Phoenix New Times

How First Aid Kit’s latest album brought them back to the music they grew up with

There’s an unwritten rule in the music industry for promising young artists: You have a lifetime to make your first album, and one to two years to make your next one. Stockholm-born sisters Johanna ...
Under the Radar

17 Best Songs of the Last Two Weeks: The Smile, M. Ward and First Aid Kit, Slowdive, and More

Welcome to the 22nd Songs of the Week of 2023. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was out of town last Thursday to this Monday in Washington, DC, covering Awesome Con. So, this ...
American Songwriter

First Aid Kit: Enjoying the Exhale

Johanna and Klara Söderberg, the Swedish sister duo better known as First Aid Kit, have been making musical waves since the early 2000s. Ever since they released a cover of “Tiger Mountain Peasant ...
Under the Radar

M. Ward and First Aid Kit Team Up for New Song and Music Video “Too Young to Die”

M. Ward is releasing a new album, Supernatural Thing, this Friday via ANTI-. Now he has shared its third single, “Too Young to Die,” which features Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit (Klara and Johanna ...
Stereogum

First Aid Kit – “Out Of My Head”

Back in June, Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit shared their first new music in three years: “Angel.” And earlier this week, Johanna and Klara Söderberg announced plans to release their fifth studio ...
The Boston Globe

For First Aid Kit, a healthier approach, a lighter sound

Klara Söderberg understands that lyrics are like mantras. As half of the Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit, it’s a lesson the folk singer and guitarist learned the hard way, after repeating songs from ...
NPR

A Final Gift From Steve Jobs, Plus New Music From First Aid Kit, Still Corners, More

This past week has been filled with plenty of heartfelt remembrances for the late Apple guru Steve Jobs. And while some may say it's time for the media to move on, we think we'd be remiss if we didn't ...
Bustle

First Aid Kit’s “Out Of My Head” Revisits One Of Our Darkest Times

Following the release of their Palomino album, Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit are currently in the midst of the UK leg of their tour, with gigs in London, Cambridge, Manchester, Birmingham, and more ...
Paste

First Aid Kit on Finding “Strength and Freedom” in Palomino

Swedish songsmiths Klara and Johanna Söderberg didn’t notice it at first, as it was developing. But looking back on the last few turbulent years of their lives as the folk/alt-country duo First Aid ...
brooklynvegan

First Aid Kit announce 2023 tour with Hurray For The Riff Raff and The Weather Station

Swedish indie-folk duo First Aid Kit released their fifth album, Palomino, today via Columbia Records (stream it below). Of the album, the band says, Here it is. Our fifth album Palomino. Straight ...
The Boot

First Aid Kit Plot 2023 ‘Palomino’ Tour Dates

Swedish indie-folk duo First Aid Kit have mapped out a lengthy North American tour in support of their latest album, Palomino, which was released on Friday (Nov. 4). The trek's first leg, which ...