A.K & The Brotherhood

A.K & the Brotherhood started out as a country band,
initially inspired by the American neo-country wave referred to as No Depression, they went on to create their own form of outlaw country, managing to shun its clichés, while retaining its warmth and wisdom.
Since then, they’ve branched out, and people started to refer to their music as Americana, rather than country music. Lately, many other of Alo’s earlier influences have also started to (re-)surface.

Early Elton. Jackson Browne. The Blue Nile. Frank Sinatra. Another important ingredient is that ever-present Scandinavian melancholy. The one that subtly makes you question your life, even when everything feels great. Am I allowed to be this content, or does my happiness imply that I have ignored all warning signs? Is the next catastrophe lurking just around the corner?

A. K & the Brotherhood are just what the name implies;
a band of brothers: friends, musicians, and kindred spirits spread out across a few towns and villages in the Småland and Blekinge regions in the south of Sweden. They’re all the kind of musicians whose collective groove, and individual solo flights, make it all sound effortless, like anyone could do it. As most of us already know, this is the true sign sign of a great musician, and this band has no weak links. They have been around long enough to know what it’s all about: serving the song. And what songs they are. They sound like they’ve always been around, it’s just that no one has heard them before. Together, they create a conceptual vibe, a musical photo album whose musical snapshots form a much bigger story. Maybe it’s quite simply the story of what it’s like to be human.

Since their victory in Swedish Country Music Awards in 2017, A.K & The Brotherhood have constantly been covering new, exciting musical territory. From the self-explanatory title of debut The Outlaw Americana Sessions (2017), to the cosmic Americana of the internationally acclaimed follow-up Oh Sedona, they have proved that they are a band that refuses to stand still.

On their latest album Sail On, Cowboy - Good Gig, this will be even more evident, as it is a sprawling double album that not only infuses influences of such diverse artists as Elton John, Jackson Browne, The Blue Nile and Frank Sinatra - it is also a concept album.

A.K & The Brotherhood
was formed in 2015, based around the stellar songwriting of frontman Alo Karlsson, and they are just what the name implies; a band of brothers: friends, musicians, and kindred spirits spread out across a few towns and villages in the Småland and Blekinge regions in the south of Sweden.

They're all the kind of musicians whose collective groove, and individual solo flights, make it all sound effortless, like anyone could do it. As most of us already know, this is the true sign sign of a great musician, and this band has no weak links. They have been around long enough to know what it's all about: serving the song.