GERD’s the Word: Meet the Swedish Singer You Wish You Knew Sooner
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GERD’s the Word: Meet the Swedish Singer You Wish You Knew Sooner

“It was never really a choice,” GERD tells us when asked how she knew she wanted to do music. Returning from a three-year hiatus, the rising Swedish songstress — real name Elin Lundgren — is picking up where she left off. And taking flight.

GERD’s sound feels familiar yet moreishly brand new. The soundtrack to frolicking barefoot in the forest, it carries something instinctive, something that feels like a sense of acceptance for what’s been and a triumphant readiness for what’s to come.

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