new album.

new album.

Johanna Demker released her timeless Americana-album on the 14th of April, 2023. “Unfolded Wings" is a statement, a comeback and an introduction at the same time, it shows how she has matured as a songwriter. 

This is the album that I have always wanted to make, says Johanna. While previous releases have been postcards of the present, this album is intended as a monument to her songwriting career thus far.  

The album contains nine songs of diverse character, which make a complete album bringing together the breadth of Johanna's different expressions. The last time Johanna released an album in English under her own name was in 2011 (Madness) and since then she has written music in her native language - Swedish and worked with the Americana duo Trudy & Dave, with Alf Bretteville.  

Johanna has always said, she is not bound by a specific genre, but seeks good music. That being said, she is often placed in the Country-Americana genre, influenced by American roots music. Raised on Swedish folk tunes and popular music, one can also hear traces of these influences and a blue nerve in many of her songs. 

Her lyrics are honest, dealing with relationships and the human condition, this is a large part of the listeners experience. The vision for this record has been to bring each song to its fullest expression with Johanna's voice in the forefront, the powerful arrangement building up beneath it. The result is timeless.

Sven Persson put together a team of top-notch Norwegian musicians and introduced  Johanna to Bjarne Stensli, who has recorded and mixed the album. 

out now - listen here