“Carried By the Gale” by Lars Lervik immediately hits the ear as like something that came out of a lot of listening to Velvet Underground, Stereolab and Pavement. The delicate performance paired with energy and a seeming disregard for conventional notions of melody and pacing is wonderfully out of step with standard pop songwriting. The spare keyboard part cuts through the all but atonal guitar riff and off center vocals for a cumulative effect like hearing a long lost lo-fi pop gem from the 1990s when indiepop artists freely experimented with method and songwriting styles on four-track studio creations that had a homespun charm because you could tell it was made because the artist had to and not imitating some other popular style. This song has that sensibility and instantly appealing in its originality because of it. Listen to “Carried By the Gale” on Spotify and follow Lars Lervik at the links below. His new EP Three Songs released on February 15, 2026.
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