Lau Nau Poseidon

Lau Nau Poseidon is a follow up to Valohiukkanen and has been similarly praised. It received 4 out of 5 stars in a review from Helsingin Sanomat, the biggest newspaper in Finland, while Rumba magazine gave it 9.1 out of 10 points, describing it as Lau Nau’s best album and one of the most important pieces of art released in the year of its release. The album was also nominated for the best Emma (Finnish equivalent of Grammys) in the critics award category.

Lau Nau Poseidon album also includes a small cast of guest musicians, including cellist Helena Espvall (Espers, Steve Gunn, Damon & Naomi), Swedish composer Matti Bye, and percussionist Samuli Kosminen on harmonium, kalimba and electronics. Each song is a gem of its own, with lustruous melodies spun from the web of seasons, by turns ghostly and earthy.

In Laura’s own words: “I was playing my grandmother’s piano and shortly realised that I was composing songs that were the beginning of a new album instead of the film music I was working on. The songs wanted to be performed by a character called Lau Nau.

It’s the melancholic, always dreaming part of me that stands quietly on the stage and shares fractured moments with the audience. The songs on Poseidon are small secular prayers and messages of love, sorrow and care. Poseidon is a god of the sea but also the name of a certain bar in Helsinki. He veils us in the fog when the night falls.”

Lau Nau Poseidon CD tracklist

1. Caligari
2. Elina
3 Unessa
4. Suojaa uni meitä
5. X y z å
6. Poseidon
7. Tunti
8. Sorbuspuun alla
9. Pianopilvi
10. Lydia
11. Kun lyhdyt illalla sytytetään, ne eivät sammu koskaan

Includes lyrics in finnish and english.

Lau Nau Poseidon CREDITS

Composed by Laura Naukkarinen.
Played and arranged by Laura Naukkarinen, Matti Bye, Samuli Kosminen, Helena Espvall, Pekko Käppi and Antti Tolvi.
Lyrics by Laura Naukkarinen, translations in English by Pauliina Haasjoki and Laura Naukkarinen.
Recorded by Laura Naukkarinen, Matti Bye, Samuli Kosminen, Derek Moench, Pekko Käppi and Antti Tolvi in Kemiönsaari, Stockholm, Suomenlinna, Lisbon and Tampere 2016 – 2017.
Mixed by Samuli Kosminen at Ulappa Studio.
Produced by Laura Naukkarinen and Samuli Kosminen.
Mastered by Sami Sänpäkkilä.

Cover art by Pauliina Mäkelä. The image was originally a flyer for the theatre piece Tyyppi vs. tulitikku.
Cover layout and typography by Bijan Berahimi / FISK.
Thank you for your support Georg Malmsténin säätiö, Musiikin edistämissäätiö and Galeria Ze Dos Bois ZDB.
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Catalogue Number: FR-104
Released: 17.11.2017
Record label: Fonal Records