Julpolska is a straight up christmas song. I’ve always loved the community aspect of holidays, and this song makes me think of dancing. It’s a polska, a traditional swedish dance, that I here mixed with the Chacarera rhythm from Argentina and some harmonic concepts from Olivier Messiaen. Because, on the fundamental level, it is all music and it all belongs together.
credits
from Dark Is Light Is,
released December 13, 2020
Elsa Nilsson - Flutes and arrangement
Jeff McLaughlin - Guitar
Alex Minier - Bass
Cody Rahn - Drums