This second album from Barlast, a self-proclaimed folk-jazz quartet from Helsinki, continues much in the vein of their first, Ihantalo released in 2017. Where Ihantalo featured only tunes from bassist Philip Holm, the current album includes five tunes written by the whole band, as well as five more of Holm's, and is sonically more experimental.

To say that this music is minimalist is maybe to miss the point that it frequently leans on the interplay between the bass and percussionist Minna Koskenlahti. As Maureen 'Moe' Tucker underlined an originality to the Velvet Underground's compositional approach, Koskenlahti's softness is used to underpin the strongly acoustic character of the band's more adventurous pieces, like title track "Svanvik" ("Swan Bay") and the the lengthy "Som flugors surr i min? ?ron" ("Like Flies Buzzing in my Ear"). When Heikki H?nninen's guitar enters, it is restrained but in sharp contrast to the mellowness of the others' music.

When the folk side of the repertoire emerges, frequently written by Holm, H?nninen constrains his approach further. For a man who is more accustomed to playing