Hortlax Cobra

John Eriksson expands his horizons from the hooky indie pop of Peter Bjorn and John to explore electronic sounds as Hortlax Cobra. Named in reference to the small Swedish town where he grew up, the drummer and composer reconciles influences from disco and synth pop to sound collage and '80s action film scores in the project, placing his soft vocals among layers of synth and intricate percussion. From 2010 to early 2012, Eriksson traveled between Stockholm and Milan to record his full-length debut, Night Shift. The record arrived June 2012 on Ingrid, the imprint run by Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, and members of Miike Snow. ~ Chrysta Cherrie