Swedish hard rockers, Bonafide, have just dropped the second single from the upcoming album Are You Listening?. The song, “Snacket”, is sung entirely in Swedish, and accompanied by a lyric video. Are You Listening? comes out October 27th on the Black Lodge record label. Check out the “Snacket” video below, and find out more.
Stream “Snacket” here.
Bonafide is finally back in business with their new album Are You Listening? This is the bands first studio album since 2017´s Flames, and not only are they back, they are back with a vengeance! Every single one of the ten new tracks shows a band that once again are on fire! It´s pure high-energy uncompromising hard rock on a level that very few which very few other bands can match. The album is produced by Chips Kiesbye (Hellacopters, Sator, Sahara Hotnights, Backyard Babies) and the song “Snacket” features a duet with Nisse Hellberg from the legendary Swedish band Wilmer X.
“Snacket” is a duet in Scanian (Swedish regional dialect) between Wilmer X frontman Nisse Hellberg and Pontus Snibb. The idea came about at an after party after the Wilmer X gig at Gröna Lund in Stockholm. Pontus asked if Nisse wanted to do a duet in Malmoeitic (a type of Scanian spoken in Malmoe).
Nisse liked the idea immediately. Pontus wrote the song the morning after and Nisse received a demo before he had time to take the train home to Malmö. Pontus has played on several Nisse Hellberg solo records and they play together on the soundtrack to Blådårar, the film about MFF and Zlatan. They have together recorded records with The Buckaroos both in Klågerup and New Orleans and done lots of gigs together.
Guest soloist on the song is none other than Pelle Jernryd on lapsteel.
Are You Listening tracklisting:
01 Are You Listening
02 Hero To Zero
03 Salvation
04 Who’s Boss
05 Snacket
06 Dealt A Bad Hand
07 Rumble
08 Tonight I’m Wild
09 Tommie Nine Fingers
10 Little Miss Understood
Discography:
Bonafide (2007)
Bonafide (2009) Reissue
Something’s Dripping (2009)
Fill Your Head With Rock – Old, New, Tried & True (EP) (2011)
Ultimate Rebel (2012)
Bombo (2013)
Denim Devils (2015)
Flames (2017)
Live at KB (2019)
Are You Listening? (2023)
More from Bonafide:
Bonafide was formed by singer/guitarist Pontus Snibb in Malmö, southern Sweden, in 2006. Their mission: to play hard rock the way it’s supposed to be played: true to its’ roots in the electric blues and early R&B.
In October 2007 Bonafide released their debut, simply titled Bonafide. Immediately they became quite busy playing the Scandinavian club and festival circuit, and supporting bands such as Deep Purple, Europe, Status Quo, Y&T, LA Guns, The Quireboys and countless of others in arenas and theaters.
2023 sees the release of their 8th album – Are You Listening?. Bonafide has always done what they wanted. There’s no place for posturing. No semblance of selling out. No concessions and no corners cut. Just good, honest rock and roll.
Line-up:
Pontus Snibb – Vocals & Guitar
Anders Rosell – Guitar
Martin Ekelund – Bass
Niklas Matsson – Drums & Vocals on #8
Nisse Hellberg – Vocals on Snacket
Pelle Jernryd – Lap Steel on Snacket
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