Music from the Heart

How best describe Herald K as a musical artist? A Folk Noir singer/songwriter might just capture it. Born in Bergen, Norway, into a family of sailors, he soon set out for other shores, and has since lived in England, Sweden and Austria. His current centre of gravity: Vienna. While his lyrics may allude to ancient poets, they're often conveyed trough a simple 3-chord composition. Traces of Americana are there, yet it has a European feel too. If Leonard Cohen is an influence, Hank Williams and Ovid would have to be mentioned also. Herald K's uniqueness is his way of combining sources of inspiration such as these.

His latest release "Where Eagles Fly", taken from his forthcoming second album "Mythologies", out on May 12^th, is, according to the artist himself  " about searching for that place of transcendence, the somewhere on that subliminal plane where inspiration emanates... An associative, allusive song. Whirlwind-like... Vocals, violins, double bass and guitar uniquely blending. Written at an inspired moment in a Norwegian mountain cabin, alone…"

Taking a completely different songwriting approach than what he usually does, this song strikes the listener immediately as very different from anything Herald K released before. Right from the start and courtesy of the violin, masterfully played by Stephan Steiner, this song carries an undeniable country feel, implanting the image of vast wilderness into listener's imagination. Captivating vocal performance from Herald K, delivering the abstract lyrics,  invites the audience to dream and aim high.

"Smoulder my ghosts into ashes. Pass my past by me in flashes

Teach me about that lily among thorns. Revive my dying embers with your eyes"