New EP from BoBo

Born in the German city of Lübeck and growing up on the west coast of Sweden in Falkenberg, artist BoBo was the youngest of five siblings who formed a close bond in the face of a challenging upbringing due to their mother’s mental illness and their father’s struggle with leukaemia. Starting his sonic journey from a young age, he sought solace in music, “We had a grand piano in the living room and my sister used to teach me short melodies and songs on it back in Germany. As a kid I used to spend countless hours in front of it because it was the only thing that could take my mind off my fathers treatment. Eventually my reality crossed over into music and in my junior high-school years I started to write lyrics over the few chords that I knew.”

As a child he hoped to become a doctor and grow up to be able to cure his father, but in high school he switched from the science program to music as he could no longer ignore his passion. Going on to study for a music degree at BIMM in London, the artist returned to Sweden where he started working on his solo artist endeavour and earned a master’s degree in Music Production at the Royal College of Music in the capital of Stockholm where he’s now based.

Making his introduction as BoBo in 2020, he released his debut single “Din vän” which he’s followed up with six well-received singles, racking up over 160 thousand streams along the way. Now he brings us his most ambitious work to date with his debut EP titled Brand New.

Released via the hemuen imprint, BoBo’s new six-track EP offers the perfect run through of his wildly original genre-bending style that flows from 80s pop to funk, wrapped up in his unique electronic style. Kicked off by the grooving title track “Brand New”, across the EP, BoBo shares a hook-driven sound of fiercely catchy electro pop music packed full of energising rhythms and capped by his smooth vocal leads.

Commenting on the EP, the artist shares, “I’ve spent countless hours on these tracks. Searching through old voice memos on my old phone, rewriting lyrics and translating emotions into different sound. Originally I had 13 tracks ready to release but then I decided that I start off with these 6 and since they were created out of really impactful moments in my life. The EP is about love, tension, attraction, heart break, loss and most of all becoming the best version of yourself and standing up for who you are.”

Listen to Brand New below