Jonas Carping

Thank you Vega, Copenhagen and the beautiful The Wooden Sky!

Setlist:

The Fear The Last Approval The Wire Out of Reach Heroes (D Bowie) The Sting (w Sigrid Nilsson)

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“That rolling bassline with those slide guitars — magic...” - BBC New Music Blog - Fresh On The Net (United Kingdom)

“It sounds like the rebellion of a non-conformist, it depicts a human being defying all the adversities of life. This dark and sometimes fierce Alternative Rock really impresses me.“ - Lie In The Sound (Germany) (translated by the author)

“..the musician's tone tears your heart like a ship furiously sailing through calm waters.” - Guitar Talks (Brazil)

The Last Approval on BBC Introducing, hosted by the great Tom Robinson and aired on BBC 6 Radio - BBC Introducing (United Kingdom) .

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“an energy that is at times desolate and urgent, yet truthful.” - The Daily Country (USA)

“Jonas Carping creates a soulful music with a big heart, it's melancholic and deep. He possess a big and powerful voice, it's almost heartbreaking but in control, which work well in my ears.” - Tune Of The Day (Sweden)

Cocktails & Gasoline debuts at #17 on the Euro Americana Chart

"...a pretty great album could be in the wait. There was. Through ten americana n’ indierock songs Carping taps into a musical sphere inhabited by the likes of Springsteen, Petty and fellow Scandinavians The Fine Arts Showcase, Tommy Tokyo and Madrugada, but these comparisons should only serve as indexing help for your mental filing cabinet as he is very much his own." - All Scandinavian (Denmark)

“Espere melodias belíssimas com uma energia crua que atinge o fundo de qualquer alma. Coloque logo Higher Ground para entender o espírito e cante alto junto.“ - Musicapave (Brazil)

“Desde El Mundo de Tulsa recomendamos su escucha. ¡Jonas Carping! queremos verlo en los próximos festivales de 2016 en España.“ - El Mundo De Tulsa (Spain)

“...Carping seine eigene Klangpalette intensiviert und aufgefächert zu haben und bietet deutlich abwechslungsreiche Schattierungen an.“ - Der Bänkelsänger (Germany)

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A  Selection of Reviews of The Last Approval and Damn Old World

“Powerful. Actually, when I listen to it, I feel like an apocalypse horserider.” - Absolut Noise (FR/UK)

“That rolling bassline with those slide guitars — magic — is it Mark Knopfler or am I putting myself into Dire Straits? I’ll pull myself out of the Menai Straits and confirm that this is actually a gentleman called Jonas Carping from Stockholm, Sweden.” -  Fresh On The Net - BBC6 New Music Blog (UK)

“the atmospheric, tense verses exploded into cathartic choruses, accented by a mournful slide guitar. jonas might be swedish, but he is schooled in the dramatic, hard-driving americana of bruce springsteen and tom petty.” -  The Modern Folk (US)

“Jonas Carping skapar ganska vemodig musik och det känns ärligt ända från hjärtat, han har också en röst som man kan lyssna på i evigheter. ” - Being Blogged (SWE)

“Musikalisch wiederum eine Perle irgendwo zwischen Folk, Americana und Indie-Pop. Und dann ist da ja noch diese verdammte Stimme. Einfach außerordentlich.” - Schallgrenzen (DE)

"...ett större sound, med ekande gitarrer som påminner om både Mark Knopfler och U2 och där pådrivande pukor lotsar oss fram till stora, öppna refränger. Vackert, behagligt men också med nerv och dramatik." - Meadow Music (SE)

„The Last Approval“ eine außerordentlich gut Single geglückt. Es ist schon immer wieder erstaunlich wie viel Kreativität und Herzblut sich wie bei ihm in Musik verwandelt." - Soundkartell (DE)

“A balada melancólica traz percussão marcante e timbres discretos que acompanham o vocal grave do músico em uma letra sobre liberdade. Ela cresce consideravelmente ao longo de seus cinco minutos e termina daquele jeito dramático e belo que tanto nos chama atenção no trabalho do sueco.“ - Musicapavé (BR)

“ Hace unas semanas disfrutamos de su primer single "The Last Approval" un lujo de single que nos dejaba con ganas de más. Hoy mismo acaba de lanzar su segundo single "Damn Old World" antes de publicar su nuevo disco "Cocktails & Gasoline"que saldra el próximo 7 de Octubre de 2015. Desde El Mundo de Tulsa recomendamos la escucha de sus dos primeros singles.” - El Mundo de Tulsa (ESP)

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Today we release Damn Old World. It is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Apple Music etc etc. However, the best deal is found at bandcamp where you can pre-order the album Cocktails & Gasoline and instantly receive a download of both Damn Old World and The Last Approval. Pre-order through bandcamp;

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“Musikalisch wiederum eine Perle irgendwo zwischen Folk, Americana und Indie-Pop. Und dann ist da ja noch diese verdammte Stimme. Einfach außerordentlich.“

- Damn Old World on Schallgrenzen (DE)

Cocktails & Gasoline by Jonas Carping

You’ll find lyrics and further info here;

Damn Old World

Credits

The Band Jonas Carping - Vocals, Guitar Martin Karlsson - Bass Micke Petersson - Lead Guitar Johan Norlund - Drums

Words & Music by Jonas Carping

Produced by Martin Karlsson

Mastered by Björn Engelmann of Cutting Room Studios

Coverart & Photo by Hicke Jakobsen

Cocktails & Gasoline is now offcially open for pre-order through bandcamp. You will instantly receive a download of two songs - The Last Approval and new single Damn Old World. Pre-order here;

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- Pre-Order Cocktails & Gasoline

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A selection of reviews of The Last Approval;

“jonas might be swedish, but he is schooled in the dramatic, hard-driving americana of bruce springsteen and tom petty.” - The Modern Folk (US)

“Powerful. Actually, when I listen to it, I feel like an apocalypse horserider.” - Absolut Noise (FR/UK)

“...det känns ärligt ända från hjärtat, han har också en röst som man kan lyssna på i evigheter. ” - Being Blogged (SWE)

Recommendation on El Mundo de Tulsa (ESP)

“...was der bärtige Schwede an musikalischen Schmuckstücken zum Klingen bringt” - Schallgrenzen (DE)

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Next Single

The next single will be Damn Old World. The release is set for September 10th.

