Gyllene Tider

Observations by Fredrik Etoall – Roxette, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle, Gyllene Tider

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An art book including photos of Roxette, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle and Gyllene Tider taken by the amazing photographer Fredrik Etoall will be published on 30th June. Observations by Fredrik Etoall – Roxette, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle, Gyllene Tider comes in two versions, one standard textile bound book with 176 pages. The second version is the same book delivered in a nice box including a signed art print by both Fredrik Etoall and Per Gessle. The signed and numbered box set is a limited edition of 500 copies, covered with Fancy Linen.

Mr. G says:

I first met Fredrik during a photo session with Roxette at the Scandic Grand Central in Stockholm in January 2012. Marie understandably was very tired and impatient, but that didn’t stop Fredrik from taking some of the finest and most personal pictures ever taken of our band.

I’ve had the privilege to continue working with him on various projects, and nowadays regard him as a good friend. He’s the kind of guy who’s fun to bounce ideas with. And he always speaks his mind. A good quality.

During our two-day session to nail the visual identity for the PG Roxette album ”Pop-Up Dynamo!”, the idea of a photo book with Fredrik’s fabulous images of Roxette, Marie, Gyllene Tider, and myself took shape. I loved it immediately. Fredrik’s craftmanship, artistry, and sensibility hits you on every page. If I could only use two words to describe his work, it would be “timeless quality”. I’m pretty sure you’ll agree.

You can pre-order the book at Bengans. HERE you can see details of the standard book and HERE the box set. The weight is appr. 1 kg. Dimensions: 230 x 320 mm.

The book is published by Tres Hombres Art that will also organize an exhibition of Fredrik Etoall’s photos at Hotel Tylösand from 30th June.

Gyllene Tider needs help for their next music video

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Gyllene Tider announced in a post that they need help for the lyric video of their upcoming summer single. They are looking for filmed clips of you dancing or partying or singing along to their magical songs. It’s time to root your phone or computer! Maybe you already have some great clips that the world can’t live without? Or record a new one!

The favourites will be used in the official music video for the new summer single. The lucky chosen ones will also enter a raffle where the guys will pick 10 winners who will get a signed vinyl single.

Don’t hesitate, submit your clips to: Gyllene2023@outlook.com until 21st May!

Good luck!

ATTENTION! When you submit material, you agree to Gyllene Tider using your video material as part of the lyric video / music video without limitation in time or manner. The winners of the vinyl singles will be contacted via email.

Gyllene Tider igen – new single is out!

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Gyllene Tider decided to release a second single sooner than originally planned. Gyllene Tider igen, yet another song from the upcoming album, Hux Flux is now out!

Side A
Gyllene Tider igen

Side B
Chans

Listen to the single on any streaming service (Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube, etc.)!

Here is a little support to your sing-along plans. Should have been the first single!

Gyllene Tider igen

Var blev dom av?
Ingen har svar
Det var bara tiden som gick
År och månader, veckor och dar

Ser du sol är du solens vän
Ser du regn ser du regnbågen
Här i hörnet står Gyllene Tider igen
Och studsar på A-strängen

Det lät bekant
Inget var sant
Att Micke Syd hade sålt väderstrecket
Och satt trumman i pant

Ser du fram ser du framtiden
Är du sann ser du sanningen
Här i hörnet står Gyllene Tider igen
Och pumpar på A-strängen

Ser du sol är du solens vän
Ser du regn ser du regnbågen
Här i hörnet står Gyllene Tider igen
Och tuggar på A-strängen

Roxette, Per Gessle and Gyllene Tider are now represented by Monza Music Entertainment

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Monza Music Entertainment is now being launched – a merger of several of the Nordics’ leading management companies. Some of the Nordics’ top management joins the new music company Monza Music Entertainment. In its own three-storey farmhouse in Vasastan, Stockholm, the newly started company aims to help artists and producers in their careers – with long-termism as the main watchword. Behind the initiative are Andreas Håkansson (former A&R Director, Warner Music) and Tomas Jernberg (former partner, Dimberg Jernberg Management), a strong team and a number of external partners.

