Holding On To A Dream

by sir Was

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drachiro Incredible album which evokes so many emotions both melancholic and hopeful. Perfectly balanced, with great percussion, subtle but sweet use of guitar and as always, fantastic vocal and piano work. A real treat of a record. Favorite track: Deployed (feat. Little Dragon).

A So much Groovy. <3 Favorite track: Speak Up.

Brad Verlander This guy is amazing. Please support him. Favorite track: The Sun Will Shine.

Howard N Hughes Quite simply I just love to chill out to sir Was music after a long day in the saddle... café Americano, sir Was; recovery and relaxation as it should be be..

Paul Machin This album is just incredible! So much texture, so many ideas and ear worms that its melodies are literally the first thing that enter my head when I wake up.

Album of the year! Favorite track: Lean into This.

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1.	Fly Away 04:07	buy track
2.	No Giving Up 04:16	buy track
3.	Deployed (feat. Little Dragon) 03:58	buy track
4.	No More Separation 04:05	buy track
5.	The Sun Will Shine 03:20	buy track
6.	Somewhere 04:19	buy track
7.	Lean into This 05:09	buy track
8.	Speak Up 04:06	buy track
9.	Trust 02:04	buy track
10.	See U Again 02:14	buy track
11.	Pin Me Down 05:30	buy track

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sir Was’ new album "Holding on To a Dream” is a mesmerising twisting of genres - from classic soul and old-school hip-hop, to beautifully fresh pop structures. The new record is dense with ideas and adventurous, a sonic-leap forth. “I was interested in having a lusher sound, more rich,” Wästberg says. “With the first record I had this idea that I wanted it to sound like an old vinyl record. I wanted this lo-fi, old-school sound. When I realized that I was actually making another album, I felt a bit scared of the whole thing, but it didn’t take me that long to realise that the only thing I could do was to make something that felt really right in my body and soul. I’ve realised that there’s nothing to be afraid of. I’m ready to explore so much more.”

The sense of exploration resonates throughout the album and can be defined by its start and end points. Opening track ‘Fly Away’ begins the expedition, a gleaming reflection of past insecurities as a jump-off point for the next chapter, all subtle beats and stark bursts of guitars that leap out of the mix. The record’s boldest moment is reserved for ‘Deployed’, a collaboration with Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano. Beautifully bright and sincere, ’Deployed’ is a perhaps the most vivid pop song that sir Was has released to-date. Elsewhere, ‘No Giving Up’ is a tender recollection of a past relationship, set to an equally affectionate composition, a glowing example of Wästberg’s growing songwriting skills, while ‘The Sun Will Shine’ showcases another side of Joel’s skillset, a playful production full of inspired ideas and nuances; a Les Fleurseque mellow breeze in the heat of the summer.

A heartfelt accounting of relationships, of knowing when to let go and when to fight for them, ‘Holding On To A Dream’, is a dreamy, groovy, lustrous treat of a record.

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released September 20, 2019

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