EQUATE Introducing Love Truls
"I was inspired by all the great music I was feeded growing up, everything between classical music to indie music from Sweden."
Meet Sweden’s new rising star - Love Truls, the brainchild of Truls Söderman Carlberg. Only 18 years old, the singer songwriter started writing songs when he was just a 4 years old, and over the years quickly established himself as the voice of a generation by speaking up about all the struggles and angst 21-century teenagers go through when growing up in the most relatable way.
Just last week, he released his highly anticipated EP ‘Kantande Wanai‘ - Japanese for ‘It Isn’t Easy’. We had a chat with him to speak about all things EP, music and more.
Read the full interview below…
EQ: Hi Love Truls, first of all how did you get started in music?
LT: Music has always been a part of my life since I was a kid. Both my parents are musicians and it has been the natural thing to do. I started making my own music for real when my dad gave me an I-rig when i was about 15 years old and that was when I really discovered the magic of creating.
EQ: You’re only 18years old and wrote your first songs when you were 15/16 years old. Who or what were your main sources of inspiration musically?
LT: One of my earliest inspirations was Mac Demarco and I think he was a main factor to me really wanting to create and produce music. And of course I was inspired by all the great music I was feeded growing up, everything between classical music to indie music from Sweden.
EQ: I love your artist name, it’s such a clever combination I think. When you were thinking about your artist name, did that name (adding Love) just come naturally to you?
LT: Thank you! Yes of course. Love is the meaning of life.
EQ: Coming from Sweden, I’m intrigued how the music scene over there was when you were growing up? Did it shape you in any way?
LT: I don’t think that Swedish music has affected me that much at all actually. And the music scene in Sweden is not that interesting so I think I’ve just always looked up to the international music scene.
EQ: Your debut EP Kantande Wanai is out on June 4th, what’s the inspiration behind the Japanese title? Do you have a certain connection to Japanese culture?
LT: No not really, I have always thought that the Japanese culture has seemed interesting but I don’t really know anything about Japan. I really just thought it sounded cool.
Can you already unveil what we can expect in the EP? How long was it in the making as well?
LT: The EP is really a put together of music I’ve made since I started. The songs are kind of different but in a way they have the same feeling. It’s really an EP with dreamy songs about growing up and the challenges and feeling connected to that experience.
“The songs are kind of different but in a way they have the same feeling. It’s really an EP with dreamy songs about growing up and the challenges and feeling connected to that experience..”
- Love Truls
EQ: You’re an all-round creative. Does your passion for film/script writing inspire you with your music in any way?
LT: It’s an interesting question! Yes i think so maybe in the way to send a message in a very subtle way. That everything is open for interpretation.
EQ: Following up on this, what’s usually your creative process when writing a new single or planning a new video?
LT: Every song or video has its own creative process. But in the most cases I have a very clear picture of what the song should sound like or how the video should feel. And then i just try to imitate the picture in my head as well as possible.
EQ: What else can we expect from you this year? Anything you can let us in on?
LT: I hope to come out and play some concerts as soon as you are able to. And as soon as the EP is released i will be laying my focus on making a full Love Truls album, which i really look forward to.
Stream ‘Kantande Wakai’ HERE