Malmö–based Swedish musician Bjorn Rydhog first unveiled his music two years ago with the release of his debut EP, There’s A Light In Everything. Since the release of that EP, his focus has been on creating uplifting music to soundtrack everyday lives.
Here on I Don’t Want To Be Alone, Rydhog takes inspiration from M83 and The Weeknd, creating a sound that blends crisp modern lines with a retro cinematic sound. The use of a broken beat gives the song a sense of movement and life that appeals to me. The vocal melody itself is somewhat sombre and introspective, but that rhythm grants the piece a more hopeful feel. The repeated line of “I don’t wanna be alone again” is somehow transformed from a something that could have been filled with passive longing into something much more actively chosen: I choose not to be alone any more.
Having worked on the song together with producer Johan Sigerud (JRSS) and co-writer Olof Gråhamn, Bjorn describes the inspiration behind the song:
“I Don’t Wanna Be Alone shows an electronic direction I’m currently exploring. The tracks of the song were recorded separately at our different homes. I guess the creation process, as well as the theme of the song, reflect the distant and lonely, but also creative times we currently live in.”
Check out I Don’t Wanna Be Alone below: