Swedish Songwriter Lucky Lo Honours The Passing Of A Friend With “Sunrise/Sunset”

In the northern part of Sweden, the sun never quite sets as the day melts into a brand new sunrise without darkness blanketing over the area. For singer-songwriter Lucky Lo, the natural pattern of the sun in her hometown of Umeå becomes a fitting metaphor for her heartfelt new single “Sunrise/Sunset”. Written about her friend who lost her battle to cancer, the song carries on the light of her memory.

“Death always comes unexpectedly” says Lucky Lo, reflecting on her newest song.“My friend was one of those people who had such a life force that you thought she was invincible. But at the age of 33 she lost her battle to cancer. She was a musician like me and our lives had led almost parallel paths, with hers a little bit ahead. I looked at her like a version of my future self. But her passing triggered something in me I did not expect. It is as if her dreams live on in me, and I have to finish them for her. What would she do if she had my breath? What would she say? Why her not me?”

The accompanying film by Japanese filmmaker Maya Matsuura is less of a music video and more of a video portrait of Lucky Lo and her family at their home outside of Umeå, capturing their intimate moments.

“The video has a slow tempo and no clear narrative. It is more like a cinematic collection of memories,” says Lo. “When you lose someone close to you it makes you want to rekindle life and reach out to your loved ones. This video portrait is made from a wish to make a memory for my family that will last forever. This is where I come from, and this is what I want to remember always.” 

Mirroring the video’s steady pace, Lucky Lo’s brooding vocals create a dense blanket of emotion and introspection, as she leads listeners through before ending on a striking verse of: “Tricky to avoid death so go ahead live on the tip of your toes / But as she left this earth and us we have to live even more  / We have to share even more / We have to give even more”

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