Monza Music Entertainment is a merger of the management companies Autonom Management, Dimberg Jernberg Management, Tiny Monsters and Monza Music Management, which will run publishing and management activities with the whole world as a market.

With both offices, social spaces and music studios under the same roof, Monza hopes to minimize the distance between the creative and operational work – and in that way create a more efficient collaboration model.

Tomas Jernberg, Managing Director says:

Monza wants to be the company that provides the conditions for artists, songwriters and producers to fulfill their visions all the way from creation to meeting their audience. We are a team consisting of management, A&R/Creative, Brand Partnerships, Digital Content Creation and project management. Our ambition is to establish a really strong alternative in the Nordic music industry, with the world as a market.

Niklas ‘Pankan’ Bergson, Manager & Partner says:

I started Autonom together with Per Hägglund 13 years ago because we felt that we wanted to be an independent management entirely on the artist’s terms. When Per decided to write and produce music full-time, I felt that I wanted to find a new context to take it further. When I met Andreas and Tomas, I felt that we had the same view on how to develop and build an interesting and modern management, where we can meet the challenges of the new era and have the opportunity to take advantage of and develop our artists without losing our basic idea.

Marie Dimberg, Manager & Partner says:

In an industry that has undergone enormous changes during the almost 40 years I have spent in it, the management role has been established, grown and greatly changed in recent years. The need for strong and professional management has never been greater as more and more artists and music creators become their own small labels and brands. To be able to grow and offer competence in all areas and bring in new people with new ideas, the idea of a management house like Monza felt obvious both to Tomas Jernberg and me. ‘Develop or die’, as it is called. Together with a number of competent people with varying experience, we see the future and intend to stick to the first mentioned – develop!

Monza Music Entertainment currently represents the following artists, songwriters and producers:

Management: Love Antell, Christopher (Dk), Peder Elias (No), Florence Valentin, Per Gessle, Gyllene Tider, Molly Hammar, Hederos & Hellberg, Maia Hirasawa, Hurula, Peter Jöback, Elias Kapari, Loney Dear, Nause, Roxette, Nicole Sabouné, Sakarias, Thåström, Titiyo, Bruno K. Öijer.

Publishing: John Alexis, A36, Cherrie, Harm Brothers, KJ, Pontus Persson, Ricky Rich & Dani M

More names are expected to be added shortly.

Photos by Fredrik Etoall.

Read the press release in Swedish HERE!

Gyllene Tider’s new single, “Chans” is out!

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Gyllene Tider’s lead single from their upcoming album is out! Chans is a sunny foretaste of the album Hux Flux and the summer tour.

The single is available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube etc.) and it comes out on a 7″ vinyl as well on 7th April. Pre-order Chans HERE!

Tracklist

A    Chans
B    Sanna mina ord

RoxBlog talked to Per the other day and he shared some more info about the songs.

Per Gessle: – Both of these songs are on the album. I don’t have any leftovers this time. This “Sanna mina ord” song was actually written for the PG Roxette album. So I did a version with Christoffer for that album, but it sounded terrible. Haha. [You might remember Per mentioned it already in RoxBlog’s PG Roxette interview.] So we didn’t use it. It was called “Sunday Driver, Yeah” from the “Day Tripper” song.

Patrícia Peres: – So you changed the lyrics. I mean, you translated it.

PG: – Exactly. I just felt it sounded like a Gyllene Tider track instead. So I wrote a Swedish lyric to it and of course it sounded perfect with Gyllene. So I actually sang the English lyric to it as well. That will be the B side of the next single. It’s the first English recording since “The Heartland Café”.

PP: – Very exciting!

PG: – It’s the same backing track, it’s just new vocals.

