On the first full-length album ’things i forgot to tell you’, singer-songwriter Carla Aakre dives into the corners of her mind leading her listeners through scenes of longing, doubt and delight. Observing things with the most delicate way, Aakre comes out with a captivating storytelling consisting of memories, desires and self-reflection. She uses her imagination as a versatile tool in songwriting, seeking to expand her creative abilities and pushing boundaries for indie folk/pop music. By finding beauty on things around her, she absorbs inspiration from finite time, relationships, surroundings and existence.
By collaborating with her friend, producer/mixer Roni Ylhäinen, her music got influenced by the analog sound as they recorded demos, many of which ended up as final takes on Roni’s 8 track multitracker. After completing the musical groundwork at his studio, they started working on string and horn arrangements led by Aakre’s sister Milla Käyhty.
The songs were written and composed in Aakre’s studio flat in Helsinki and at her family’s cottage in the southern Finland, where she feels most herself.
