Mariefred Sessions is an EP, or 'mini-album', by Swedish singer/songwriter Erik Hassle

Erik Hassle

Erik Hassle is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter.-Biography:Hassle was raised in a rural village two hours south of Stockholm and originally aspired to be a professional footballer. He grew up listening to soul music and realised his love of music early after listening to Wilson Pickett...

, which was released in Sweden on 23 March 2011. The EP resulted from a collaboration between Hassle and two members of Swedish rock band Kent

Kent (band)

Kent is a Swedish alternative rock band founded in Eskilstuna in 1990, with the name Coca-Cola Kids, later Jones & Giftet , and Havsänglar...

, Jocke Berg

Joakim Berg

Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of Swedish alternative rock band Kent, which was founded in 1990.-Biography:...

 and Martin Sköld

Martin Sköld

Martin Sköld is a Swedish musician who plays bass and keyboards in the Swedish alternative rock band Kent. Alongside lead singer Joakim Berg he is responsible for writing the band's music.- References :...

. The first single, "Are You Leaving", was released on 16 February 2011.

Track listing

The EP consists of six songs, all co-written by Erik Hassle, Jocke Berg, and Martin Sköld:

1. Are You Leaving


2. Sometimes When It Rains


3. I Am Not An Island


4. Stay Away


5. Stains


6. Arrows

Writing and production

The collaboration arose due to Kent lead singer Jocke Berg's desire to continue writing after Kent's summer tour of 2010. Hassle was contacted for a preliminary studio session, after which Kent's bass guitarist, Martin Sköld, also became involved in the project. The EP was written, recorded and produced between autumn 2010 and spring 2011.

Reception

The album reached #1 on the day of its release in Sweden on iTunes. This might be due to the fact that Kent is a very popular band in Sweden.