The Forest Sessions

JONATHAN HULTEN RETURNS WITH THE STUNNING FOREST SESSIONS Jonathan Hultén, the darkly enigmatic Swedish Grammy-winning songwriter returns with his collection: The Forest Sessions. The new album features experimental versions of songs from the album Chants From Another Place and the EP The Dark Night of the Soul. Recorded by himself between January 2020 and June 2022, with mastering and mixing taken care of by frequent collaborator Ola Ersfjord, this is a deeply intimate work from start to finish. Hultén invites listeners into his world through the stunning album cover which he designed. Hultén draws comparisons to artists including Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens, Wovenhand and Fleet Foxes, as well as traditional folk artists such as John Martyn right through to his contemporaries in Anna Ternheim, José Gonzales, Anna von Hausswolff Chelsea Wolfe & Hexvessel, although his work stands alone as truly original. “His multi-tracked vocals make for goosebump-raising ASMR” - Classic Rock “Staggering emotional depth, as well as an astonishing poetic economy, his less-is-more approach creates a sense of reverence and vulnerability that invest the material with a potent vitality” 9/10 - Metal Hammer

Formerly guitarist with Swedish gothic death merchants TRIBULATION, Jonathan Hultén surprised everybody, perhaps even himself, when he transformed into an artful singer songwriter. Both his debut EP "The Dark Night Of The Soul" and subsequent full-length, "Chants From Another Place" were spellbindin...

Elliot Leaver reviews the new album from Jonathan Hultén! Read the review of 'The Forest Sessions' here on Distorted Sound!

"Hultén provides a set of songs that are going to be appeal to many even if most of the guitars are unplugged."