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On her second album Seven Stories Kirsti Meiers returns with new musical tales about The Muppet Shows' Animal, a grizzly bear at the local hospital, Carl Jung blessings and about what to do when turning into a puppy freak. Uncompromisingly always serving the will of the material itself in both production and performance Meiers will draw on whatever means necessary to depict and communicate the message of the song. Basically Meiers music embraces and celebrates the paradoxes of living. Vividly honest, surprising and very much alive. Kirsti Meiers: Upright Piano, Lead - and backing vocals, rhodes, glockenspiel Sofi Hellborg: Alto Saxophone Peter Bohlin: Electric Guitars, acoustic guitars, Kalimba guitar, guitarlele, Bas, percussion, melodica. Andreas Baw: Drums Björn Edqvist: Trumpet, valve trombone All songs written and arranged by Kirsti Meiers. Produced with exquisite input from Peter Bohlin.

Humans fall apart from time to time. Trying to glue back their thoughts into meaningful constructs. It sometimes works. At other times they will place themselves in music and that how find a way. My piano gave me this percussive phrase when I was scattered. I put all my energy into coordination, leaning into the timing and found myself back in a flow, in a groove. The rhythm saved me and brought back coherence. The song starts with a heartbeat, the sound of life that we not only hear but feel the vibration of, at the very beginning of our existence. Working as a music therapist at the neonatal intensive care unit I see how the children’s heartbeat lower and stabilize as they return to their parents’ chest, being in touch again with the beating heart. By the collaboration with brilliant Peter Bohlin this song was made possible to transform from a piano piece into this soundscape of rhythm and voices. Thank you Peter!

Remix dance version by Zeditate / Zara Green of Kirsti Meiers 2018´s version of Supermom (Meiers & Wenglén).

Kirsti Meiers debut album is the sound of a musical embrace made for human beings. Fender Rhodes, naughty beats, the sound of scars and stars, camp fires and a run-away Volkswagen Caravelle, haunting God Dogs and choirs from heaven via Meiers´ live-looping. You will be held and nurtured, you will be laughing and maybe dancing. You will feel. At home. Songs find their way.