A few weeks ago, Swedish wunderkind Erik Hassle and his guitarist Viktor Paronitti were just messing about with covers, going through the pop catalog from Abba to La Roux and went on to record that essential cover of Robyn’s "Be Mine" with newly-anointed Brit Award Critics' Choice winner Ellie Goulding. Today we exclusively bring you this absolute gem of a track that’s got more heart and more break in it than we’ve ever heard from him before.Sam Cooke’s "Nothing Can Ever Change This Love" reflects a whole lot about Hassle’s sound and songwriting: growing up he’d listen to Swedish punk rock and the usual pop, but the soul music of Sam Cooke, Donny Hathaway and Wilson Pickett are what really stuck, and their influence is clear in his emotive, heartfelt delivery. We’ve been waiting to hear this on record since he ended an intimate London live show with it recently, so take a moment, have a listen, and if you feel you need to: go have a little cry, we’re not judging.
MP3: "Nothing Can Change This Love" - Erik Hassle [exclusive]
I filmed him singing this live in London a few weeks ago... Its at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cAdkENQavE if you wanna check it out!
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Big Love for Erik. He performed at my school a couple weeks ago. Jealous? Should be ;)
ReplyDeleteHoly sweet host of lords of babies jesus peter paul and mary. This song... eff this guy. Eff this guy for being so good.
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