First Aid Kit
Sunday at 18:30
Rising Stage
The Swedish duo First Aid Kit comprises sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg (born 1990 and 1993, respectively), hailing from Enskede, a suburb south of Stockholm. Yes, they are very young, but the pure music they create speaks of bygone times and old souls. The emphasis is on narrative lyrics accompanying playful melodies with intense, dense harmonies.
The warm amber glow of Tangerine was recorded at home and sent it to a Swedish radio hoping it would get attention. It immediately went on air and was listed as one of the best songs of the summer 2007. In April 2008, First Aid Kit's 7 track debut EP Drunken Trees was first released in Sweden on The Knife's label, Rabid Records, Wichita Recordings re-releasing it in the UK. SSW will be one of the first opportunities UK audiences will have to discover their intoxicating magic live.
