“First Aid Kit’s Ruins is original, punchy, rousing and implicitly feminist”
“The Söderberg sisters first came to prominence a decade ago when self-shot footage of them singing a Fleet Foxes song in a moody forest near their Swedish home went hipster-viral. Ten years down the line and the fact that they’re basically now a bigger deal than the band they covered is testament to the sturdiness of certain factors of the Myspace generation. Still only in their mid-20s, Klara and”
“Though a few missteps keep Ruins from being First Aid Kit's best album, it's still packed with well-written, well-performed, and well-produced folk pop songs.”
“Our take on 'Ruins,' the fourth LP from the Scandinavian sisters”
“The Swedish folk duo’s fourth album is a showcase for their sweet harmonies, with some bold stylistic departures.”
“Since 2014’s ‘Stay Gold’, First Aid Kit’s third album, Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg took some time to live separate lives. Most notably Klara moved to Manchester with her fiancé. After that relationship ended, this collection represents something of a post-mortem – an LP of break-up songs. As is often the case with such a well-worn trope, the results are hit and miss. ‘Distant Star”
