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Wonderlost

by Little Winter

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1.
you’ve been dreaming of the time when you were young back then everything was in beautiful sepia colours the time when you were young was filled with love and fun the photo says it all
2.
boring white walls and small pills fluorescent, no sudden thrills old dog restless to the bone a mountain so grand there is no trip around it it’s in my way, behind it are hearts dancing to music to the sound of helpless days so take it all in and let it all out call it home sweet home of little winters… forget me while change is unclear and i’ll respect this way of life down here the phone rings ( ringaling ) and i’m on call to nothing cause’ this hill is blocking off my view it’s in my way, behind it are hearts dancing to music to the sound of helpless days so take it all in ‘n’ let it all out call it home sweet home of little winters… i feel so low, but nothing’s wrong i feel so slow, and i go… uh uh uh uh… all that glitters is sure not gold i’m at the table and ready to fold brevity is the soul of wit, the course of true love never did run smooth if music be the fruit of love, play on play on uh uh uh… little winters letting show, i’m letting go i’m moving slow and you should know i’m outta time, i'm outta sight, i'm outta mind, i’m left behind little winters come and go and i've been feeling like a stone and all in all, there's nothing wrong and all in all there's nothing wrong and on and on and on and on and on…
3.
Julia 03:29
down in the gardens i left you crying by the flowers the ones i used to pick for you take me down memory lane to all the good times we had julia, loving you was easy being young was the fault julia, timing wasn’t our thing we had to move on now you’re down in berlin nith someone new driving fancy cars and sippin’ gin n’ juice take me down memory lane to all the good times we had julia, loving you was easy being young was the fault julia, timing wasn’t our thing we had to move on the first cut is the deepest someone once said and baby it’s a wild wild world out here, so julia take care julia, loving you was easy being young was the fault julia, timing wasn’t our thing we had to move on
4.
bright and early in the morning fixing to get out of your slumber crunch the numbers take another five another day, a cabaret the story of you the coffee tastes the same in an hour or two I think of a changing of scenery a silver lining in the tapestry rise and shine! go be a part of it! take another five what a time to be alive…
5.
Wonderlost 05:43
i guess it’s up to you to do what you want to do you made it on your on now did you not the possibilities are endless don’t you see just find yourself some purpose… everything that pleases; it is yours just reach for it but you’ve been feeling wonderlost running around doing the things that you love and yet you feel so out of touch wonderlost… you think it’s pretty cool to walk in your fancy shoes and notice all the people noticing employee of the week and everything you seek there are no limitations television teaches: that it is yours just reach for it but you’ve been feeling wonderlost running around doing the things that you love and yet you feel so out of touch wonderlost… what a time to be alive you’ve been wonderlost running around doing the things that you love… yeah, you’ve been feeling wonderlost running around doing the things that you love and yet you feel so out of touch wonderlost… exercise, socialize, wonderlost… you’ve been televised, recognized, wonderlost… budgetized, optimized, wonderlost… slept alright, trip advised, wonderlost
6.
wait a minute i don’t get it at all i thought we were playing to win darling wait a second what about the weekend that we laid talking in your bed i fell in love with you you were the one that i had my eyes on but it was not in the cards i lost what’s the meaning please start from the beginning i’m waiting you have my attention now answer my questions honey at that moment you made the statement that we were to be nothing but friends someone cried and it wasn’t you you were the one that I had my eyes on but it was not in the cards i lost yeah you were the one that I had my eyes on but it was not in -
7.
my smile, a decoration melt away the correlation between us, inside my mind you’re certain that I am fine
8.
Figurine 04:26
cassie my dear you’re always so cold ( cold ) around me i see you on the street but you never say hello you’re like a music box figurine pretty porcelain cold machine why do you revolve endlessly around yourself girl instead of me? cassie oh dear have i done something wrong (wrong) to you? you’re like a music box figurine pretty porcelain cold machine why do you revolve endlessly around yourself girl instead of me? music box figurine ( oh so pretty ) pretty porcelain cold machine ( dancing queen ) why do you revolve endlessly ( so unfriendly ) around yourself girl instead of she’s taking up all my time when i’m dreaming down on the floor i lie hoping and wishing that someday we’re kissing all night night
9.
These Days 04:23
swimming up the river where everybody goes try to see the bigger picture you gotta stay woke these days it’s all about you these days it’s all about being someone… driving in the sunlight I’m feeling so good but I’m driving on the wrong side of the road these days it’s all about you these days it’s all about being someone lately everybody knows something that I clearly don’t maybe I should try to let it go these days it’s all about you these days it’s all about being someone
10.
Only 19 04:14
i’m feeling like a fool hmmm dancing here with you hmmm i’m thinkin’ why don’t we just go home and talk? oh oh oh oh oh why don’t we just go home and talk? she looks at me and she says you should try letting go - wuh you should try letting go cause’ we’re only 19 baby we should do some crazy shit tonight uh-uh i’m feeling kinda old hmmm despite my youthful moves hmmm i’m thinking why don’t we just go home and talk? oh oh oh oh oh why don’t we just go home and talk? you should try letting go - wuh you should try letting go ‘cause we’re only 19 baby we should do some crazy shit tonight we ain’t leaving till the sun is shining and don’t know what time it is and we don’t care no we don’t care you should try letting go - wuh oh you should try letting go ‘cause we’re only 19 baby we should do some crazy shit tonight we ain’t leaving till the sun is shining and don’t know what time it is and we don’t care no we don’t care baby i just wanna’ talk talk to you baby i just wanna’ talk baby i just wanna’ talk talk to you baby i just wanna’ talk
11.
Beach 01:17
12.
Kodak Moment 05:33
i know that i’m on borrowed time in your life so i’ll take all i can get whisper sweet nothings in my ear and i’ll save my tears for when you have to go amsterdam is where you belong i’ll stay here and you go roam and i’ll think of you my kodak moment girl i know that you’ve been hurt before and you have to go and make it on your own please love me now and in the morning i’ll be writing the ending to this song amsterdam is where you belong i’ll stay here and you go roam and i’ll think of you amsterdam is where you belong it’s hard to say but you should know you meant the world my kodak moment girl, you see goodbye was always meant to be our word the time that we spend felt like a movie but movies end so goodbye sweet dear, it’s been real uh uh uh...

