Swedish band Case Conrad’s new album LEIKKO brings together the talents of … Read Full Bio ↴Swedish band Case Conrad’s new album LEIKKO brings together the talents of Gustav Haggren (of Gustav and the Seasick Sailors), Robert Johansson (Tarantula Waltz) and Per Henrik Adolfsson (The Last of the Julian Line), Vasco Batista (Big Summer, King of Prussia) and Petter Bengtsson (Shooting John) for the first time. This remarkable collaboration sees these artists reach new heights in their creativity.

LEIKKO features the catchy rhythms and clever pop hooks of previous album DEW POINT, but possesses hints of stadium greatness with its poppy echoing drumbeats, dreamy synth sounds and Robert Johansson’s guitar which provide a distinctive backdrop of desert surf psychedelia.

After a one year long tour in Europe and USA 2010/2011, the Swedes emigrated to Barcelona to record their new album, LEIKKO. Recorded over a year in ten different locations it was finally sent to Cristoffer Roth at Dubious Studios (The Concretes, Moneybrother) for mixing.

The songs featured on the album describes the locations and the people that the band met during their DIY-tours after the release of their debut album: from copper thieves of New York to the poets of New Orleans, from bonfires in Louisiana to houseboats in Hamburg.

One of the album’s unique features is the fact that there are not one but two lead vocalists, with an effective contrast of Haggren’s reverberating falsetto tones with Adolfsson’s lower-pitched whispering sound.
credits
released 08 October 2013
CASE CONRADGustav Haggren Vocals, guitar, bass
Per Henrik Adolfsson Vocals, guitar
Robert Johansson Lead guitar, organ, synthesizers, bass, backing vocals
Petter Bengtsson Drums, percussion, backing vocals
Carl-Johan Elger Synthesizers, trumpetADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

Mimi Linkmeyer Gabino Violin
Helena Arlock Cello
Anders Djurfeldt Double bass
Filip Wangefjord Trombone
Johan Liedberg Tenor saxophone
Vasco Batista Backing vocals
Rachel Breslin Backing vocals
Peder Gravlund Backing vocals

A recording of Diamond Dave Whitaker was used with permission for
”The Years I Spent Punkrocking”.

Recorded in Sweden at Drömfabriken, Malmö and Hishults Nya Gästgivaregård.
Recorded in Spain at Neverland as well as various flats in Barcelona.

Produced by Case Conrad
All songs by Case Conrad
Drums recorded by John Roger Olsson
Mixed by Christoffer Roth
Mastered by Claes Persson

Artwork by Per Henrik Adolfsson

COPPER THIEF
Case Conrad Lyrics

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Go where they haven't yet gone
Listen to the song that is still unheard
Blue ridge branches shadowing your eyes
when you walk towards the ocean

Forgetfulness
sits down next to her on the bus
it blows on her eyes

the smell reminds her of rye

And we
we have come here by mistake
we, we have come here by mistake
how do we, how do we
how do we, how do we
how do we get out

Got to give what was never given
with heavy winds he stormed
through our town
mountain maker, take him with you
Who is going to live there now
She cut across the field to find
to find the land

Drawing transparent walls
trying to make the angles how I think
you'd prefer them
It became stigmatic
nothing was received on my end

I was in a back seat on your birthday
I wept, tucked in by lights
The hollow got me dancing
Thank you lion

And we
we have come here by mistake
we, we have come here by mistake
how do we, how do we

how do we, how do we
how do we get out

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of the song "Copper Thief" advise to go where no one has gone before, listen to new unheard music, and walk towards the ocean with blue ridge branches shadowing the eyes. These lines seem to encourage exploration and discovery, and possibly making new connections with the world around us. However, the next few lines introduce the element of forgetfulness that sits next to a woman on the bus and reminds her of rye. This suggests that we may be prone to forget the beauty and wisdom found in exploring new places and hearing new music, and our memories may be clouded by experiences and associations we cannot control.

The singer then says "we have come here by mistake," suggesting a sense of confusion or aimlessness, and questioning how to get out. The next lines describe a person who storms through a town, taking what wasn't given and disrupting the peace. The singer then asks about who will live there after the storm has passed. The lines seem to suggest a push and pull between exploration and destruction, and how the consequences of our actions may not always be clear.

The final lines of the song describe the singer drawing transparent walls and trying to make things perfect, but feeling stigmatized and receiving nothing back. The image of being in a back seat on someone's birthday and the hollow getting the singer dancing suggests a feeling of being disconnected and not quite fitting in. The song ends with the same question, "how do we get out," possibly suggesting a desire to escape the confusion and aimlessness and find a sense of purpose and direction.

Line by Line Meaning

Go where they haven't yet gone
Explore uncharted territories

Listen to the song that is still unheard
Pay attention to what hasn't been said yet

Blue ridge branches shadowing your eyes when you walk towards the ocean
Trees blocking your view when trying to see the ocean

Forgetfulness sits down next to her on the bus it blows on her eyes the smell reminds her of rye
A feeling of forgetting something important

And we we have come here by mistake we, we have come here by mistake how do we, how do we how do we, how do we how do we get out
Feeling lost and trying to find a way out

Got to give what was never given with heavy winds he stormed through our town mountain maker, take him with you Who is going to live there now She cut across the field to find to find the land
Natural disasters can lead to a loss of community and homes

Drawing transparent walls trying to make the angles how I think you'd prefer them It became stigmatic nothing was received on my end
Trying to please someone else, but it doesn't work out

I was in a back seat on your birthday I wept, tucked in by lights The hollow got me dancing Thank you lion
Feeling a mix of emotions during a birthday celebration

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