The four girls in Calaisa are ready to demonstrate that the pop sensibilities of Scandinavia and the musical traditions of Tennessee are perfect partners. Especially when you add some Celtic instrumentation and the experience of two pairs of sisters, who prove that the group that plays together stays together.
It’s there to be heard on ‘Hey Girl,’ the first single from a self-titled debut album that will establish Lisa, Caisa, Anna, Malin and their custom-made Calaisa sound, which marries confident songwriting, golden harmonies and instruments like the violin and accordion.
That song is also a great example of the great songwriting cohesion and amazing teamwork that exists between the four members of the group, developed and honed during many years of creating music together. “Sometimes,” says Caisa, “one of us comes up with an idea of maybe a chorus, takes that to the other girls, and we make it into a Calaisa song. Together we’ll add an intro, an outro, a bridge or whatever. ‘Hey Girl’ was one of those songs.”
The album is the result of the girls’ absolute determination to make their way in the record business, and a refusal to take no for an answer that lured them from Sweden, onto the concert roads through Ireland and Poland, and on again to the USA and Nashville.
When they got there, it turned out the man who was absolutely knocked out by their charm as writers and performers just happened to be the head of Universal Music Nashville. Cue record deal, an album cut in just five weeks and a sound already being hailed as the perfect mixture of the Corrs and the Dixie Chicks, with plenty of personality that’s all Calaisa.
“We come from musicians’s families, so our parents taught us a lot about instruments and music,” says Lisa. “I started the band and asked my little sister Caisa to join, and we started to play on the streets to earn money. When I went to music school I met Anna, who plays the violin, and she joined the band. After that, Anna’s sister Malin joined [soon learning to play the accordion] and we became the real Calaisa.”
Lisa was just 14 when she had that brainwave about busking. It not only made her an obvious candidate for young businesswoman of the year, it was the ideal way to try out Calaisa’s early songs and find out what the girls were made of.
“Busking is the best,” enthuses Malin. “It’s fabulous to stand on the street and see how the crowd gets bigger and bigger. It’s the greatest test, because if you can’t make it on the street, you can’t make it anywhere, that’s how we feel. It’s a great place to practice the music and learn new songs. Instead of sitting home, you can practice together and with an audience, and people don’t expect it to be anything. It’s so great to see the reaction. ‘Wait, four girls, playing, singing! This is fun.’”
Through that early experience, Calaisa’s music began to evolve and mature. “We started playing really traditional Irish music,” says Caisa, “then added a few more instruments, and along the way it became more pop and country, because we found some great influences.” Those include not only the Dixie Chicks but Dolly Parton, via Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell, the Indigo Girls and the Rankin Family all the way to the Beatles, Sting and fellow Swedes the Cardigans.
After honing their performance skills by touring in Ireland and Poland, the time came for Calaisa to create their own destiny.
“After we tried to get a record deal in Sweden, we decided to take this in our own hands,” says Anna. “So we saved our money for a year and booked our tickets to New York, rented a car and went to Memphis and Atlanta and Nashville and played on the streets and pubs. This man [who turned out to be bluegrass artist Jonathan McEuen] came up to us and told us ‘You have to meet my producer, you should have a huge record deal.’
“So we went to his studio and out came ten men! We started to play and we had no clue who they were, or what they were doing there. We played a couple of songs, the guy said ‘I want to hear more,’ and after that he said ‘I want to sign you.’
“What we didn’t know was that the man in the middle of the crowd was the big producer and record label chairman James Stroud [the head of Universal Music Nashville]. We’d been playing seven songs and telling him the whole story of Calaisa without knowing. He said ‘Don’t even leave the room. You’re staying with us.’”
And they did. After a visit home to work on new songs (“and get a manager and a lawyer!”), Calaisa recorded their debut album in just five weeks. “It was the best experience we’ve ever had,” says Malin. “We could record in the best studios with the best musicians and producers. We had so much fun.”
