On her new single “Paradise” Mathilda Bohman sounds like she spent a lot of time feeling and thinking about issues of loss and coming to terms with what that means and how it affect how you conduct the rest of your life. The details in the song of words from a friend or a family member who died too soon written in a letter giving words of comfort, reminding those left behind that she was going to paradise and that she’ll be alright and that so will everyone experiencing the loss. The orchestral arrangements and the soaring and melancholic violin melody sync well with Bohman’s expressive and affecting vocals suit the subject matter well. There is no soft pedaling these events in our lives but hearing Bohman’s song even if you don’t share the same or even adjacent spiritual beliefs is a nice reminder that these losses can lead us to honor the lives in ways that help process the grief with creativity and grace while feeling it intensely without the reservations that can trap us in a cycle of grieving. Bohman may be a 17-year-old singer from Sweden but has clearly plumbed the essence of what it means to lose someone close and to find a way to keep going. Listen to “Paradise” on Spotify and follow Mathilda Bohman on Instagram.
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