Sweden’s indie goddess Majken is back with “Don’t Lie to Me,” her last single before she releases her debut album "Korus," and it’s also her most electrifying song yet. Recorded entirely at her home in Malmö, and with only 4-track sound manipulations from long-time collaborator Damon Tutunjian (The Swirlies) and mixed by the acclaimed American producer Peter Katis, it’s a track that yearns and growls with the simple energy of something deeply personal, albeit most likely one that reflects the half-conscious dreaming process of every human being.
“Don’t Lie to Me” is a cocktail of fuzzy guitars, krautrocky beats, and Majken’s infectious vocal line. There’s something bewitching about how she combines grit with glamour, defiance with tenderness. It’s indie pop that dances at the edge, where honesty becomes a rhythmic virtue and confession sounds like exaltation. You can practically see it catching fire on late-night dance floors as radios are painted with its echoes. But underneath its shiny sheen, there is now a depth of feeling, the appeal for honesty clothed in contagious beats.
Inviting comparisons to visionaries from PJ Harvey and Fiona Apple to Cate Le Bon, Majken’s songwriting is fiercely her own, poetic, unpredictable, deeply human. As one of her magical live shows continues to gain accolades across Sweden, “Don’t Lie to Me” retains that otherworldly spirit in recorded form.