New band of the day – Sohn (No 1,401)

He's mournful, he's melancholy. If we had to invent a genre name for him we'd call it sadwave. What else to call a man who sings 'I died a week ago'?Reading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Vienna/London.The lineup: Sohn (vocals, music).The background: Sohn is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer whose vocals are not an afterthought but intrinsic to his work. They don't merge into a miasma of sound, they are upfront in the mix – the music as much a showcase for his voice as his voice ca...

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