Hear the brand-new single from First Aid Kit, 'It's a Shame'

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September 29, 2017

Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg got their start singing slight-but-pretty covers on YouTube, but their work as First Aid Kit has only grown deeper and richer as their careers have progressed. Stay Gold, from 2014, is particularly striking: a set of countrified folk songs whose dense, rich harmonies conceal compassionate observations and a set of sharp teeth.

The intervening years have had First Aid Kit touring, recording guest spots and releasing a prominent protest single. But the duo clearly have an album cooked up, if this week's release of a new song called "It's a Shame" is any indication. It's a slick and billowy confection which, true to the M.O., applies layers of winsome charm to potent, melancholy insights about searching for an identity amid fleeting romance.

https://youtu.be/IvQQJmWdtH8

First Aid Kit have a few upcoming dates in the U.S., including sets at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas on Sunday, Oct. 8, and Sunday, Oct. 15.

Resources

First Aid Kit - official site