Alexander Sjödin, better known under his stage name Sailor & I, is Swedish a singer, producer and multi-instrumentalistArticle in Resident Advisor.
Sailor & I's work has received critical acclaim from the likes of BBC Radio 1, Resident Advisor, Magnetic Magazine, and KEXP-FM.Article in Resident Advisor
His 2012 single Tough Love, released on Black Butter Records has been compared to artists such as Bon Iver, The xx and Active Child.Article on IndieShuffle Having played instruments since he was a child,Interview in MixMag Sailor & I's music has been described as deep and dream-likeArticle in MixMag by MixMag where his debut EP release Tough Love received praise in 2012.Song Premiere in Mixmag
Alongside previous releases on The Invention of Loneliness, Life and Death Resident Advisor Review] and Black Butter Records,Black Butter – Releases Sailor & I's songs have also been remixed by Âme,Article in MixMag Eric Prydz, Kidnap KidArticle on Beatport and Joris Voorn.Article on Billboard Magazine As well as his work as a vocalist, Sjödin has also collaborated in the studio with electronic artists such as Adriatique and Nic Fanciulli, and is known for his unique voice and emotive style.Review – The Line of Best Fit
Sailor & I's Turn Around remix by AME struck a chord with a large audience,Article in Mixmag with blogs such as Resident Advisor,Review, Resident Advisor The Line of Best FitReview, The Line of Best Fit and MixmagMixmag – Review rating it as one of their Top 10 tracks of the Summer, alongside the song spending several weeks in the Beatport chart.Beatport Chart
In 2015, Sailor & I took his live show on tour, playing festivals such as Open Space Festival in Paris, Electrowerkz in London, Pacha in Dubai, Poplands Festival in Sweden and many more across Europe.Resident Advisor – Show feature As well as drawing influence from elements of Jazz, Rock, Classical and Punk in his music,Interview – Mixmag Sjödin describes his work as a form of escapism from reality,Interview – Mixmag and strives to "fill the void with sounds and have the sounds create emotion in return".Interview – Mixmag
In early 2024, Sailor & I released The Finals, the accompanying soundtrack for the first-person shooter game The Finals. It was composed alongside Embark Studios' audio team and mixed by Tobias Kampe Flygare, to "evoke the big, inviting feeling of classic television game shows".
Discography Title Details Tough Love Released: 2012 Label: Black Butter Records Format: Digital Turn Around Released: 2014 Label: Life and Death Format: Digital, vinyl Leave the Light On Released: 2015 Label: The Invention of Loneliness Format: Digital Sweat EP Released: 5 May 2015 Label: The Invention of Loneliness, Album Format: Digital The Invention of Loneliness Released: 21 February 2017 Label: BMG UK Format: Physical, digital Coming Down Released: 25 January 2019 Label: SvT Format: Digital Rainmaking Released: 4 February 2019 Label: Beating Heart Records Format: Digital Komorebi Released: 22 March 2019 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Format: Digital The Longest Goodbye Released: 27 September 2019 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Best of Me (w Artbat) Released: 11 September 2020 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Thinking About You Released: 23 October 2020 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Clues Released: 20 November 2020 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Sleep feat Luca Vasta Released: 15 January 2021 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Call To Arms Released: 12 February 2021 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital The Life That Kills You feat Rude Hagelstein Released: 28 May 2021 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Diving For Lost Treasure Released: July 2021 Label: Metaphysical Format: Digital Tough Love (Wize Remix) Released: 3 December 2021 Label: Arvet Format: Digital
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