Some records – and I’m talking about actual albums here – just speak directly to your soul. It’s almost as if you’d written the record yourself regardless of whether you actually play an instrument or not. I knew ’Songs…
Read moreNov 14 2017
A Sea of Heroes, Part 5: The Decemberists – June Hymn
This is to me as close as it gets to a perfect song. It maybe comes on a bit unassuming on ’The King Is Dead’, but it’s just not the same record in my eyes without this song. I…
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Nov 12 2017
So long, Coffee House mini tour!
With this second leg of our tour promoting the 'Beggar Princess' EP we wanted to try something that I haven't heard too many bands try over here: playing coffee houses the way bands do in the States regularly. It's such…
Read moreNov 4 2017
A Sea of Heroes, Part 4: Beck – Gamma Ray
I’ve followed Beck since ’Loser’, some times more closely than other times. But what I find so remarkable about him – as many others do as well – is the journey he’s taken and all the while keeping so…
Read moreOct 24 2017
A Sea of Heroes, Part 3: The Beatles – With A Little Help From My Blackbird
I remember there were only two artists that I listened to as a kid. My mother made me sit down with headphones on and put some Mozart on. That was pure heaven to me. It took me to another…
Read moreOct 14 2017
A Sea of Heroes, Part 2: Midlake - Rulers, Ruling All Things
So Midlake is one of the bands whose influence I think you’ll be able to hear on the album, particularly on ’The Undertaker’. Probably less so on our first EP or even the upcoming one. But regardless of that…
Read moreOct 4 2017
A Sea of Heroes, Part 1: Oasis – Listen Up
Welcome to A Sea of Heroes!
This is my tribute to the bands and artists who have been an inspiration during the years and have helped to shape the aura around the sound of The Fisherman & The Sea…
Read moreSep 29 2017
A Sea of Heroes – The Story Begins...
Hey all,
so we're playing tonight at Bulevardin Kahvisalonki (Bulevardi 1, downtown Helsinki, be there!!), but we're also launching our Youtube series 'A Sea of Heroes' on October 4th – and we'll get the whole show on the road…
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Sep 6 2017
First mini tour done and what a blast it was!
Hey everyone!
Man, it's been a couple of mad weeks in the world of The Fisherman & The Sea! I would never even have dared to hope for all the attention that all you people who came to the…
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Aug 17 2017
Cut the "(almost)" – The EP is finally here!
Oh sweet release date!
What a wonderful feeling to finally – after such a laborious half year – be able to give you the first proper glimpse of what The Fisherman & The Sea is all about. It's…
Read moreJul 28 2017
New website and EP are (almost) here!
Hey everyone!
I've more or less finished building my website. There's still some stuff to come, but most of it is now here.
The blog section is where I'm going to post all the stuff that people might…
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Jul 12 2017
Test driving a few songs
Seven years after writing the first batch of songs for The Fisherman & The Sea I had decided on 22 songs to record – well, 21 to be exact since this was February-March this year – and one song hadn't…
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