One half of Swedish alt-pop duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums alongside her husband Andreas Werliin, Mariam Wallentin has decided to go it alone with her solo project, the brilliantly-named Mariam the Believer. Inspired by the purchase of a white Gibson guitar in New York, Wallentin set about recording the songs that would eventually make up her debut solo album, Blood Donation, specifically striving to make something that would challenge her own relationship with music. “To be in the dark, wanting the light. To learn how to give without demanding anything in return. Wanting to challenge the world, and yourself,” she explains. “But really, I probably just want the record to feel like something you’ve dug up from the dark ground.” [Source]
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