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<a href="spotify:artist:6G5StsdpEhbhdrmJG0WMMx" data-name="Honningbarna">Honningbarna</a> guitarist Johan Hansson Liljeberg started Smiling in 2018 to work through the heartbreak of a breakup. Since then, the project has evolved into a full-fledged band with Arvid Ingvarsson (<a href="spotify:artist:6sQHZ9lZp32fl2ilcTOLqR" data-name="Mary Anne's Polar Rig">Mary Anne's Polar Rig</a>), Julia Wiklund (New Banke) and <a href="spotify:artist:4KoaYBwwd05NALWa90PGNz" data-name="August Glännestrand">August Glännestrand</a>, ( <a href="spotify:artist:5Xl9qzuyqzJZxW5L8vjf3r" data-name="LAV SOL">LAV SOL</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7jGCarlGKFKrBQwYtpKWsg" data-name="Liv Andrea Hauge Trio">Liv Andrea Hauge Trio</a>)
In Smiling, the band move freely between genres such as bedroom pop, prog and synth-based ballads, with Johan's unique songwriting and melodic flair as a common thread that binds everything together. The lyrics are often introspective and strike a fine balance between self-pity and self-deprecation, taking the listener through everyday observations such as a walk to your best friend's apartment or the memories of an old car.
In Smiling, the band move freely between genres such as bedroom pop, prog and synth-based ballads, with Johan's unique songwriting and melodic flair as a common thread that binds everything together. The lyrics are often introspective and strike a fine balance between self-pity and self-deprecation, taking the listener through everyday observations such as a walk to your best friend's apartment or the memories of an old car.