Gustav and The Seasick Sailors - album out sep26

About Me

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Searching for Brilliant Hands
In 2004, when Gustav released his first album Vagabonds Polka, he wrote about the dream of traveling. This time he conveys his experience of making those dreams come true. All 10 tracks on Brilliant Hands were written on the road and the track Tigers and Kittens was even recorded while touring - in Pittsfield, New Hampshire USA.
The sound of the album is bright and folky, somewhat resembling the approach of his debut. But Brilliant Hands, also produced by Gustav himself, clearly displays a more serious and mature songwriter; one who can unravel the finer nuances of heartache as well as expressing the simple joy of being alive. By fully trusting the strength of his material and effectively stripping the arrangements, he manages to let the songs speak for themselves. And thus the album recounts the different handshakes, voices, smells and people that Gustav has ecountered during his travels.
In January 2007 Gustav left his sailors back home and went to USA and Canada for a 3-month tour with vocalist and cellist Helena Arlock. They performed 52 shows all over the continent, starting off in New York, and managed to drive coast to coast in less than three days.
As Gustav returned to Sweden he gathered The Seasick Sailors and began working on the new record. But things did not go smoothly. Trumpet player Johan Olsson left the group. And meanwhile Gustav felt that the material did not come together as a whole. The songs were written the year before and now they seemed out of place. So instead of banging his head against the wall he dropped the recording sessions and instead went on another 3-months tour, in Europe this time. New songs were written and perspectives gathered.
Back home in December 2007 Gustav threw away most of the material already recorded and replaced it with newly written songs. Gustav invited some guest musicians to the studio; like Malissa Larson from USA (who found Gustav on the streets of New York and let him crash on her floor), and Swedish Singer/Songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson, as well as the bunch of friends who are singing along on the track Sing it out. And this time it all came together perfectly. The missing pieces had been found.
Brilliant Hands will be released in Scandinavia September 26 on the label Marilyn Records. In October GATSS will be leaving for a new tour in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium and Gustav continues his search for brilliant hands
.Background
- Gustav and the Seasick Sailors are a collective of musicians run by the singer and songwriter Gustav Haggren from Helsingborg, Sweden.
- GATSS was formed in 2004 when the album Vagabonds Polka was released on the record label Marilyn Records. The singles Nightlife and Vagabonds Polka was aired on MTV and the Swedish media announced Gustav to one of Sweden's most promising singer/songwriters. The award-winning photographer Paul Hansen joined the band on tour and published a 5-page article in Sweden's largest newspaper Dagens Nyheter. - GATSS has appeared on several big Swedish festivals and has supported bands like Tiger Lou, Christian Kjellvander, Sugarplum Fairy and Eskobar.
- In 2006 their second album Sirkus was released and Groove Magazine wrote: "Even if you are a tango-dancer, indie girl or you just have a thing for singer/songwriters - Gustav & the Seasick Sailors is a band that works. At least I'm having a hard time holding my crush back".
- GATSS performed 104 shows in 2007 in USA, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, England, Ireland, Spain, Italy and Slovakia.
- GATSS third album Brilliant Hands will be released September 26, 2008.
by: Karl Peder Gravlund
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GUSTAV AND THE SEASICK SAILORS LIVE 2007
GUSTAV AND THE SEASICK SAILORS - MUSIC VIDEOS
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Member Since: 11/4/2005
Band Website: gatss.com
Band Members:

GATSS
Gustav Haggren- vocals, guitar, harmonica
Patrik Andersson - Drums
Jon Mattsson - Bass, vocals
Victor Widerberg - Guitars
Helena Arlock - vocals, cello, keyboard

Record Label
MAGNUS HAGGREN
email: [email protected]
office: +46 (0) 8 559 23 309
cell: +34 666 12 65 04
www.marilynrecords.se

Booking
CHRISTINA SECKELMANN
email: [email protected]
office: +49 (0)5531 916168
www.jadegreenmusic.com

Promotion
IMMYLOU COALMINER
email: [email protected]
office: +49 (0) 5273 368230
cell: +49 (0) 175 3678002
www.spiderwort.net

Artwork 'Brilliant Hands'
PETRA KALLA
www.petrakalla.se

Design/Layout/Webmaster
ARLOCK DESIGN
www.arlockdesign.com
Influences: Tom Waits, Miles Davis, Otis Redding, Hjalmar Soderberg, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Jonathan Richman, Dr John, The Band, Neil Young, Ernest Hemingway, Radiohead, Otis Clay, Joan Baez, Audrey Hepburn, Louis Armstrong, The Velvet Underground
Sounds Like:'a band of drunken gypsy pirates. They play a woozy sounding rock that reels and rolls with the waves.' (swedesplease.blogspot.com)

GATSS Discography

BRILLIANT HANDS (2008)
- Cdbaby
- Cdon.com (Scandinavia)

SIRKUS (2006)
- Marilyn Music Shop
- Cdon.com (Scandinavia)
- Cdbaby

VAGABOND'S POLKA (2004)
- Marilyn Music Shop
- Cdbaby
- Cdon.com (Scandinavia)
SHOWS 2008

April 05: Tonenburg, HÃ¶xter-Albaxen, Germany
April 04: Jugdhuis Terwalle, Kruibeke, Belgium
April 03: Cafe Carnot, Kruibeke, Belgium
April 02: t'Elfde Genot, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
April 01: Desmet Live, Amsterdam, Holland
March 31: Ã„, Berlin, Germany
March 30: Astra Stube, Hamburg, Germany
March 28: Eisen, Bremen, Germany
March 01: Kulturbolaget, MalmÃ¶, Sweden
February 29: Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden

SHOWS 2007

December 15: Hijazz, Uppsala, SWEDEN
December 09: Cementen, Stavanger, NORWAY
December 07: The Tivoli, Helsingborg, SWEDEN
December 04: Noergelbuff, GÃ¶ttingen, Germany
December 03: Eisen, Bremen, Germany
December 01: Culture House LUKY, Bratislava, Slovakia
November 27: Etnoblog, Trieste, Italy
November 24: Pjazza Club, Rimini, Italy
November 22: La Galera, Corregio, Italy
November 18: Heliogabal, Barcelona, Spain
November 16: Contra Club, Madrid, Spain
November 15: Contra Club, Madrid, Spain
November 11: Sala Monasterio, Barcelona, Spain
November 08: 't Gildenhuis, Rupelmonde, Belgium
November 07: t'Elfde Genot, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
November 04: The Tikki Sunday Social, Cork, Ireland
November 02: RÃ³isÃn Dubh, Galway, Ireland
November 01: Cassidy's Bar, Dublin, Ireland
October 29: Sugarbrowns, Huddersfield, UK
October 28: Hollybush, Cradley Heath, UK
October 26: Blue Cat CafÃ©, Stockport, UK
October 24: The Tiger's Lair, Hull, UK
October 23: Tower of Song, Birmingham, UK
October 22: Head of Steam. Huddersfield, UK
October 21: Hark to Towler, Tottington, UK
October 21: In The City Festival, Manchester, UK
October 19: Penny Lane, Lille, France
October 18: Cafe Carnot, Kruibeke, Belgium
October 16: Desmet Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 15: Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 15: Desmet Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 14: 'Skek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 12: Kulturrampe, Krefeld, Germany
October 11: Astra Stube, Hamburg, Germany
October 4: Lady Patricia, Stockholm, SWEDEN
October 3: Best Wishes, Gothenburg SWEDEN
September 29: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Ronneby, SWEDEN
September 28: Kafe De Luxe, VÃ¤xjÃ¶, SWEDEN
September 27: The Tivoli, Helsingborg, SWEDEN
September 26: Hallands Nation, Lund, SWEDEN
August 16: Stationshuset, RÃ¶stÃ¥nga, SWEDEN
July 16: Bulfinch Yacht Club, Boston, USA
July 13: Sommarrock i Svedala, Svedala, SWEDEN
July 28, Cowboyfestivalen, Svenstorp, SWEDEN
July 26: Helsingborgsfestivalen, Helsingborg, SWEDEN
July 22: Scandinavian Folk Festival, Jamestown, NY
July 21: Scandinavian Folk Festival, Jamestown, NY
July 21: Private House Party, Jamestown, NY
July 20: Scandinavian Folk Festival, Jamestown, NY
July 20: Mojo's, Jamestown, NY, USA
July 19: Bar Matchless, New York City, NY, USA
July 18: Laila Lounge, New York City, NY, USA
May 3 - Bar Matchless, New York, NY, USA
May 2 - Melodic Revolution, Clinton, NY, USA
April 30 - Allen St Hardware, Buffalo, NY, USA
April 29 - Higher Grounds, Buffalo, NY, USA
April 28 - Journo 237, Toronto, ON, Canada
April 25 - Mondragon, Winnipeg, MO, Canada
April 23 - The Slice, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
April 21 - Chinese National League, Calgary, AB, Canada
April 20 - The Stetson, Calgary, AB, Canada
April 18 - The Superior, Victoria, BC, Canada
April 17 - The Cambie, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
April 16 - Duncan Garage, Duncan, BC, Canada
April 15 - Ocean Island Lounge, Victoria, BC, Canada
April 14 - Denman Island Hall, Denman Island, BC, Canada
April 13 - Rime, Vancouver, BC, Canada
April 12 - Rime, Vancouver, BC, Canada
April 08 - Costellos, Wilmington, NC, USA
April 08 - Paizanos, Wilmington, NC, USA
April 07 - Soap Box, Wilmington, NC, USA
April 07 - Port City Java (Downtown), Wilmington, NC, USA
April 06 - Port City Java (Barclay), Wilmington, NC, USA
April 06 - Folks Cafe, Wilmington, NC, USA
April 05 - Juggling Gypsy, Wilmington, NC, USA
April 01 - Baja Bean, Staunton, VA, USA
March 30 - Pickers Supply, Fredericksburg, VA, USA
March 29 - World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA
March 21 - Brown Dog Studios, Bath, ME, USA
March 18 - The Bitter End, New York, NY, USA
March 16 - No. 43 Stage @ Jimmy's, New York, NY, USA
March 15 - Goodbye Blue Monday, New York City, NY, USA
March 13 - West End Cafe, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
March 12 - Rockwood Music Hall, New York City, NY, USA
March 10 - The Red Square, Albany, NY, USA
March 09 - Melodic Revolution, Clinton, NY, USA
March 08 - Cafe Domenico, Utica, NY, USA
March 07 - Mezzanotte Lounge, Syracuse, NY, USA
March 04 - Muddy Cup, Kingston, NY, USA
March 03 - Jitters Club, Southington, CT, USA
March 02 - Muddy Cup, Catskill, NY, USA
March 01 - Wonderland Ballroom, Washington, DC, NY, USA
February 28 - IOTA, Arlington, VA, USA
February 24 - Flavour Cafe, Troy, NY, USA
February 23 - The Red Square, Albany, NY, USA
February 22 - The Red Square, Albany, NY, USA
February 21 - Flavour Cafe, Troy, NY, USA
February 20 - Franklins' Tower, Albany, NY, USA
February 16 - Cafe Domenico, Utica, NY, USA
February 10 - Melodic Revolution, Clinton , NY, USA
February 08 - Castaways, Ithaca, NY, USA
January 25 - Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, SWEDEN

Record Label: Marilyn Records (Scandinavia)
Type of Label: Indie

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