about

Come September 30th, Little Winter’s debut full length Wonderlost will be let loose onto the world by Celebration Records. This new 12-track collection of Little Winter goodness finds the band joyously deconstructing the indie pop genre —then rebuilding it with steamy synthesizers, beautiful, quirky choir arrangements, and dreamy hooks that will sink deep into your ears and minds.

Nihilism Lurking Round The Corner
Wonderlost is what some would call a concept album. It tells a story of trying to find meaning in an ephemeral world where everything is diluted and there is no higher purpose than to realize your own personal potential; a story of being blinded by seemingly endless possibilities, without a higher framework to navigate by. This theme is also very reflective of the process by which the album came into existence.

Says Nikolai Ryan:
‘’We had recorded the first six songs of what was to become a whole album by the end of 2019 and we were feeling quite good about the recordings. But COVID shut down all of our concert plans for the spring and summer, providing us ample time to question every decision made in the song, writing the recording sessions and even in the choice of EP as the format. So we started to rewrite and record a lot of new stuff, and we all just got quite stuck in the creative process for more than a year.’’

During that time the band wrote the title track “Wonderlost”, ultimately setting the stage for the overall theme of the album and providing a sense of direction after months of jamming and demo-ing in the rehearsal room. From this point Wonderlost was redefined as a full length album.

Says Daniel Clifton:
“This feeling of creative paralysis ultimately led us on to what would become the overall theme of the album, which is this sense of a lack of direction in life. Of feeling an over- whelming pressure to realize oneself fully, and seizing every opportunity - Of wanting to do everything, but struggling to find out what actually matters. Being wonderlost is this feeling of being without direction, in the modern world. We are so easily misled or sedated by all these wonderful and seemingly important things, but we end up feeling totally disconnected.”

A Joint Venture
The process of writing Wonderlost saw Little Winter engage in numerous collabs with people they never would have thought to cross paths with professionally. From engaging in co-write sessions with Danish pop-rock legend, Tue West, to a guest solo organ performance by none other than the talented Palle Hjort and finally the mixing of the entire album by Simen Hallset, of Oslo-based Gold Celeste.

