Sofia Talvik
Country of origin:
Sweden
Type of music generally:
Alt-folk/pop
Status:
Most recent release, Live at Pittsburgh Winery (live EP, 2015); most recent studio release, Big Sky Country (2015)
See also:
Sofia Talvik's site
Comparisons:
Sophie Zelmani, Meg Lunney
Covers/own material:
Own; occasional covers
General comments:
Sofia Talvik is somewhat fragile-voiced and her folky altpop songs sometimes veer toward (but don't topple into) the twee. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)She follows the sophie zelmani tradition of melancholy tuneful pop. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Comments about live performance:
Honorable mention for one of the best gigs of 2011. (gordoja@optonline.net)
Recommended first album:
Any
Recordings:
- Blue Moon (2005)
- Street of Dreams (2007)
- Jonestown (2008)
- Florida (2010)
- The Owls Are Not What They Seem (2012)
- Big Sky Country (2015)
- Live at Pittsburgh Winery (live EP, 2015)
Street of Dreams
Release info:
2007—Makakimusic
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Recommended for altfolk fans
Group members:
Sofia Talvik & The Tallboys:
Sofia Talvik—vocals, lead guitar, and drums on 5&6
Marcus Högquist—solo guitar, electric guitar
Anders Lennartsson—double cass
Christian Hörgren—cello
Guest artists:
Fredrick Strömberg—drums
Hanna Wiskari—soprano saxophone
Nis Bäckvall—baritone saxophone
Jozsef Nemeth—piano
Erik Jansson—strings
Peter Agren—piano, drums, strings, backing vocals (2)
Produced by:
Sofia Talvik; Sofia Talvik & Peter Agren (2)
Comments:
An acoustic collection of folk/pop songs, full of lilting moments. They have a light touch of naïvité. It's not overplayed, but it's there, sometimes charming, sometime earnest and sometimes a touch sly, like early Jewel could be. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Thanks to Sophia Gurley for work on this entry.