PP: – It’s very cool! Both songs are really catchy. You have the summery feeling right away. The essence of Gyllene Tider is in there, the five of you.

PG: – Yeah, I think there are like three other songs that I thought we got to release as the first single. I thought “Chans” was good, but it’s got this mellow tone to it. The lyrics are pretty fragile. So I thought it was a little bit too fragile for the first single. There are really uptempo, catchy songs also on the album. But at the end of the day, we left the decision to Warner and since they are like 30 or 35 years younger than me and all of them picked “Chans” as the first single, we said it’s fine. It’s a good song.

PP: – Yeah, it sounds Gyllene Tiderish. Very much!

PG: – It does! There is Göran’s Farfisa organ, it’s cool. And it’s a good album.

PP: – Yeah and I can imagine both of these songs being played live on tour this summer.

PG: – Well, hopefully. “Sanna mina ord” is pretty tough to sing. [He points at his throat.]

PP: – I like how you sound on it! Your kind of screaming voice. Haha.

PG: – Haha. You do that once and then the voice is gone afterwards. So, let’s see what happens.

 

Chans

En gata full av hål
Det har runnit regn och salt i många år
Jag ville därifrån
Men stannade kvar och drunknade i ditt långa hår

Du var mitt allt
Jag snurrade runt din sol
Ju mer det handlade om dig
Ju mindre behövdes av mig

Och nu är det samma samma sak igen
Ja, nu repeteras alla känslorna igen
Jag har aldrig haft någon chans
För nu får jag samma samma blick igen
Och jag transporteras bort till oss för längesen
Jag har aldrig haft någon chans

Ett rum med trång balkong
Ibland tänkte vi samma precis på samma gång
När skuggor på min vägg
Skrämde oss så du blev blek och jag blev rädd

Du satte snören på allt
Runt allt som du tyckte var ditt
Jag fick ett tunt runt min arm
Mitt hjärta fick ett

Och nu är det samma samma sak igen
Ja, nu repeteras alla känslorna igen
Jag har aldrig haft någon chans
För nu får jag samma samma kick igen
Och jag manövreras bort till oss för längesen
Jag har aldrig haft någon chans

Aldrig haft någon riktig chans

 

Sanna mina ord

Tror du verkligen att du har fått kontrollen
Så hon gör som du vill
Tror du verkligen att du är rätt för rollen
Som nån gud i en film
Tänk om och sen
Tänk om igen

Sanna mina ord
Hon kommer tillbaks till mig
Sanna mina ord
När hon åkt några mil
Sanna mina ord
Jag vet att hon saknar mig
Hon behöver bara sin tid

Tror du på att du och hon känner varandra
Hon känner ingenting alls
Tror du på att ni har framtiden tillsammans
Du får ett bett på din hals
Tänk om och sen
Tänk om igen

Sanna mina ord
Hon kommer tillbaks till mig
Sanna mina ord
När hon åkt några mil
Sanna mina ord
Jag vet att hon saknar mig
Hon behöver bara sin tid

Sanna mina ord
Hon kommer tillbaks till mig
Sanna mina ord
När hon åkt några mil
Sanna mina ord
Jag vet att hon vill ha mig
Hon behöver bara mer tid

Words + Music by Per Gessle
Published by Jimmy Fun Music

Produced by Gyllene Tider
Recorded at T&A Studio, Halmstad + Sweetspot Studio, Harplinge between December 2021 and August 2022
Engineers: Mats MP Persson (T&A) + Staffan Karlsson (Sweetspot)
Mixed by Mats MP Persson + Per Gessle at T&A Studio, Halmstad
Mastered by Mats MP Persson at T&A Studio, Halmstad

Played and sung by: Micke Syd Andersson, Göran Fritzon, Per Gessle, Anders Herrlin, Mats MP Persson

Sleeve design: Pär Wickholm, Wickholm Formavd., Stockholm
Photo of GT: Anders Roos

Press release HERE.