release date: Feb. 15, 2012
format: cd / vinyl (2022 repress - gatefold)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,62]
producer: Ulf Ivarsson
label: Razzia Records - nationality: Sweden
Track highlights: 1. "Bevåpna dig med vingar" - 2. "Låt dom regna" - 4. "Samarkanda" - 5. "St. Anna Katedral" - 9. "Sluta när jag vill"
7th solo studio album by Thåström released three years following Kärlek är för dom and also produced by Ulf Ivarsson but now on the small Swedish label, Razzia Records.
Stylistically, Thåström still moves primarily in the genre of singer / songwriter and alt. rock but it appears he has taken some of the musical inspiration with him from the band-project Sällskapet to this album as the first three and track #8 all have a darker and more sinister tone. Both Pelle Ossler and Niklas Hellberg of the trio are musicians on this, just as they are steady live musicians in Thåström's live band. Tracks #4, #5 and #9 sound more like usual Thåström compositions that could have been fitted easily on his 2009 album. It's also worth mentioning that old musical collaborator Per Hägglund has co-written six of the album's nine songs together with Thåström.
Beväpna dig med vingar was met by critical acclaim and topped the Swedish albums chart list. The title track and track #4 were released as singles without any notable entries. The album represents a more poetic and melancholic side to his repertoire than any of his other solo albums, and I like it, although, I also find it a bit dark.
