From Sweden’s third largest city, Malmo, comes the country folk sounds of Emerald Park.
Perhaps it’s their location in Sweden’s southernmost city that gives this ten-year old band its affinity for the American South. That’s what we hear in today’s Free MP3 of the Day, “Utopia,” from their EP, Slow 2004-2005.
Like an easy stroll down a red dirt road in Georgia, singer Tobias Borelius’ voice floats gently over a simple, complaisent drumbeat. Borelius reminds us a lot of James Taylor in his delivery, with harmony singer Martina Johansson echoing the style of Patti Griffin.
There’s little more information to find about Emerald Park but, if you like what you hear, be sure to visit their Bandcamp page.