Today we release The Last Approval. It feels great to finally have the first single out from the upcoming album Cocktails & Gasoline. We’ve included b-side Breathless Helpless in the release and both songs are now available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon etc and also on bandcamp. I hope you’ll love it!! // J

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Credits: Martin Karlsson - Bass, Guitar, Percussion Johan Norlund - Drums Micke Petersson - Slide Guitar Jonas Carping - Vocals, Guitar

Words & Music by Jonas Carping

Produced by Martin Karlsson - mkmusic.se Co-produced by Jonas Carping

Mastered by Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room

Coverart & Photo by Hicke Jakobsen - hickediary.com

The Last Approval

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..is set for release on June 17th 2015

- The Last Approval is the first single of second studio album Cocktails & Gasoline

Me and producer Martin Karlsson have been involved in an exciting project which was released today through the Brasilian musicsite Musicapavé.

The project evolves around the idea of two bands remixing eachothers songs. There are no rules, only the music. As the first European act to be a part of this project me and Martin remixed a song called La Revolucion by the excellent Brasilian band Monoclub. Monoclub remixed One More Song, and they did a truly awesome job. You can check out both songs right here;

Musicapavé Remix3

Today we release ”Time Will Tell” with Sigrid Nilsson. It brings us great happiness to be able to present it to you today;

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A whole lot of love and gratitude goes out to Martin Karlsson (producer), Micke Petersson (guitar), Sofie Dahlin (violin), Björn Engelmann (mastering) and Hicke Jakobsen (coverart & photo).

Official website is http://sigridnilsson.com

"Time Will Tell" - the debut single of Sigrid Nilsson will be released on Feb 9th. "Time Will Tell" is the song I wrote specifically for Sigrid to sing and she has done a fantastic job. I'm really looking forward to it's release.

Sigrid has helped me out before with background vocals on several of the songs on All The Time In The World and also on the duet "The Sting" (2nd single of All The Time in The World). "Time Will Tell" will be Sigrids first release under her own name.

Further info is found at the Sigrid Nilsson official homepage

New Official T-Shirts are now available. The T-Shirts are ordered through Labelstate.

Jonas Carping Official T-Shirt #1 - Order Here

Jonas Carping Official T-Shirt #2 "Sommarnattens Sang" - Order Here

All T-Shirts are Gildan Premium and AS Colour tees. 100% cotton, great quality, awesome cuts and ethically produced. Available in mens and women sizes. Made from official coverart.

The T-Shirts are ordered through Labelstate: Buy Jonas Carping T-Shirts

Live at Inkonst, Malmö Manifestet on Tour, Nov 2015

The interview and great article in Swedish newspaper Skånska Dagbladet. About Sommarnattens Sång, Rännstenens Kungar, The Glade, music and life in general. You can check out the article here: Jonas Carping Skånskan Article

The Last Approval

There’s something being lost in here, there’s something being lost in here there’s someone bleeding out in here, there’s someone bleeding out in here for all that’s burning in here

You watched them rule by fear then how come you’re so easily scared

Someone buried their lives in here, all their wrong doings, their love and their tears did you really think we wouldn’t care the soil it is rotten in here, the soil it is rotten in here you brought with you every single thing we fear

You watched them rule by fear then how come you’re so easily scared

You caused them winds of change you caused that dying last approval of fortune and fame and now you’re here to change the game

So that only the winner shall remain it’s a rigged and shady game made out for sorrow and pain now its played for all that will remain after those who thrive for personal gain

You watched them rule by fear then how come you’re so easily scared

You caused them winds of change you caused that dying last approval of fortune and fame and now you’re here to change the game

is there a buried cause in here, is there a buried cause in here all these words the don’t lead us anywhere can’t separate the truth from the lie, can’t separate the truth from the lie the only way to tell is by the tear in your eye

You, you watched them rule by fear then how come you’re so easily scared

You caused them winds of change you caused that dying last approval of fortune and fame

you’re not here to change anything you’re not here to change the game you’re only here to make it stay the same

Words & Music by Jonas Carping

© Jonas Carping 2015  ℗ Jonas Carping 2015

Today "Rännstenens Kungar" - the 2nd single of Manifestet is released. You can check it out here;

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About Manifestet Manifestet is a pack of wild dogs on a rampage through Sweden and Scandinavia. The beast was born late one night in a cabin in the wastelands of Sweden. It's a limitless collaboration with no musical boundries. The first single "Hur Det Blev Som Det Blev" was released on Walpurgis and on this day in history Manifestet unleashed their second single "Rännstenens Kungar".

All Words & Music by Jonas Carping & Martin Karlsson

Coverart & Photo by Hicke Jakobsen - HickeDiary.com

Further info & Lyrics is found here: Rännstenens Kungar

Sydsvenskan recently published an article and interview about "Sommarnattens Sång", Manifestet, The Glade and music in general. It's also available in their online edition and you can check it out here;

Sydsvenskan - Jonas Carping