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Strap in. Stockholm’s own Johan Hoffman is back, and he’s swinging for the fences with his new single, “Day One.” From the first crackle of tube amp warmth, you know you’re in the presence of something real, something that doesn’t bother with glossy overproduction.
Hoffman, a multi-disciplinary artist who moves between music, theatre, and cinematic storytelling, knows a thing or two about drama. But here, the drama isn’t theatrical; it’s primeval. The man builds his sound from the ground up with nothing but a trusty Stratocaster, a Supro tube amp, his own voice, and some subtle, haunting textures from a Moog. This is a show of immense power, proving you don’t need an army of tracks to create a massive sound. You just need soul, a great riff, and the guts to lay it all bare.
And that riff is the goddamn heart of the song. Hoffman says he found it while just playing around on his guitar, and it “felt like a beginning.” That’s exactly what it sounds like—the first spark of an idea, the initial step into something new. The track is built on this foundation, a meditative yet gritty loop that provides the perfect landscape for the song’s central theme: rebirth. “Day One” is a track about torching the past and stepping into a truer self. “When you leave last night behind, say goodbye”—it’s the sound of slamming a door and waking up to a new dawn.
“Day One” is the first single from Hoffman’s upcoming fourth album, due this October. Johan Hoffman has just delivered your new obsession. This is how you make a comeback. This is how you start again.
