Adna - Night

Considering that most people in life just want to be happy, why is it we listen to and enjoy sad sounding music? Our guess, without one iota of scientific background behind it, is that it’s something to do with the way that sad music can evoke the odd sensation of romanticism and depth but with a safety net attached; because there’s no real pain for us to experience. The death of a loved one or the break-up of a family makes us feel sad, but with sad music there’s nothing lost. In fact it’s possible to gain something from sombre atmospheres and it's perhaps easier to empathise with a performer playing music with a sorrowful tone than it is for one playing deliriously happy sounding music.

Adna Kadic, a 19 year old originally from Gothenburg but now based in Berlin (who we first featured back in September - here), has a new single called Night. With a mix of cello (possibly the saddest sounding instrument there is?) soft guitars and piano the music won’t find you jumping up off your seat ready to party, whatever she’s singing about, but immerse yourself in its melancholy sound and by the end you might just feel that little bit more complete, that little bit happier about life.

Adna's debut album will be released in February.

Adna - Night

Adna - New Waves

If we were being lazy we could suggest that Adna is basically a tiny bit like the Swedish version of Daughter or Laura Marling in terms of the gentle melancholy of her sound.

If we were being lazy we could also suggest that Sweden not only does the best pop music but the best music, full stop.

If we were being lazy we could suggest that despite still being a teenager Adna sounds way older than her young years.

If we were being lazy we could use the word dreamy to describe her song called Dreamer.

If we were being lazy and just wanted to be constantly updated on the best new fuzzy indie guitar bands and ethereal folk music out there (like Adna) rather than search for it ourselves we could just sit and read the rather excellent Just Music That I Like.

Which we did. That's where we found Adna.

Sometimes being lazy brings rewards. At this rate, we'll be publishing a picture of the cover of a soon to be released album and calling it a news story, or just copying and pasting a list of the 10 Greatest Haircuts in Pop, whilst sneaking a few adverts onto the site and earning a fat load of cash off them as the traffic rolls in.

Adna - Dreamer (Video)