Lina Tullgren ‎– Free Cell - New Vinyl LP Record 2019 Captured Tracks - Indie Rock / Folk

“Golden Babyland” abounds in tension and claustrophobia, nding Tullgren alone and “in the kitchen melting Legos,” while the elegant and introspective ballad “Bad at Parties” scores a moment of quiet social paralysis. The strings (arranged by Simon Hanes) that carry through Free Cell echo back to Tullgren’s education as a classical vio- linist, and Lina moves deftly between these various soundscapes, re- sulting in their most dynamic music to date.

Throughout Free Cell, Tullgren looks back on their memories from the position of an analyst, often cool and cynical but always with an un- dercurrent of humor and deep feeling. In their poetry Lina Tullgren writes anthems for the alienated, for those alone on busses, at parties, at their parents’ house, for those who cannot help but feel lonely even if they are surrounded by others. Free Cell invites us to sit and listen, to re ect, but with no guarantee of any of those things being easy.