JÁNA – 'Outsider'
Swedish bedroom pop powerhouse JÁNA (aka Johanna Andrén) shares marvellous new single ‘Outsider’.
Sitting in a dark space filled with insistent beats and a pulsing bassline, ‘Outsider’ finds JÁNA deep in thought. “It’s my first “breakup song”,” she reveals. “I’m questioning this person, the relationship and myself after a breakup. I’m basically asking this person lots of questions in a “how could you” type of way. There's a sense of frustration, resentment and some sort of sad hope in this song; addressing the feeling that you don’t belong without that person or maybe you lost who you were before ever meeting them." Emotion-soaked yet showing no sign of weakness, the track’s stunning centrepiece are Johanna’s unforgettable vocals that draw you deep into her fluid soundscapes.
‘Outsider’ is the first offering taken from JÁNA’s upcoming sophomore EP ‘Works’ – a record that promises to dive deeper into Johanna’s heart and psyche. She adds: "On this EP I've got more verbal with my anger and frustrations. It’s kind of scary but also liberating to me, because I rarely express these things in real life. I think you should write things that scare you or at least something to awaken that frustration."
Words by Laura Freyaldenhoven