Ghostlight, interview with Marko Saaresto
Today I feel blessed and incredibly lucky, because today I had the honor of getting an interview with Marko Saaresto, the gifted singer and lyricist of the fabulous Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. He took some time, in his busy schedule, to answer my spur of the moment questions. Like many of you, I have – this past week – lived vicariously through the live photos and short videos our friends posted on social media from the gigs in Germany and Prague. I have avidly read over and over Marko‘s Tour diaries and marveled at how his mind works. It takes one to know one, I suppose… not…
Poets of the Fall, Ghostlight – seitsemän, Firedancer
Firedancer is the brilliant opening to Ghostlight, Poets of the Fall 9th studio album which was released on April 29th. The song is musically and lyrically stunning, from the intro’s spoken words to the very last notes easing the listener smoothly into the next track -Requiem for my Harlequin. As always, the lyrics can and should be understood in our own way. No right or wrong, just Marko’s red thread showing a glimmer of what could be his meaning. Like he said in his interview on Radio Rock (Finland, 02/04/2022): “My lyrics are meta-level lyrics so the listeners can understand them in their own way. There’s an idea in the…
Ghostlight – Poets of the Fall Masterpiece
The long awaited Poets of the Fall 9th studio album, Ghostlight, has landed in mailboxes all over the world and on most streaming platforms. I received the CD one day before its release date. The package was rather big as I ordered some extra merch’ 😅. I only unwrapped the CD though and after some struggles to get my CD player working, I poured myself a glass of Pinot Gris – sorry no Beaujolais for me. I put on my jacket, grabbed a blanket and headphones on, I sat on the balcony. I was ready. Wrapped in my blanket, I pressed play and started to listen as the sun danced…
Poets of the Fall New Single – Requiem for my Harlequin
This is a special day, April 1st 2022, no joke, no fool’s day, but finally the time to unveil Requiem for my Harlequin by Poets of the Fall. The very first single from the so much awaited upcoming album Ghostlight to be released on April 29th. Such a special day, I took a day off… yes, just for this 😅. I wanted to celebrate properly, without rushing, without checking the clock every second for fear I’d be late for a meeting… and how right was I to do that 🥰! There were four things today… 🥳 ✅ Requiem for my Harlequin released on all official streaming platforms, including Tidal. ✅…
Poets of the Fall Announce New Album Ghostlight
Ever since Poets of the Fall has announced the new album, Ghostlight, to be released for April 29th, I have had the ambition of writing a post about the event. I started writing, then I got side-tracked by every discussion on Social Media that mentioned Poets of the Fall. The result is that April first is fast approaching and I still haven’t posted anything… I tossed more than I wrote. You may like reading: Helsinki, Poets of the Fall, my first Poets show ever Some other gig posts may interest you too, but they are in need some serious face-lifts first 🙃. Social Media Ghostlight, to be released on April…
