Who is Maja Francis? A Swedish singer who first started in music by travelling to America and starting a country music duo with a friend, touring around the country. She then returned to Sweden alone, changed her sound, and today releases her debut single ‘Last Days of Dancing’.
Written by? Maja Francis and Veronica Maggio, no less! Produced by Petter Winnberg and David Axelsson.
That sounds like an interesting constellation of stars. You should read what the press release says! “The track is just one of many in Maja’s growing collection of songs. A collection of diamonds in the rough created in a yellow 1970’s kitchen in Flen, Sweden. Gathered around the kitchen table, the trio: Maja Francis, Veronica Maggio and Petter Winnberg fantasized about imaginary worlds and underwater sounds. Maggio contributed neon, Winnberg with americana love and Maja Francis with her whole universe: A solar system of dreams, melancholy and beauty“.
Fair enough! What’s the song like? A brilliantly produced slice of synth that’s sparkly enough to be classed as pop, yet bonkers enough to go off into a genre of its own. Here’s the vid;
