has a riff at the bottom. No pattern, slightly different shape and twists.

"Kärlek på burk" started so merrily fast that the brain came up with the word 'calypso'! The next one doesn't: a three-string guitar solo ushers in, well, late '60s rock of the heavy English model. Bosse is in his element, his Hammond is literally growling. He IS a rocker: never forget that Jon Lord is a great hero to him. Also, total guitar wreckage.

"Tribute to AC" is Bosse's next composition, an instrumental dedicated to Albert Collins. It shakes a lot, someone said. “Help me through the day,” we acknowledge. Classic rhythm and sassy guitar. "Double Message" is a beautiful classic-cut minor blues. Then a quick sequence of twelve "Exit" with the Editor's favorite text: "Tired of sitting, sitting in traffic / On the way to the factory from the office." Neither Freddie nor the Editor worked on the “Cadillac assembly line” or picked cotton, but we both know the anxiety in the office. Organ and guitar alternate, shift after shift, inspired by the office.

Freddie's lyrics are, to say the least, concise and direct, his thoughts and observations align. He rehearses, hammers out the lyrics, he doesn't need to bother Dylan. His signature half-whispering, half-hoarse voice. The guitar performance is varied, in intensity and timbre. A skilled guitarist: I could write “cheeky guitar solo” in every song, but that would be annoying. But you know enough!

They saved the best for the end of the dish. Not in originality, but in pure feeling, the Editor's sometimes slightly dull ears think. "You are my light". A dynamically played declaration of love: beautiful guitar solo, beautiful Hammond solo, yes, even a beautiful bass solo from Gunnar Kungur. A kiosk cup. The chord sequence borrowed from Luther Allison's "Serious," Fredrik said. “I’m as serious as a heart attack.” Freddie too, no doubt. And he's on his way. Maybe the money is coming to the office. But also for a stage near you.

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Tracklist:

01. Bluesman 04:28  
02. Allt för mig 03:22  
03. Min tur 04:52  
04. När det blåser kallt 04:26 
05. Kärlek på burk 02:58  
06. Hem 02:54  
07. Tribute to AC 03:36  
08. Ta mig genom dan 03:23  
09. Dubbla budskap 04:24  
10. Fel sida dan 03:30  
11. Logga ut 03:25  
12. Du är mitt ljus 08:10