Swedish artist, Sarah Klang, recently released a new singles ‘Go to the Sun‘ and ‘Other Girls‘ ahead of her 2025 album, Beautiful Women. With the album set to offer a journey through womanhood, including all its highs and lows, Klang unapologetically embraces every facet of the experience without hesitation or restraint. Her refreshing honesty can be heard in the new release, ‘Other Girls,’ where the songwriter opens up about her experiences with puberty. Her deeply personal, autobiographical songwriting has resulted in Klang receiving numerous awards for her previous albums, indicating that we’re in for something special with the upcoming release of Beautiful Women.
Known for her distinct vocals, ‘Other Girls’ delivers a sweet, melancholy and reflective atmosphere. Through echoing, ethereal instrumentation, Klang’s storytelling lyrics suck you deep into her world, resulting in a hypnotic and almost meditative state.
We spoke with Sarah Klang about the upcoming album and womanhood below.
Hey Sarah, firstly congratulations on the announcement of the upcoming album, Beautiful Woman! With the release set for February 2025, can you give us a clue of what we can expect?
So I’ve listened to this album myself so much now that I’m torn between wanting to burn it at the stake and accepting an American Grammy for it. So….mixed feelings hahha. But it is a celebration of girlhood.
Along with the announcement, you have just released “Other Girls.” The track transports us back to the early 00’s, a time when the media was saturated with an unhealthy obsession of the female body. Can you tell us more about the conception of the song and where the idea came from?
I wrote Other girls pretty quickly and in a good mood, probably didn’t think much? It usually happens when I write a “good” lyric. But yes it’s about my horrible horrible wonderful puberty and how bad all media and popular culture is towards young girls. Too bad you are obsessed with popular culture?
How do you see the portrayal of womanhood evolving in today’s music compared to the 2000’s?
God, it feels like there are new girls all the time now. I can’t keep up? Maybe that’s one of the big differences? There is no old man who has to open the door for them now, they can just kick it in themselves on TikTok, for example.
What message do you hope listeners will take away from the song?
That it’s still damn fun and nice to be a girl I think? That our experiences are of course traumatic with sexual abuse and all the shit you go through, but most of us land on both feet later in life anyway because we are so….cool and best?
What advice would you give to young women navigating their own journeys of self-discovery?
Read “Earth’s Children”!!!
How does “Other Girls” compare to the rest of the album? Does it differ in sound, or is it sonically cohesive with the overall project?
I think the whole album has a pretty good common thread with the same musicians. It’s one big wonderful jam.
Known for being a DIY artist, who typically records from your home in Sweden, the new album signifies a shift in direction, recorded with Grammy-nominated Eric D. Johnson in Los Angeles. How has this changed your sound and do you see yourself returning to your DIY roots in the future?
Well, maybe it was mostly DIY on the first album, but the other stuff I’ve done has been with extremely talented people. Kevin Andersson, Theo Stocks etc. I think the outside world considers you to be a little DIY when you work from a smaller town in Sweden? Haha. But yes, everything about my music has always been very DIY. But it will probably always be.
If Beautiful Woman could be a soundtrack for any movie or series, what would it be and why?
Difficult! But yes I was and will always be a big GIRLS fan, so if I could rewind time that would be amazing.
Do you have a favourite track off the album?
“All I Want”!
Lastly, give us three words that describe the overall vibe of Beautiful Woman.
Celebration-of-girlhood
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Words: Alexander Williams
Photography: Fredrika Eriksson