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Christian Kjellvander
Now, Christian Kjellvander returns with his new album Ex Voto / The Silent Love – a quiet and deeply intimate record that can also be seen as the concluding part of an unofficial trilogy exploring love in its most tender, conflicted, and spiritual forms.
Originally conceived as a collection of understated country songs, the album gradually grew into something more expansive – yet the seed of that stillness continues to resonate through every track. Recorded live over a few days in an old summer house on the coast of Skåne, the album captures both the breath of the room and the silence between the notes.
Since his solo debut Songs from a Two-Room Chapel (2002), Christian Kjellvander has built a body of work unlike almost anything else in Sweden – with solo albums such as I Saw Her from Here / I Saw Here (2007), Wild Hxmans (2018), and Hold Your Love Still (2023), alongside groundbreaking collaborations like Doom Country (2020) and Fossils (2023) with Tonbruket.
With Ex Voto / The Silent Love, Christian Kjellvander once again affirms his place as one of the country’s most visionary and uncompromising voices – an artist who never underestimates his audience, and who, for that very reason, feels absolutely essential.
On stage:
Christian Kjellvander – vocals and guitar
Pelle Andersson – keys and vocals
Ulf Ivarsson – bass
Svante Sjöblom – drums and lap steel
Now, Christian Kjellvander returns with his new album Ex Voto / The Silent Love – a quiet and deeply intimate record that can also be seen as the concluding part of an unofficial trilogy exploring love in its most tender, conflicted, and spiritual forms.
Originally conceived as a collection of understated country songs, the album gradually grew into something more expansive – yet the seed of that stillness continues to resonate through every track. Recorded live over a few days in an old summer house on the coast of Skåne, the album captures both the breath of the room and the silence between the notes.
Since his solo debut Songs from a Two-Room Chapel (2002), Christian Kjellvander has built a body of work unlike almost anything else in Sweden – with solo albums such as I Saw Her from Here / I Saw Here (2007), Wild Hxmans (2018), and Hold Your Love Still (2023), alongside groundbreaking collaborations like Doom Country (2020) and Fossils (2023) with Tonbruket.
With Ex Voto / The Silent Love, Christian Kjellvander once again affirms his place as one of the country’s most visionary and uncompromising voices – an artist who never underestimates his audience, and who, for that very reason, feels absolutely essential.
On stage:
Christian Kjellvander – vocals and guitar
Pelle Andersson – keys and vocals
Ulf Ivarsson – bass
Svante Sjöblom – drums and lap steel