Fortunate Beast by JonnaT

JONNA T 

Fortunate Beast 
Release date July 21.

"A light - mesmerized by shadow"

Jonna T is a celebrated Finnish vocalist and songwriter. Now she releases her English debut: Fortunate Beast.

Fortunate Beast:
All songs Jonna T ,
except tracks 4 and 8 co-written w/K.Stringfellow

Music produced by Ken Stringfellow

For many years she (known in Finland by her given names, Jonna Tervomaa) wrote her music in Finnish: ”I felt it’s really important to make my music in my mother tongue, since it is such a rich, strong and unique language. However, I have always thought my music in English and I think it brings some extra colors in my voice to light. Music is very much a language itself, and singing in English always felt very powerful” .

Jonna's colorful voice has a grain that gets under your skin. She has her wide and devoted audience in Finland and some massive hits in her body of work.
Listen to the international debut of an independent, maverick artist and her work. 

Album:
Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star, REM) produced her last album Ääni under the legendary Finnish label Johanna Kustannus (Universal Music Finland). Many ideas, as always, first came in English and Jonna translated those to Finnish and moved on from there. In the process she translated the whole album to Ken, like a book. So the lyrics moved back and forth between two continents bringing two very different languages together. Soon it became very natural to re-record this album in English and give birth to this entirely new entity. 

Ken's eclectic musicality gave him a wide range of possibilities - with this he was able to preserve Jonna's vision intact in all its sensitive and singular otherworldliness. Cinematic in scope, the music soars, strikes, purrs and whispers in relation to Jonna's highly personal lyrics about life, loss, love, and letting go. Characters leading isolated lives, or questioning the nature of life's meaning come and go on a highly expressive stage. Sounds resonate with the electricity of modern synthesized beats and instruments, while acoustic drums and electric guitars add a deeply human feeling to the landscape. 

 "We use words to connect. We use different languages to do so. However, our own way of thinking grows from our mother's tongue. That is something I have wanted to celebrate." 




Jonna Tervomaa Discography in Finland: 
2017 Ääni 
2013 Eläköön 
2007 Parempi Loppu 
2004 Halo 
2001 Viivalla 
1999 Neljä Seinää 
1998 Jonna Tervomaa 

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