Psychedelic instrumental rock band Pershagen (Sweden) has revealed its third studio album titled “Hilma”. The group combines cinematic music with psychedelic jams, post rock and structured progressive rock leanings.
Pershagen was formed on an August evening in 2014. Jimmie Nilsson, Johan Kalla, and Miranda Johansson decided to start a band. The idea was to create instrumental music that reflected Norrbotten’s winter months; down to earth, cold, beautiful although with melancholy as well. During that fall, intense improvisation and songwriting took place in the trio’s rehearsal room in Piteå, which resulted in the debut EP Silverarken. The inspiration for the EP was taken from stories about the Korpelarörelsen, a revivalist movement that took place in Tornedalen during the early 20th century.
In the summer of 2014, the band had the opportunity to step into the prestigious Swedish Gramophone Studio to record the LP Den siste av mitt namn (2015). The album was a natural further development of the band’s expression and presented a wider dynamic range and musical width.
Tarfala (2018) became the band’s most successful album to date after they opened at Sweden’s largest gala for independent music, The Manifest Gala. The album featured the Swedish psychedelic rock legend Gustav Ejstes (Dungen, Amason), and received critical acclaim in Swedish media.
Pershagen includes Jimmie Nilsson on guitar; Theo Stocks on pedal steel, guitar; Andreas Sahlin on bass; and Johan Kalla on drums.