MOON SAFARI
Moon Safari are a Swedish progressive rock band from Sweden, formed in 2003. They released four studio albums, recorded and mixed by the group, and released on their own label, Blomljud Records.
Their first, A Doorway to Summer (2005) was produced by Tomas Bodin, the keyboardist of fellow Swedish progressive rock band The Flower Kings. It evokes themes of summer, the sun, and light in general as a comforting and hopeful concept. In their double album Blomljud (2008), Swedish for “Flower Sound”, themes of flowers and nature prevail throughout, with science fiction themes also playing a key role. Lover’s End (2010) juxtaposes the story of a painful breakup with themes of nascent love, illustrating and accentuating emotions commonly associated with the stages before, during, and after a romantic relationship. Their EP Lover’s End Pt. III: Skellefteå Serenade (2012) functions as a continuation of the breakup story described in Lover’s End, with an additional emphasis on the powerful feelings associated with one’s hometown. It also develops and reprises themes from the songs Lover’s End Pt. I and Lover’s End Pt. II.
Their fourth studio album, Himlabacken Vol. 1 (2013), Swedish for “Heaven Hill”, is about the band’s childhoods, growing up, and responsibilities of adulthood. Fast forward to 2023 when the band announced their latest release, Himlabacken Vol. 2. The album might have been a long time coming but it did not disappoint, receiving almost universal acclaim in the prog community. In 2025 the band went on tour for the very first time to celebrate their 20th anniversary. To coincide with the tour the band released Lover’s End on vinyl.
The musical style of Moon Safari is characterised by a symphonic rock sound with five-part vocal harmonies. Many of their melodies are sung as full vocal harmonies and a number of their songs feature a capella sections. Major keys comprise the majority of their music, with minor keys often featured only in specific sections of their songs. They list their influences as The Beatles, and notable progressive rock bands Genesis, Marillion, IQ, and Yes, among others.
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