Heartbeats Synchronize in Debut Single

Today is the day that we finally get to introduce debut artist Lucky Lo.

And if the song feels like a revelation to us, it’s because it also did to her. Over the past few years, Swedish musician Lo Ersare has been making a name for herself in Copenhagen and in Japan where she spends a few months of each year. However, it wasn’t until she joined forces with band members Asger Nordtorp Pedersen (Guldimund, Blaue Blume) and Mads Nørgaard (Broken Twin, The Nest) that Lo’s alt-pop songwriting began to take its full form. For their first session, the three brought in Casper Henning Hansen (Moi Caprice, Oh Land) to try a new song, “Heart Rhythm Synchronize”, and in one moment Lucky Lo was born:

“It was one of those rare moments where the music almost plays itself” says Lo about the first session, at which she added the word “Lucky” to her name to reflect how she felt.

After moving from Umeå, Sweden to Copenhagen in 2014, Lo Ersare made a living playing banjo on the street, busking her original songs for passers-by. Her love of various kinds of music from Bulgarian vocal traditions to Japanese 80’s pop has led her throughout the city performing everything from solo banjo to experimental jazz to improvisational vocal music.

“I used to feel like I was sleeping around with so many genres. I learned so much from it, but now I’ve decided to commit to this one. Nothing has ever been more me” she says about Lucky Lo.

And while Lucky Lo firmly introduces herself in “Heart Rhythm Synchronize” as an emotive, feel-good alt-pop act, these disparate influences can undeniably be found in her music’s complex, unique and hopeful color. 

“I think the best songs are those that contain honest and true feelings. Combine that with some groovy vibes and you’ve got Lucky Lo in a nutshell.”