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FLIKKA SOMEONE TO LOSE

Falling in love is strange. It’s a hedonistic rush of excitement and fear as your mind rattles with the polar thoughts that this feeling could last or perhaps be taken away at a moment's notice. This terror is captured in Flikka’s new song ‘Someone To Lose’. The instrumentation is relaxed and unobtrusive with a jazzy flair. Indie strings trickle throughout as a steady backbeat and grooving bassline keep the tempo. The shining star of this song has to be Flikka’s voice which floats between bold confidence and whispered unease. Her realisation of what caring so much about another could mean is perfectly summed up by the Stockholm songwriter’s central phrase: “Oh my god, I’ve got someone to lose now / A love like this is not something you choose, no.” Released by Blue Flowers Music, this is only the second single from Sweden’s Flikka and already we’re keen to hear what else this musician has up her sleeve. - Hannah Thacker

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