Erik Hassle Covers Johnny Cash, The Strokes & Rihanna
Since catching our interest months ago with his highly addicting singles “Hurtful” and “Don’t Bring Flowers”, ginger-domed singer-songwriter Erik Hassle has become big stuff in his native Sweden, collecting not only a Top 10 album and two Top 40 singles, but the Swedish equivalent to a Best New Artist Grammy Award as well.
This year, the much-buzzed-about pop-soul-ster will finally steer his focus towards puncturing the US and UK markets with a re-packaging of his debut, now entitled Pieces; but for those not quite sold on why this guy is being touted amongst blog circles as one of music’s next breakthrough star, check the impressiveness that comes forth once Hassle’s silky blue-eyed-soul pipes are attached to pop faves both old and new:
“I Walk The Line” (Johnny Cash Cover)”
“Someday (The Strokes Cover)”
“Russian Roulette (Rihanna Cover)”
Good stuff, no?
Hassle’s Pieces drops in the UK/ USA in March. Here’s the newest music clip take (his fourth!!) for future smash “Hurtful”:
DL: “Russian Roulette (Rihanna Cover)” (alt)