Says Nikolaj Sodemann:
“All of these collabs have been a surreal experience in their own right, for sure! Working with Tue West was a super cool experience, as we have actually hung out with him a few times for recording (and for partying). He's a super inspiring musician, a very unique songwriter! The collab with Gold Celeste came to be as a consequence of us booking a gig for them in our home town, on their way from Oslo to tour other European countries, just so we could see them live on stage. We’ve evened the score now, so to speak. And Palle Hjort was just a shot in the dark that paid off many more times what we could have hoped for.”

A Million Finishing Touches
Initial recording of the Wonderlost LP took place at the legendary Feedback Studio near the docks in downtown Aarhus where many prominent musicians have set foot.

Says Martin Welling:
“When entering a place like that, you immediately feel the vibes of past time’s creative endeavors and doings. The place is vibrant with silent memories and stories, written in the walls and alive in the atmosphere. Every person who inhabits those floors has a musical function and a strong output that makes the place a dynamic, magical workspace.”

The rest was recorded by the band DIY in their rehearsal space down by the harbour of Aarhus. This process lasted more or less two years as covid happened and numerous technical things went wrong during the Feedback Studio recording process as well.

Martin Welling explains:
“We’ve accumulated quite some gear ourselves over the past couple of years and Daniel [Clifton] is a force of nature in the recording space, technically and creatively. He has inspired the rest of us to get into the game ourselves when we need something done. In retrospect, with all said and done - it’s been really tough but we’ve learned so so much about ourselves and the way we work and feel about stuff. We still had a LOT of work to do as a lot of things still needed to be recorded, numerous things had to be re-recorded while we were learning all this stuff meanwhile as well. As time has passed by, we all have learned a great deal about how to do things ourselves. When the album is released, it’s taken close to three years to get it out... jeez haha. Really hope you dig it.”

All in all, the three-year process saw the rise and fall of various mixing engineers before settling on Simen Hallset (of Gold Celeste), but also the birth of drummer Nikolaj’s second son, and ultimately the recent break-up between the band and their former guitarist, Alexander Mirz.

“This album has definitely taken its toll on us in all sorts of ways, both individually and as a band. We’re especially sad to have to part ways with a dear friend and bandmate in Alexander. He was and is a huge part of this album, both as guitarist and choir singer, but also as chief art director and the unique aesthetic that played an integral role in the birth of Little Winter.”

In spite of the complex and heavy themes looming beneath the surface, Wonderlost is an exuberant and vitalising piece filled to the brim with progressive pop songs; interacting pieces of art that manage to find beauty in all things.

‘Wonderlost’ is set to release on the 30th of September 2022 and will be available on vinyl and all major streaming services.

credits

released September 30, 2022

Lyrics & Music by Little Winter 

Arrangement by Little Winter


Little Winter is:

Alexander Fonager Mirz - guitar, backing vocals

Daniel Nordkap Clifton - synthesizer, keys, percussion, backing vocals

Martin Kornum Welling - bass, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, keys, percussion, backing vocals

Nikolai Kjeldager Ryan - lead vocals, guitar

Nikolaj Johansen Sodemann - drums, percussion, backing vocals


Add. Musicians

Marius Paschke - vibraphone (#2+3+8)

Mette Hommel - flute (#2+12)

Tue West - vocals (#2)

Viktoria Holde Søndergaard - vibraphone (#5)

Jakob Elleriis - percussion (#5+9)

Palle Hjorth - hammond organ (#12)


Produced by Little Winter

Mixed by Simen Hallset

Mastered by Karl Klaseie

Engineered by Little Winter, Magnus Vad & Christian B. Askehave

Assisted by Niels Holst

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Little Winter Aarhus, Denmark

Somewhere between melancholy and storming sentimentalism you find the band Little Winter. They write glowing pop songs about loneliness, love and sadness.

The music is rooted in the mulch of Western Jutland and the volcanic soil of New Zealand, which gives a natural play on contrasts and opposites, and a sound both atmospheric and danceable, introvert yet violent, and hopeful but always uncertain
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