Lisa O Piu

Dreamy Swedish singer/songwriter Lisa Isaksson honed her atmospheric blend of psychedelic art rock and breathy indie folk on her mother's old acoustic guitar, which had spent a great majority of its life gathering dust in the family attic. Born outside of Stockholm, Isaksson spent much her youth around horses, with dreams of teaching riding and owning her own stables. Much of that rural imagery found its way into her lyrics, onto her trusty multi-track recorder, and out to the public with the arrival of Cantering, her home-recorded CD-R debut, released under the moniker Lisa O Lillportan. Eventually, Lisa found enough likeminded individuals to form a band, resulting in Lisa o Piu. Drawing comparisons to everyone from Vashti Bunyan to Joanna Newsom, the newly minted group released its full-length debut, When This Was the Future, on the Subliminal Sounds label in 2009.