Stockholm’s pop romantic Azure Blue releases his sixth album, ‘The Night of the Stars’

On November 22, Stockholm’s pop romantic Azure Blue releases his sixth album, ‘The Night of the Stars’. The album features ten straight-to-the-point pop songs inspired by UK pop like New Order and The Smiths, but in the Swedish artist’s patented dreamy suite and heartfelt lyrics about togetherness in times of hardship. The album is dedicated to the artist’s mother, who passed away in May.

‘The Night of the Stars’ is the fantastic sixth album from dream pop favorites Azure Blue—the celebrated project of Tobias Isaksson, one of Sweden’s most internationally acclaimed indie artists. The album pushes the quality to its peak, exhibiting a richer, clearer, and more luxurious approach to the patented Azure Blue sound across ten enticing tracks about togetherness in times of hardship. With its warm, analog production, the album recalls the brilliance of the popular ‘Rule of Thirds’ debut album from 2011.

Album opener ‘Rise’ is a shimmering track with a rushing drumbeat topped by luxurious layers of analog synths and a Peter Hook-like bass. The crystal-clear topline in ‘Three Times The Drama’ shines over an immediate pop melody. ‘Visions and Themes’ is another pop gem about love, dreams, and doubts featuring widescreen synths, manic drum machines, and a breathtaking key rise, while ‘Under The Stars’ delivers more top notch electronica and ‘Mia Luce’ is an emotional duet with Swedish pop starlet Paola.

Side two of the album opens with ‘Define Your Dreams’—a bright flare first previewed during the dark days of the pandemic. ‘What Is Love?’— a song for dancing with tears in your eyes, while ‘My Guiding Light’ is a Dylanesque Bryan Ferry moment in a summer mood with heartfelt lyrics about a couple with differences. ‘The Miracle’ has a beat reminiscent of The Cure and the most personal lyrics on the album. Finally, ‘Martyrs’ is a sixties-influenced evergreen in a modern synth suite with strings and elegant vocal harmonies.

Azure Blue says: “The album celebrates everything I love about the well-produced side of British pop music. The most well produced albums of New Order, Pet Shop Boys and OMD. But there is also a dark edge of sadness. I have processed my mother’s passing in the work on the record as a kind of synth therapy.”

‘The Night of the Stars’ is a distinguished masterpiece released with the support of the Swedish Culture Council. It is available digitally and in limited edition CD and 12” clear vinyl formats in collaboration of Hybris of Sweden, Matinée Recordings of USA and Anna Logue Records of Germany. It was mixed in a lush new way by Isaksson and producer legend Ollie Olson (Snoop Dogg, Robyn, Loreen, Darin, The Bee Gees etc) to find a clearer new angle to view his work.