Track of the Week #3

It's only the bloody track of the week!

In the UK this week it has felt like we've totally bypassed spring and summer is well and truly here (I know I will live to regret that last sentence)! So in honour of a nation-wide outbreak of dehydration and sunburn this week's track of the week has a distinctly summery flavour.

The song in question is 'No Words' by the lovely Erik Hassle. 

Erik made his breakthrough in his homeland of Sweden in 2008 with the lovely pop one-two of 'Hurtful' and 'Don't Bring Flowers' (which has a gorgeous burst of 80's synths in the chorus). They're both pretty brilliant examples of why Sweden does some of the best pop music in the world and led to some moderate success across Scandinavia. For me a real high point for Erik was his 2012 heartbreak ballad 'Stay', soaring around a slightly Coldplay-esque piano it showcases his emotive vocals to their full potential - check it out and prepare to have your heart broken.

Now Erik has reemerged from his pop cocoon as a very different animal. The pop content has definitely been upped, sounding funkier with a very definite late 90's/early 00's vibe it has a massively infectious disco guitar that really drives the tune along. If you can last the 3 minute 34 seconds without nodding your head you are quite obviously dead. The lyrics are simple but perfectly encapsulate that fizzy feeling you get in your stomach when you love someone, the way they make you forget everything you want to say to them and yet somehow it doesn't even matter.

"Walkin' home,

I pass a funeral.

There was a woman there,

She was cryin',

Cursing at the Gods.

And it made me wanna,

Run home to you."

Welcome back Erik, this bodes really well for new material. So please take a listen to this week's track of the week 'No Words' it's no bother, no (Erik) hassle. (I'm not even sorry)

Unfortunately there's currently no video for the track, but the massive tune more than makes up for it!

You can follow Erik on social media:

twitter - @erikhassle

facebook - Erik Hassle

instagram - @erikhassle