The results will be with you soon, and the quality of the music runs in the family. Two families, in fact. “Since we’re two sets of sisters, we have voices that really go together,” concludes Lisa. “This year we really want to travel around the world and play our music.”
If I Could
Calaisa Lyrics
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You gave it up
You said good bye
I was holding your hand
When the doctor said
You just passed away
I can't face the world without you
No matter how I try
I would fly away to the moon and back
Take a train on a one way track
To be close to you, to be close to you
I would bring the sun when the rain falls down
Stop the world from spinning around
To be close to you, to be close to you
I would if I could
Life can be so unfair
But someone bears
Someone else is scared to death
In my heart you will live
Until it's time
To see you again
Can I face the world without you?
I don't know if I can
I would fly away to the moon and back
Take a train on a one way track
To be close to you, to be close to you
I would if I could
Where the ocean meets the sky
That's where I will be
When I spread my wings and fly
Will you wait there for me?
It was too late to try
You gave it up
You said good bye
I would fly away to the moon and back
Take a train on a one way track
To be close to you, to be close to you
I would bring the sun when the rain falls down
Stop the world from spinning around
To be close to you, to be close to you
I would if I could
The main theme of Calaisa's song "If I Could" is loss, grief and the deep longing to be close to someone who has passed away. The singer of the song is addressing their departed loved one, expressing their inability to face the world without them. The opening verse describes the moment of loss, when the singer was holding their loved one's hand when they passed away. The rawness of the pain they feel is palpable as they express the difficulty of trying to carry on without the one they loved.
In the chorus, the singer expresses the depth of their love and how far they would go to be close to their loved one once again. They long to fly to the moon and back or take a train on a one-way track to be reunited with their loved one. They also express a desire to bring light to the darkness, to stop the world from spinning, and prevent the rain from falling. These impossible desires demonstrate the depth of the grief they feel and their longing to be with their loved one once again.
The final verse sees the singer acknowledging the unfairness of life, but finding comfort in the idea that their loved one will live on in their heart. They express the hope that they will one day be reunited with them and that they will be waiting for them at a place where the ocean meets the sky. The final repetition of the chorus underlines the earnestness of the singer's desire to be with their loved one once again, even though it is impossible.
Line by Line Meaning
It was too late to try
The chance to save you had already passed
You gave it up
You stopped fighting and surrendered to death
You said good bye
Your final words signaled the end of your life
I was holding your hand
I was with you until the very end
When the doctor said
The medical professional officially announced your passing
You just passed away
You had peacefully and finally slipped away
I can't face the world without you
I do not have the strength to survive without you
No matter how I try
I have put forth all efforts, but I cannot overcome this pain
I would fly away to the moon and back
I am willing to travel any distance to be with you
Take a train on a one way track
I will take an irreversible journey to be with you
To be close to you, to be close to you
The ultimate goal of all my efforts is to be with you
I would bring the sun when the rain falls down
I will do everything in my power to bring light to the darkest of situations
Stop the world from spinning around
I am willing to do the impossible just to be with you
Life can be so unfair
The injustice of life has caused us so much pain
But someone bears
Someone else carries our burdens
Someone else is scared to death
Another person is also struggling with fear and anxiety
In my heart you will live
You may be gone, but your memory will never die
Until it's time
Until we are reunited in the afterlife
To see you again
To have the chance to be with you once more
Can I face the world without you?
I question my ability to cope without you by my side
I don't know if I can
My future is uncertain in the absence of your presence
Where the ocean meets the sky
A picturesque location where the land and sea converge
That's where I will be
I aspire to reach that serene and tranquil spot
When I spread my wings and fly
A freedom of expression in search of inner peace
Will you wait there for me?
I dream and hope that you still wait for me even after death
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PONTUS ASSARSSON, JOERGEN RINGQVIST, ANNA TORNQVIST, MALIN TORNQVIST, CAISA TROEDSSON-LUNDIN, LISA TROEDSSON-LUNDIN
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